Trauma and Acute Surgery

MEDN60062 Trauma and Acute Surgery 15 Semester 2 Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Jacques Diacono Unit coordinator Victoria Barlow Unit coordinator Division of Medical Education 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 <div>Students will critique current guidelines, weigh the available evidence, and make recommendations for the management of multiple trauma, acute haemorrhage, burns, head injury, spinal injury and limb trauma. They will be able to understand the common acute surgical problems in the neonate and the older child, and be able to evaluate the various treatment strategies and develop the most appropriate treatment plan. They must be able to compare the different tools for pain assessment in infants and children, and judge which are the most appropriate. They will ultimately be able to make recommendations for pain management in trauma and postoperatively. </div>  Students will critique current guidelines, weigh the available evidence, and make recommendations for the management of multiple trauma, acute haemorrhage, burns, head injury, spinal injury and limb trauma. They will be able to understand the common acute surgical problems in the neonate and the older child, and be able to evaluate the various treatment strategies and develop the most appropriate treatment plan. They must be able to compare the different tools for pain assessment in infants and children, and judge which are the most appropriate. They will ultimately be able to make recommendations for pain management in trauma and postoperatively.  The unit will enable students to formulate management plans for children presenting with major trauma, burns and acute surgical disease requiring operative intervention.  Knowledge and understanding  <ul> <li> Summarise the acute physiological changes occurring in trauma and surgery</li> <li> Understand controversies surrounding paediatric trauma management including fluid, blood product and haemostatic agent use</li> <li> Evaluate the current treatment strategies for traumatic brain injury in children</li> <li> Evaluate the different imaging modalities in paediatric trauma, and understand the evolution of current protocols</li> <li> Use the available evidence to formulate appropriate treatment plans for common acute surgical problems in the neonate and the older child</li> </ul> Intellectual skills  <ul> <li> Evaluate current trauma care systems and networks</li> </ul> Practical skills  <ul> <li> Compare the existing tools for pain assessment in children</li> <li> Develop plans for pain management in children</li> </ul> Transferable skills and personal qualities  <ul> <li> Critique current guidelines and make recommendations for the treatment of multiple trauma, acute haemorrhage, burns, spinal injury and limb trauma</li> </ul>   <ul> <li> Online discussions on weekly cases</li> <li> Seminars and lectures during contact days</li> <li> Assignments</li> <li> Additional reading</li> </ul>   2 Written assignment (inc essay) 50% 7 Oral assessment/presentation 50% Personalised feedback within 15 working days PG Cert Paediatric Anaesthesia PGCert Paediatric Anaesthesia PGDT Taught Component Mandatory N 0 0 150