Overview
Enhance your understanding and knowledge of how to care for a patient spanning both the acute and chronic respiratory spectrum. We're the only university in the country to offer a course specific to respiratory and thoracic care.
Our course will further your understanding of the complexity of respiratory diseases and illnesses, and your knowledge of current assessment and management options. You'll also explore the importance of working with the multidisciplinary team and consider the impact of living with a respiratory disease upon patients, carers, families and the NHS.
This module will improve your current understanding, knowledge, management and assessment of respiratory diseases. It will enhance your understandings of the impact of respiratory disease and illness, upon patients, carers, family and the NHS. Your knowledge of treatment options available will be enhanced as Respiratory pharmacology, Oxygen therapy, Non-Invasive Ventilation Therapy and Thoracic surgery are samples of that which is included with this module’s content.
You’ll be a health care professional working on a respiratory ward, in thoracic surgery, or in critical care. You’ll understand the demand for specialist skills in this area, and you’ll be keen to meet the challenges and demands of caring for patients across the acute and chronic spectrum.
Assessment
There are two forms of assessment to this module. One is completion of a practical portfolio undertaken in practice with an identified clinical mentor. The second is a written assessment on a topic of your choice, relative to an area of care within your working environment.
We also offer a theory-based version of this course.
Who should attend?
This module is intended for registered health professionals working in areas such as respiratory wards, thoracic surgery and critical care areas.
Dates
Please note: timetables are still to be confirmed, dates may be subject to change.
Online:
- 23, 30 January 2025
- 6, 13, 20 February
- 6, 13, 27 March
- 3, 10 April
Face to face:
- 20 March
Where you'll study
Your faculty
The Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care at ARU is primed to meet the demand for healthcare professionals, doctors, scientists and social workers in the East of England.
We've been training undergraduates for professional roles for over 25 years, with a reputation for quality, dedication and ambition balanced with student satisfaction.
We know that our students want the very best experiential learning, and we've invested heavily in purpose-built simulated wards, science labs and skills spaces, to support your learning every step of the way.
Where can I study?
Cambridge
Our campus is close to the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.
Fees & funding
Course fees
30 Credits (Level 6) for courses starting in 2024/25
£2,312.50
30 credits (Level 7) for courses starting in 2024/25
£1,767
30 credits (Level 6) for courses starting in 2025/26
£2,312.50
30 Credits (Level 7) for courses starting in 2025/26
£1,850
Funding for CPD
Please ask your manager or Education Lead about available funding before you apply.
Contact details
Marian Hepburn-Barnes
[email protected]
CPD Admissions Team
[email protected]
Entry requirements
To access this course, you must:
- be a registered health professional with at least one year’s experience
- have at least six months’ experience in a respiratory and/or thoracic setting.
Applicants for level 7 study should also have a degree in a relevant subject
If you work in primary care, we offer a course aimed specifically at your area of practice. Please see Management of Chronic Respiratory Conditions for Primary and Community Practitioners for more details.
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