Malta - Extending Patient Contact Handbook 2019/20

3. Extending Patient Contact Timetable

3.1. Clinical conditions to be covered

Tutors should choose some of the common listed conditions to cover on each EPC day. Ideally the choice should be discussed with the students. Tutors are not expected to cover all conditions.

Week	System	Suggested clinical cases
1	Metabolism	Diabetes, renal disease including renal failure, thyroid disease, change in bowel habit (inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable BD, gastroenteritis, malignancy)
2	Cardio-respiratory	Ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, COPD
3	Brain and Behaviour	Parkinson’s disease, back pain, epilepsy, dementia, depression
4	Human Development	Developmental delay/disability, nutrition, chronic disease in childhood, pregnancy, antenatal and post-natal care cervical screening
5	Locomotor	Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, inflammatory joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis
6	Human Sciences and Public Health and review	Public health in primary care, health promotion and preventative, falls prevention, drug and alcohol use and misuse, patient self-management of chronic disease Revision of any areas that students feel less confident in – should be negotiated with group, observed history taking, final assessment