Healthcare professional modules
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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Single Module applications for 2024/25 should be submitted at least three weeks before the module start date (unless otherwise stipulated). It is advisable to apply early, as modules places are on a first-come, first-served basis’ If you have any questions, please contact dme@bsms.ac.uk. Some modules offer a choice of dates.
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Communicable Diseases
Module Code: GH710
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Anne Gatuguta
The module provides students with a comprehensive understanding of communicable diseases (CDs) globally. Students will gain a understanding of core principles of CDs control including screening, vaccination, stewardship, surveillance and investigation. It provides students with a understanding of the interactions between agents, hosts and the environment in CDs transmission. This enables students to appreciate the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to prevention and control.
Please note that this module will not be offered as a Single Module in 2024/25.
Global Health Principles
Module Code: MDM101
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Mei Trueba
This module provides students with a conceptual and practical understanding of the multiple, broad and often interrelated socio-political and economic determinants of health and ill-health within and across countries. In so doing the module empowers students to use a political economy of health perspective to critically examine current global health challenges and their potential solutions.
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Global Burden and Management of Disease
Module Code: MDM102
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Anne Gatuguta
This module introduces students to the spectrum of disease found across the world, focusing on the most prevalent health problems globally. The module looks at the populations and social groups these diseases affect and the implications for individuals and societies before critically exploring current disease management strategies and their successes and/or shortcomings. The module touches only briefly on the biomedical aspects of the diseases, giving attention more to their broader socio-political, economic and environmental causes and solutions.
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Leadership and Change Management in Clinical Services
Module Code: MDM110
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Gaurish Chawla and Breda Flaherty
This module will enable those interested in leading and transforming services to critically appraise how to work with and challenge reform programmes, examining their impact on: service structures and relationships between: public and private providers; clinical commissioners and clinical providers; local authorities; third sector agencies; local communities; patients and the public This module will provide an overarching understanding of the organisational context for change in health & care service settings, to enable managers, practitioners and professionals to contribute more effectively in leading and improving the design of service models and new organisational bodies, and the delivery, cost effectiveness, and outcomes of services.
Epidemiology
Module Code: MDM12
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Marija Pantelic
The module promotes the systematic understanding of epidemiological theory and practice as a basic science in public health. It provides fundamental concepts for designing, conducting, analyzing, and evaluating epidemiological studies and health services research.
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Communication, Learning & Teaching in Health & Social Care
Module Code: MDM122
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Chay Burt
This module aims to facilitate the development of practitioners as communicators and educators, promoting the development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices of a competent clinical practitioner.
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Pedagogical Practice in Medical Education
Module Code: MDM140
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Joe Stammeijer
The module will enable the participants to reflect upon their teaching and learning, and to explore and apply educational theories and new skills proactively in their current and future teaching and professional practice. An evidenced reflective portfolio based on a Personal Development Plan will support their progress in medical teaching. Inter-professional, peer and patient involvement in this teaching process will normally be evident.
Technology Enhanced and Blended Learning
Module Code: MDM162
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Shereen Habib
This module is designed to offer participants the opportunity to plan, design & develop the implementation and evaluation of a technology enhanced learning activity/digital learning resource in a clinical/medical education environment relevant to their own practice. Participants will engage in on-line faculty and peer support. Students will keep a reflective journal on the development process for the duration of the module.
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conflict, Violence and Health
Module Code: MDM175
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Anne Gatuguta
Conflict and violence affect millions of people globally and are important determinants of both physical and mental health. This module builds students’ critical understanding of the complex relationship between conflict, violence and health. It will examine conflict and violence at individual, community, national and global levels, critically analysing the factors and relationships that influence the development of different forms of violence in diverse contexts. The module helps students engage with and critically explore inter-displinary, inter-sectoral and inter-institutional interventions for prevention and control.
Please note that this module will not be offered as a Single Module in 2024/25.
Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
Module Code: MDM190
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Natalia Ivashikina and Dr Saeideh Babashahi
The economic evaluation aims to assure the efficient use of health care resources and increase the transparency of resource allocation decisions. Starting from introducing the basic concepts in health economics, the module advances on methodological principles and recent developments in the theory and practice of economic evaluation. This module covers the main areas of economic evaluation including methods for measuring and analysing costs and health outcomes, ways of handling uncertainty, basics of economic modelling and principles of decision-making.
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Learning and Teaching in Medical Education
Module Code: MDM28
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Jemina Onimowo
The module will enable the learner to reflect upon their previous teaching and learning to explore and apply educational theories and new skills proactively in the course of their current and future teaching and professional practice. Technology enhanced learning and evidence based educational practice will be central to this module.
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Communication Skills and Strategies in Medical Education
Module Code: MDM29
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Kate Pitt
This module helps prepare potential and current teachers in clinical education. It aims to enhance self-awareness of the participants’ preferred learning and communication styles, and the use of advanced communication skills in teaching practice.
Health Protection
Module Code: MDM33
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Louise Sigfrid
The module will cover the basic principles of infection control and environmental hazards in the UK. There will be an emphasis on prevention and enable practitioners to understand and explore their role and contribution within infection control and/or control of environmental hazards.
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Principles and Practice of Public Health
Module Code: MDM50
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Tilly Paz
This module provides an overview of current and developing perspectives of public health and practical applications. It considers global national and local issues, as well as environmental and social factors affecting the public health. It sets the context for approaches to reduce inequalities in health. The impact of health promotion and educational strategies developed to implement public health policies are explored.
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Diabetes Practice in Primary Care
Module Code: MDM59
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr David Lipscomb
This module aims to enable primary care practices to fulfil the requirements of the National Service Framework for the provision of diabetes care in primary care. It seeks to enhance clinicians’ existing knowledge of diabetes and its management in a primary care setting to improve patient outcomes. It aims to give a broad grounding in Insulin management and therapeutics, which can be built upon in module MDM177.
Quality, Safety and Service Improvement in Clinical Services
Module Code: MDM76
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Caroline Hopper
The module will provide students with a rigorous and comprehensive academic understanding of the theory, principles and practice of quality in care and treatment, including safeguarding and patient safety, with an emphasis on health and care services in the UK.
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Obesity, Diet and Food Systems
Module Code: MDM83
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Tilly Paz
This module applies an evidence-based approach to weight, one of the most burning issues in Public Health. Weight has direct and indirect links with local and global aspects of food systems, sustainability, cultural dynamics, and individual preferences and behaviours. Looking critically at local and global policies and interventions, the module uses a “what works” approach to identify and analyse relevant, promising practices for change.
Please note that this module will not be offered as a Single Module in 2024/25.
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Sustainable Healthcare
Module Code: MDM196
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Prof Mahmood Bhutta
This module introduces approaches to environmentally sustainable healthcare. This encompasses organisational strategy, quality improvement at the institutional level, and more subject-specific matters on digital transformation, circular economy principles, materials and waste, medicines optimisation, procurement, estates, and travel and transport. The principles of carbon footprinting are introduced, along with environmental pollution and labour rights issues in the medical supply chain.
Decolonising Health: Reimagining Health Equity
Module Code: MDM202
Credits: 20
Module Lead: Dr Sohail Jannesari
If we want to address issues around health inequities, then we must decolonise health. This module develops the skills and critical understanding needed to do so through diverse knowledge sources. Decolonisation is explored in terms of knowledge and research, medical practice, health concepts and systems, and health institutions.
Please note that this module will not be offered as a Single Module in 2024/25.