Contemporary Issues in Healthcare

PSYC60360 Contemporary Issues in Healthcare 15 Full year Postgraduate Taught Level 7 Kai Uus Unit coordinator School of Psychological Sciences 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Masters/Integrated Masters P4 ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 7.5 <div> This unit will provide you with understanding about genomics and personalised medicine and health informatics applied to your specialism. The unit will also expedite your evaluation of the evidence base underpinning the involvement of patients and members of the public across a range of areas and activities within healthcare and healthcare.</div>   <div> This unit will provide you with understanding about genomics and personalised medicine and health informatics applied to your specialism. The unit will also expedite your evaluation of the evidence base underpinning the involvement of patients and members of the public across a range of areas and activities within healthcare and healthcare.</div>   <div> The unit aims to:1) enable you to evaluate your understanding of clinical bioinformatics, genomics and personalised medicine, and apply your knowledge to the practice of your specialism;2) advance your understanding and insight of the conceptual and analytical frameworks that underpin patient and public involvement gain experience of working with patients and the public and evaluating the impact on service delivery, education, research and innovation</div>   Students will be able to:1) demonstrate understanding of the governance and ethical frameworks in place within the NHS and how you apply to bioinformatics;2) show knowledge of the fundamental bioinformatic principles, including the scope and aims of bioinformatics and its development;3) show understanding of how bioinformatic tools and resources and genetic information can be integrated into the interpretation and reporting of test results from patients;4) show understanding of the use of personalised medicine in health and delivery of medical care and rehabilitation services;5) demonstrate understanding of functional genomics and systems biology strategies and the ways in which you can be applied in your specialism for improved patient care;6) demonstrate knowledge of e-health developments in healthcare science and the wider healthcare setting7) critically evaluate and apply your expert knowledge with respect to the evidence base underpinning the involvement of patients and members of the public across a range of areas and activities within healthcare, healthcare science and research as well as education and training8) reflect and apply in practice a range of clinical and communication skills with respect to genomics in order to advise and communicate effectively with patients, relevant clinicians, patients and the public, and other healthcare professionals9) utilise and apply, as appropriate, knowledge of genomics and clinical bioinformatics within clinical practice keeping abreast of development that apply to your area of clinical practice.10) critically evaluate the current level of patient and public engagement and involvement in your own practice and the services you lead11) apply in practice a range of skills to work in partnership with patients12) reflect on the challenges of involving patients and the public in healthcare, healthcare science and research as well as education and training and applying research to practice, building on a critique of available evidence13) reflect on your own response to both normal and complex situations, demonstrating the professional attributes and insights required of you working within the limits of professional competence referring as appropriate to senior staff14) consistently demonstrate the values and behaviours required of you working in partnership with patients and the public to ensure staff and services meet the needs of patients. <div> • Esteem lectures by world-leading experts in the field.• Webinars.• Directed and self-directed reading.• Clinically-integrated learning: online case studies, reports and reflective logs based on clinical practice.• Discussion-based learning: online discussion boards, on-campus workshops, boot camps and flipped classroom.• Group/team-based learning: online wiki tasks.• Enquiry-based learning: online small scale investigations.• Experience-based learning: Sharing patient and public perspectives.</div>   0 Other 100% Situational analyses (service-user perspective) - 2000 words Specialist Clin Training CPD Spec Clinical Training CPD PGDT Taught Component Optional N Grech, G., Grossman, I. (Eds.). 2015. Preventive and Predictive Genetics: Towards Personalised Medicine (Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.Strachan, T., Goodship, J., Chinnery, P. 2014. Genetics and Genomics in Medicine. New York: Garland Science.Cartwright, J., Crowe. S. 2011. Patient and Public Involvement Toolkit (EBMT-EBM Toolkit Series). West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. Lectures 24 126