MEDN60032
Safeguarding Children and Young People; Ethics and Consent
15
Semester 2
Postgraduate Taught
Level 7
Jacques Diacono
Unit coordinator
Division of Medical Education
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FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 '
European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5
<p>The unit will enable students to describe the safeguarding of children, initiate the diagnostic process of non-accidental injury and explain the contribution of the paediatric anaesthetist. They will discuss the ethical principles used when decisions are made in children with life-limiting conditions undergoing surgery or who are acutely unwell. They will also be able to analyse the process of consent for anaesthesia and surgery in children, deal with complaints, critically review anaesthetic documents, and describe the processes surrounding death of a child in the emergency department and in the operating theatre. </p>
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<p>The unit will enable students to describe the safeguarding of children, initiate the diagnostic process of non-accidental injury and explain the contribution of the paediatric anaesthetist. They will discuss the ethical principles used when decisions are made in children with life-limiting conditions undergoing surgery or who are acutely unwell. They will also be able to analyse the process of consent for anaesthesia and surgery in children, deal with complaints, critically review anaesthetic documents, and describe the processes surrounding death of a child in the emergency department and in the operating theatre. </p></div>
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<p>The unit will enable students to evaluate safeguarding procedures in children, and apply ethical principles when faced with dilemmas surrounding consent, end of life care and children with complex heath needs. </p>
<p>Knowledge and Understanding:</p>
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Summarise the role of the anaesthetist in child protection procedures/examinations</li>
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Describe and justify the procedures surrounding the death of a child</li>
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Critique the use of limitation-of-treatment and not-for-resuscitation orders in paediatric practice</li>
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Intellectual Skills:</div>
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Evaluate different ethical analysis tools, and apply these to ethical dilemmas in clinical practice </li>
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Describe the implications of refusal of treatment in paediatric practice </li>
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Use ethical principles when making decisions regarding children with life-limiting conditions. </li>
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Practical Skills:</div>
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Analyse the process of consent for anaesthesia and surgery in children</li>
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Critically review anaesthetic documents</li>
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Suspect and initiate the diagnostic process of non-accidental injury in children</li>
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Transferable skills and personal qualities:</div>
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Explain how to deal with complaints in clinical practice</li>
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Evaluate the issues surrounding confidentiality in medicine</li>
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Online discussions on weekly cases</li>
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Seminars and lectures during contact days</li>
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Assignments</li>
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Additional reading</li>
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Written assignment (inc essay)
50%
7
Oral assessment/presentation
50%
<p>Online feedback provided within 15 working days to students.</p>
MSc Paediatric Anaesthesia
MSc Paediatric Anaesthesia
PGDT Taught Component
Mandatory
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0
150