Minor Illness Diagnostics and Interventions

Program Overview

This program focuses on advanced communication skills and techniques for assessing, intervening, and managing patients with minor illnesses. It requires learners to secure a clinical placement and a supervisor, and assesses students through coursework and a clinical portfolio. The program aims to develop both knowledge and practical skills in caring for adults or children in a minor illness setting.

Program Outline

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The module will focus on a specific assessment with attendant, interventions, patient management, health advice and health promotion for patients presenting with minor illness. You will consider your approaches in caring for adults and/or children drawing on advanced communication skills and techniques. The course requires you to develop both knowledge and skills, with practical clinical skills being developed in a minor illness field. Learners are required to secure an appropriate clinical field of practice and have access to a supervisor or practice assessor.