Year 2 - Extending Patient Contact Handbook 2019/20 Student

3. Extending Patient Contact Timetable

3.1. Clinical conditions to be covered

Suggested topics to be covered in EPC session

 

Week

System

Suggested clinical cases

1

Cardio-respiratory

Ischaemic heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, COPD

2

Cardio-respiratory

3

Metabolism

Diabetes, renal disease inc. renal failure, thyroid disease, change in bowel habit (inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable BD, gastroenteritis, malignancy)

4

Metabolism

5

Brain and Behaviour

Parkinson’s disease, back pain, epilepsy, dementia, depression

6

Brain and Behaviour

7

Human Development

Developmental delay/disability, nutrition, chronic disease in childhood, pregnancy, antenatal and post natal care cervical screening

8

Human Development

9

Human Sciences and Public Health

Public health in primary care, health promotion and preventative, falls prevention, drug and alcohol use and mis-use, patient self-management of chronic disease

10

Locomotor

Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, inflammatory joint disease inc rheumatoid arthritis

11

Locomotor

12

Review and assessment

Revision of any areas that students feel less confident in – should be negotiated with group, observed history taking, final assessment