Overview
Learning outcomes
The Swallowing Difficulties and Medicines course offered by the University of East Anglia provides an opportunity to network with other learners and with the creators of the course through discussions, graphs and social networking features and to share knowledge with other learners and professionals. By completing this online course participants will be able to describe:
- the swallowing process and different causes of swallowing problems
- the different types of medicines formulations and how these should be administered to patients
- how tablets and capsules are designed to ensure that drugs are appropriately distributed in the body
- special considerations which need to be taken into account when giving medicines to older people and children
- the special considerations which are required to administer medicines via enteral tubes
- the law relating to the selection and administration of medicines
- how best to administer medicines to patients with dysphagia
Programme Structure
- Definition and causes of dysphagia
- How to improve medicines administration for patients with dysphagia
- Supporting patients with dysphagia to take their medicines
- Different medicine formulations and the important considerations for patients with dysphagia
- Legal and ethical considerations when administering medicines to patients with dysphagia
- Standardising the approach to reviewing medicines in patients with dysphagia
Audience
The course will be of particular interest to carers, nurses and those in the field of medicine
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 42 days
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Medicine Health Administration Health Sciences View 42 other Short Courses in Medicine in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no requirements for this course, other than an interest in swallowing difficulties and medicines.
- The course will be of particular interest to carers, nurses and those in the field of medicine
Tuition Fee
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International
280 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 280 GBP for the full programme during 42 days. -
National
280 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 280 GBP for the full programme during 42 days.