Program Overview

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Advanced Physical Assessment Module

Course Overview

These modules are offered at Introductory level (level 6) and Advanced level (Level 7), for those undertaking autonomous practice.

About Your Course

This module will cover the following areas:

• Anatomy and physiology review
• History taking and documentation
• Physical assessment skills- inspection, auscultation, percussion and palpation
• Systems covered- Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Abdomen, Neurology, Muscular Skeletal and ear, nose and throat

Teaching Dates

Spring Module 2025 (Induction half day 8th January)

• 16, 17, 30, 31 January
• 13, 27 and 28 February
• 13 March
• 27 or 28 March Practice OSCE (assigned at start)
• 24 or 25 April Final OSCE

Summer Module 2025 (induction half day 8th January)

• 15, 16, 22, 23 May
• 5, 19 and 20 June
• 4 July
• 10 or 11 July Practice OSCE (assigned at start)
• 7 or 8 August Final OSCE

Learning and Teaching

Learning and teaching will have a problem orientated focus through guided study and case scenarios in order to develop and reinforce lifelong learning perspectives for clinical skills. This will be done through guided on line learning supported by narrated presentations and online demonstration videos for the student to access at any time. Students will access face to face clinical assessment skill demonstrations and supervision from teachers. Students will then be given the opportunity to develop these learnt assessment skills so it is essential that the student has a supervisor in practice and has secured an appropriate practice setting.

Study days will give the opportunity for development, application and reflection of clinical examination skills to aid with diagnosis and plan care / referral.

Our level 6 module is meant as a starting point to advanced practice.

The level 7 modules need to demonstrate autonomous practice and clinical reasoning skills.

Module 3512: introduction to Physical Assessment (15 credit Assessed with clinical exams No assessment of clinical competence in your work area. No portfolio.

Module 4512: Advanced Physical Assessment (15 credit Assessed with clinical exams No assessment of clinical competence in your work area. No portfolio).

Module 4502: Physical Assessment Decision making and Management (30 credit Assessed with clinical exam and clinical portfolio demonstrating clinical competence in your work area, please note the portfolio is due 2.5 months after final OSCE, this may be important if wanting to undertake the January Non medical prescriber module).

Assessment

Assessment will be 100% OSCE based for level 6 and mix of OSCE and Portfolio for level 7. OSCE is based on all the clinical examination skills learnt as well as history taking and a written paper based on anatomy, physiology and clinical scenarios.

Qualifications

To be eligible for this module you must have current employment and support to practice in an appropriate health care setting. You should also be able to give details of an allocated clinically experienced (in that field) supervisor who will support your clinical practice.

Fees

£975

Duration

One day per week over four months

Location

Hendon campus

Course Leader

Harriet Oliver

Attendance

Blended learning

Start

May 2025

Code

Level 6: NSA 3512 (15 credits) Level 7: NSA 4502 (30 credits) NSA 4512 (15 credits)