Our extensive range of postgraduate taught modules covers clinical, professional and research subjects in depth. Many individual modules can be taken for CPD purposes alone. Teaching is usually an intensive five-day block over one week, although some modules are taught over several weeks.
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Clinical trials management
Module Code: MDM112
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Kavi Sharma
This is a pragmatic multidisciplinary and multi-centred module that is specifically designed for all health professionals involved in clinical trials and in the management of research projects. Participants will be able to apply their learning immediately to their work.
Understanding Dementia
Module Code: MDM119
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Dorina Cadar
The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the neuroscience of dementias as well as their clinical presentation. Students will learn the classification of disorders presenting with dementia and understand the links between pathology and clinical symptoms and signs. This module should also give students good preparation for choosing and conducting a supervised research project later in the course.
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Assessment and Treatment of Dementia
Module Code: MDM120
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Gosia Raczek
The module will be taught by senior clinicians, experienced in the diagnosis and management of patients with dementia. The module ensures students gain a critical understanding of the principles of diagnosis and treatment of dementia and how these can be applied in clinical settings.
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Psychological and Social Perspectives of Dementia
Module Code: MDM121
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Tony Coates
The experts in the reality of living with dementia are those who have dementia themselves and their loved ones. Some of these individuals will contribute to this module. This module will involve a systematic and comprehensive exploration of the psychological and social impact of dementia encompassing a range of important topics that affect the individual, those close to them, their relationships and wider society. Topics will cover areas from very early in the illness to end of life. The module is interactive and engaging.
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Advanced Diagnostic & Multimodality Nuclear Medicine
Module Code: MDM129
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Amy Eccles and Vineet Prakash
To provide a critical understanding of advanced diagnostic and multimodality Nuclear Medicine techniques in clinical practice and research, involving non FDG tracers and development of new and novel PET and SPECT tracers. The module provides students with the knowledge and skill to critically appraise how multimodality hybrid imaging builds confidence in diagnosis across the spectrum of pathology using non FDG tracers including oncology, cardiology, neurology and infectious/inflammatory diseases. The module also provides students critical knowledge of advanced nuclear medicine volumetric quantification methods.
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Molecular Radiotherapy and Theragnostics
Module Code: MDM130
Credits: 20
Module Lead: John Buscome, Maryam Jessop and Stefan Voo
The aim of this module is for students to develop a critical understanding of the therapeutic application of nuclear medicine (molecular radiotherapy, MRT) and the use of specific labelled tracers to locate and stage tracer avid disease which can then be targeted for molecular therapy (theragnostics).
Anatomy and pathology for non- radiologists
Module Code: MDM131
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Charlotte Fowler
This module is designed to provide a critical understanding of anatomy and pathology for non radiologist Nuclear Medicine students.
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Nuclear Medicine Physics, Radiopharmacy & Regulations
Module Code: MDM132
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Sarah Allen, Victoria Gibson and Alexis Corrigan
This module is designed to develop critical understanding of the science, materials and equipment which underpins clinical Nuclear Medicine and covers: atomic physics, radiation interaction with the body, gamma and PET instrumentation, image construction, quality assurance systems, radiopharmacy and the regulatory framework for nuclear medicine in the UK.
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Essential Single Photon Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine
Module Code: MDM133
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Brent Drake, Nicolas Eftychiou and Maryam Jessop
This module is designed to provide a critical understanding of single photon diagnostic nuclear medicine studies.
F18 FDG PET Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine
Module Code: MDM134
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Nitasha Singh and Iosif Mendichovszky
This module is designed to provide a critical understanding of F18 FDG positron emission diagnostic studies for oncology, evaluation of inflammation, infection, brain and cardiac metabolism.
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Acute Cardiology Principles and Practice
Module Code: MDM135
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Nikhil Patel
This module provides a basic introduction to coronary and structural heart disease and the principles and practice of acute medical treatment.
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Fundamentals of Cardiac Diagnostics and Interventions
Module Code: MDM136
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Nikhil Patel
The module provides a basis for the student to develop a systematic and comprehensive understanding of - and skills in – cardiac investigations and diagnostic procedures.
Invasive and Interventional Cardiology
Module Code: MDM137
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Nikhil Patel
The module provides a basis for the student to develop a systematic and comprehensive understanding of - and skills in - the care and management of patients requiring invasive management of their cardiac condition. The module includes percutaneous interventions and coronary artery and valve surgery, the assessment of patients undergoing non-cardiac operations and the management of haemodynamic instability.
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Principles and Practice of Simulation in Healthcare
Module Code: MDM148
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Lt.Col. Alex Saunders
The module covers all aspects of simulation based clinical/medical education. Learners will be introduced to educational principles underpinning the use of simulation in teaching and learning, high fidelity simulation and technical issues, typology of simulation based activities, communication skills in simulation, evaluation and assessment in simulation.
Feedback and Debriefing in Simulation
Module Code: MDM149
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Lyndsay Habberfield
The module covers all aspects of feedback and debriefing used in simulation based medical education. Learners will be introduced to how transformational learning and constructivism are applied to simulation based learning, including the role of extrinsic and intrinsic conversations, guidelines for debriefing psychomotor tasks, and critical reflective practice through writing.
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Access to Medicines
Module Code: MDM150
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Sohail Jannesari
The module aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of issues surrounding access to medicines and to equip students to critically assess current access to medicines policies & programmes. The module examines the barriers to access to medicines in resource-poor settings and analyses the evidence informing interventions to improve acces.
Acute & Emergency Paediatrics
Module Code: MDM158
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Ellie Glenday
The overall aim of this module is to equip students with an advanced level of understanding of challenging paediatric conditions and their organisational and service delivery contexts. This will include elements of state of the art, evidence-based clinical practice with aspects of service design. This module aims to be multi-professional, innovative and transformational whilst furthering knowledge in acute and emergency paediatrics.
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Management of Long-Term Conditions in Children
Module Code: MDM159
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Tom Ruffles
This module aims to enable students to understand multi-disciplinary approaches to managing long term conditions in children. The students will develop insight into evidence-based practice, in the clinical, social and psychological aspects of management involved in these conditions. This module is clinically focused and non-disease specific. The student will develop a critical understanding of the research, policies and practice relating to long term conditions in various organisational contexts. The module provides opportunities to network with professionals from different disciplines and share best practice.
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Developmental Paediatrics
Module Code: MDM160
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Paul Wright
This module is aimed at paediatricians and other health care professionals who wish to enhance their understanding of developmental paediatric conditions.
Autoimmunity
Module Code: MDM166
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Kevin Davies
The module comprises aims to achieve an advanced level of understanding of auto-immunity at a molecular level and apply this systematically to a wide variety of diseases across several medical specialties. It will explore the rationale underpinning different therapeutic strategies, including the use of biologic agents. The module will develop students’ critical reasoning to a high level through case analysis incorporating both individual student presentation and group problem solving.
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Infectious Diseases and HIV
Module Code: MDM167
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Bethany Davies
This module aims to introduce students to Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, pathophysiology, diagnosis and clinical practice.
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Intensive Medicine
Module Code: MDM168
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Barbara Philips
This module focuses on “Intensive Care Medicine”, exploring both the pathophysiology of common conditions which result in severe life threatening illness, and the modern management of these problems. The module will pay specific attention to what is different about treating illness in an Intensive Care setting and on the wards, and focus on ethical aspects of treatment. Simulation of various scenarios will explore the team-working, leadership and technical and organisational skills needed to work in an Intensive Care environment.
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Frailty and Elderly Medicine
Module Code: MDM169
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Tom Levett
This module aims to introduce students to the emerging concept of “Frailty”, to give them a thorough, contemporary understanding of how it is defined, measured and how it is used in research and clinical practice.
Insulin Management, Therapeutics and Monitoring in Primary Care
Module Code: MDM177
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr David Lipscomb
This module explores all aspects of insulin and therapeutics in diabetes, in primary care settings. The aim of the module is to help clinicians become confident and competent in the theory and practice of management of people with diabetes treated with insulin and other injectable or oral agents in multiple scenarios following the move to GP led management of diabetes.
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Dental Implant Reconstructive Surgery - Emerging Techniques in Implant Surgery
Module Code: MDM180
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Jaimini Vadgama
This advanced module educates the implant practitioner in the use of emerging technology modalities. The knowledge provides adjunctive information used in provisional and definitive treatment planning and treatment modalities. This will assist to differentiate the difference between simple and complex cases. The module aims to facilitate dentists and other dental clinicians with the theoretical and practical skills required to utilise new techniques in implant placement.
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Maternal Medicine
Module Code: MDM189
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Sophia Stone
The aim of the module is to attain a deep and systematic understanding of maternal medicine including the pathology, physiology, and practical applications of this specialised field and its interrelationship with all other specialties in Internal Medicine. The impact of pregnancy on the management of common medical problems will be evaluated whilst simultaneously considering the consequence to the mother and fetus. It will compare different diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used in pregnancy
Patient Assessment, Treatment Planning, Principles of Surgery and Implant Surgery
Module Code: MDM191
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Jag Dhanda
This introductory module is designed to offer dentally qualified professionals the opportunity to improve their specialised skills as part of an ongoing professional commitment to implant dentistry. Inclusive are the more complex implant placement, restorative and augmentation procedures and techniques associated with implant surgery.
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Occlusion and Restorative Perspectives of Implant Dentistry
Module Code: MDM192
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Dev Patel
To provide a thorough understanding of general and advanced restorative treatment planning within the practice of implant dentistry.
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Bone Preservation, Bone Grafting and Soft Tissue Techniques
Module Code: MDM193
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Bola Soyombo
The module is designed to give the practitioner an understanding of Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) as a predictable method to enhance bone volume in deficient recipient sites prior to implant placement. The concept and practice provides sufficient bone volume and adequate soft tissue thickness to enable implants to be placed at the most optimal position from a prosthetic aspect.
Managing Partially Dentate and Edentulous Cases
Module Code: MDM194
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Hrisith Choksi
This advanced module is designed to offer dentally qualified professionals the opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills using dental implants to replace large regions and entire jaws of missing dentition and oral tissues. This is known respectively as sectional and full arch implant replacement.
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Maintenance and Setting up your Practice
Module Code: MDM195
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Sami Stagnell
This module is designed to offer dentally qualified professionals the opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills using dental implants in their practice. It outlines how to establish an implant component of a dental practice and what you require to practice safe implant dentistry.
Core principles of Psychiatry
Module Code: MDM84
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Charlotte Taylor
The objective of the module is to enable students to gain a comprehensive and critical understanding of the core principles of psychiatric disorders incorporating assessment, classification, aetiology and epidemiology, and developments in the practice of psychiatry to date.
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BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
Module Code: MDM85
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Moustafa Saoud
The objective of the module is to enable students to gain a comprehensive and critical understanding of core behavioural science principles, their application to psychiatry and an awareness of the principles of measurement in this field.
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IN PSYCHIATRY
Module Code: MDM86
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Claire Jones
The objective of the module is to enable students to gain a comprehensive and critical understanding of the current uses of medicines in psychiatric disorders and the application of their knowledge of neuroscience to clinical practice.
Emergency Care
Module Code: MDM125
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr John Kilic and Dr Rupert Mason
This module aims to advance the student’s knowledge of the organisation of emergency care services such as trauma networks and pre-hospital medicine and provide specific training in a variety of clinical areas. These include the management of specific conditions such as polytrauma, head injury, medical and surgical emergencies in children as well as tuition in general areas such as fluid management and transfusion, management of transfers and multidisciplinary roles and team working.