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Overview
What you will study
These patients with acute neuroscience conditions must be expertly assessed and managed.
Once the patient has entered the critical care setting, it is essential that health care practitioners have the necessary knowledge and skills needed to ensure ongoing assessment, identification of problems, the ability to access expert help and to assist the patient on the road to rehabilitation.
This Neuroscience Critical Care course offered by City, University of London is offered in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust and will be taught on site at the Adult Critical Care Unit (ACCU) by leading expert clinicians in neuroscience and intensive care.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Neurophysiology and anatomy
- Neuropharmacology
- Traumatic brain injury and management of raised Intracranial Pressure
- Multimodal monitoring
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
- Intracerebral Haemorrhage
- Brain Tumours
- Status Epilepticus
- Central nervous system infections
- Spinal cord injury
- Stroke
- Gullain Barre Syndrome
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Brain stem testing and organ donation
- Service user perspective
- Psychosocial care and rehabilitation
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 1 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Neuroscience View 14 other Short Courses in Neuroscience 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.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
You should also have completed a post registration specialist intensive care nursing programme.
If your first language is not English, one of the following is required:
- A first degree from UK university
- A first degree from an overseas institution recognised by City University, London as providing adequate evidence of proficiency in the English language, for example, from institutions from Australia, Canada or the United States of America
- International English Language Test Service (IELTS) score of 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0
- Pearson test of English (Academic) score 72 required
- TOFEL 100 overall with 24 in writing, 20 in listening, 19 in reading and 20 in speaking
Work experience
- You need to be currently working in a critical care setting which cares for patient with neurotrauma or acute neurological disease.
Tuition Fee
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International
1405 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1405 GBP for the full programme during 1 months. -
National
1125 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1125 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.
Living costs for London
1137 - 2157 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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