Acute Management of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Programme title:	Acute Management of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Apply:	direct to the University via the NHS Business Unit
Start (pt):	September
Mode:	part-time
Duration:	1 semester
Location:	Buckinghamshire campus, Aylesbury
Faculty:	Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Summary

It is estimated that between 500 and 700 people sustain a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) each year in the UK. The effects are usually permanent and currently there is no cure (Harrison 2000).

Transection of the spinal cord results in considerable pathophysiological and psychosocial changes. This unit provides knowledge, skills and research-based evidence to enable practitioners to respond to the needs of acute spinal cord injured patients and their families

Teaching/learning methods and strategies

Learning will be supported through a work focused approach. This will take place through lecturer and mentor facilitation of self-assessment in relation to the learning outcomes of the unit.
The learning experience will consist of 5 classroom contact sessions for specialist lectures, tutorials and seminars. Part of the learning experience will occur through self-directed learning and students will be expected to access the University’s on line learning tool – Breo which will provide links to other on-line resources and materials

Recommended reading

Essential

Goldstein B, Hammond M (Eds) 2007 Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Saunders Philadelphia

Spinal Cord
SCINursing
British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Background

Nesathurai S (ed) 2000 The rehabilitation of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Blackwell Scientific Malden, Mass

Liverman C (Ed) (2005) Spinal Cord Injury- progress, promises and priorities/committee on SCI and Behavioural Health. National Academic Press Washington DC

Harrison P (2000) Managing Spinal Cord Injury: Critical care Spinal Injuries Association, London

Entry requirements

Health care practitioners working with spinal cord injured patients

Fees, Bursaries, Scholarships, Costs

Contact NHS Business Unit for fees.

Attendance

See Unit Delivery Schedule for dates.

Find out more

For further information about this programme, please contact course leader: Dr Glynis Pellatt

T: 01296 734327
E: glyis.pellatt@beds.ac.uk

How to apply:

Please contact the NHS Business Unit or download an application form from the website.

E: nhs-business-unit@beds.ac.uk
T: 01582 743048
F: 01582 743704

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