Required Module for Doctorate in Health Studies
DHS801 Strategic Leadership & Project Management
Competences: – at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- The delegate will learn to manage medical emergenciesindependently that require problem-solving techniques where there are many factors, some of which interact andlead to unpredictable outcomes.
- The delegate will show creativity in managing medical emergencies, manages people and reviews performance ofself and others; trains others to assist him during medical emergencies.
- The delegate will express a comprehensive internalised personal world view by utilising the Gibbs reflective modelfor reflecting on past performance..
- The delegate will learn skills to undertake further emergency medical studies with a degree of autonomy.
Knowledge–at the end of the module/unit the learner will havebeen exposed to the following:
1.The delegate will build on their foundational knowledge ofthe patient assessment and develop advanced concepts inmedical treatment for injuries found in remote and austereenvironments.
2.The delegate will develop strategic and creative responsesin researching solutions to well defined concrete andabstract problems.
3.The delegate will learn to make judgements based onknowledge of relevant social and ethical issues surroundingpatient assessment, trauma assessment and medical assessment including the treatments for medicalemergencies found in resource poor environments.
Skills–at the end of the module/unit the learner will haveacquired the following skills:
1.The delegate will understand advanced textbooks that willlead to further academic medical learning and will researchsolutions to abstract medical problems.
2.The delegate will demonstrate operational capacity andmedical management skills using creativityandimprovisation.
3.The delegate will interact with other medical team members to convey abstract and concrete medical solutions to emergencies
4.The delegate will formulate practical and theoreticalresponses to abstract and concrete medical problems andmake judgements on social and ethical issues pertaining tothe medical casualty.
5.The delegate will evaluate their own medical learning andwill improve key competences for further medical learningand will promote team training.
6.The delegate shows responsibility for the reflective andefficient management of medical emergencies with in agreed timeframes.
Judgement Skills and Critical AbilitiesThe learner will be able to:
1.Demonstration the assessment and treatment of BLSinjuries.
2.Demonstrate the use ofthe medical equipment found in aBasic Life Support emergency vehicle.
3.Transfer patients/clients in and out of bed from stretchersand wheelchairs.
4.Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
5.Demonstration the use of BLS airway adjuncts
6.Perform a trauma and medical assessment
7.Demonstrate how to stop catastrophic and non-catastrophic bleeding
8.Demonstrate the knowledge and use of the pulse oximeter,blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, glucometer, oxygenadministration, oral suctioning, and spinal immobilisation
9.Demonstrate splinting and immobilisation techniques10.Demonstrate the knowledge and administration of BLSdrugs
250 Hours
Contact Hours Delivered Online : 70%
Contact Hours Face-to-Face :30%
10 ECTS / ECVETs
Assessment Weighting:
Online exams: 40%
Classroom exams: 60%
Grades are set from the EU grading scheme:
Scale Grade Description
80-100% Distinction
70-79% Merit
55-69% Pass
45-54% Compensated Pass
0-34% Lower Fail
Core Reading List
- Field Guide for Remote Practitioners by CoROM, 2ndedit.2020 ISBN 97899957913082.
- Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injuredby American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)ISBN 128408017X
supplementary Reading List
1.Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine,2015 ISBN 0199688419
2.Auerbach’s Wilderness Medicine, 2016 ISBN 0323359426
3.Providing Care in Extreme Environments, 2016 ISBN9780071847629
DHS802 Transforming Services & Delivering Quality
Competences:–at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- The delegate will learn the anatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology and pharmacological processes found in human biology and how to independently learn through problem – solving techniques.
- The delegate will show creativity in understanding these processes an d will review their performance through Gibbs Reflective practices
- The delegate will express a comprehensive internalisedpersonal world view by utilising the Gibbs reflective modelfor reflecting on past performance.
- The delegate will learn skills to undertake further studies inhuman biology as they progress through the programme.
Knowledge–at the end of the module/unit the learner will havebeen exposed to the following:
- The delegate will build on their foundational knowledge ofthe biological sciences and develop advanced concepts inhuman biological sciences that will assistthem in theirmedical skills for the remote and austere environments.
- The delegate will develop strategic and creative responsesin researching solutions to well defined concrete andabstract problems.
- The delegate will learn to make judgements based onknowledge of relevant social and ethical issues surroundinganatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology andpharmacology.
Skills–at the end of the module/unit the learner will haveacquired the following skills
The learner will be able to:
1.Understand anatomy processes found in human biology
2.Understand physiology processes found in human biology
3.Demonstrate laboratory skills required in remote clinics.
4.Understand pharmacology found in human biological medicine.
Judgement Skills and Critical AbilitiesT
he learner will be able to:
1.Assess the pathophysiology of common ailments andinjuries and apply critical thinking and decision making forthe patient.
2.Assess the anatomical structures and the pathology foundin medical practice pertaining to human anatomy.
3.Assess casualty and common ailmentsfound within the pathophysiology pathways of infectious diseases.
4.Understand the basic concepts of pharmacology
250 Hours
Contact Hours Delivered Online : 100%
Contact Hours Face-to-Face :0%
10 ECTS / ECVETs
Assessment Weighting:
Online exams: 40%
Classroom exams: 60%
Grades are set from the EU grading scheme:
Scale Grade Description
80-100% Distinction
70-79% Merit
55-69% Pass
45-54% Compensated Pass
0-34% Lower Fail
Core Reading List
- Hurst Reviews Pathophysiology Review, 2008 ISBN:9780071642743
- Anatomy and Physiology 2017, ISBN 1-947172-04-23.
- Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets (UKedition), 2016 ISBN 1284294234
supplementary Reading List
1. Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy, 2018 ISBN14963982462.
2.Human Anatomy 6th edition, 2016 ISBN 0134156412
DHS803 Implementation Science
Competences:–at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- The delegate will learn the anatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology and pharmacological processes found in human biology and how to independently learn through problem – solving techniques.
- The delegate will show creativity in understanding these processes an d will review their performance through Gibbs Reflective practices
- The delegate will express a comprehensive internalisedpersonal world view by utilising the Gibbs reflective modelfor reflecting on past performance.
- The delegate will learn skills to undertake further studies inhuman biology as they progress through the programme.
Knowledge–at the end of the module/unit the learner will havebeen exposed to the following:
- The delegate will build on their foundational knowledge ofthe biological sciences and develop advanced concepts inhuman biological sciences that will assistthem in theirmedical skills for the remote and austere environments.
- The delegate will develop strategic and creative responsesin researching solutions to well defined concrete andabstract problems.
- The delegate will learn to make judgements based onknowledge of relevant social and ethical issues surroundinganatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology andpharmacology.
Skills–at the end of the module/unit the learner will haveacquired the following skills
The learner will be able to:
1.Understand anatomy processes found in human biology
2.Understand physiology processes found in human biology
3.Demonstrate laboratory skills required in remote clinics.
4.Understand pharmacology found in human biological medicine.
Judgement Skills and Critical AbilitiesT
he learner will be able to:
1.Assess the pathophysiology of common ailments andinjuries and apply critical thinking and decision making forthe patient.
2.Assess the anatomical structures and the pathology foundin medical practice pertaining to human anatomy.
3.Assess casualty and common ailmentsfound within the pathophysiology pathways of infectious diseases.
4.Understand the basic concepts of pharmacology
250 Hours
Contact Hours Delivered Online : 100%
Contact Hours Face-to-Face :0%
10 ECTS / ECVETs
Assessment Weighting:
Online exams: 40%
Classroom exams: 60%
Grades are set from the EU grading scheme:
Scale Grade Description
80-100% Distinction
70-79% Merit
55-69% Pass
45-54% Compensated Pass
0-34% Lower Fail
Core Reading List
- Hurst Reviews Pathophysiology Review, 2008 ISBN:9780071642743
- Anatomy and Physiology 2017, ISBN 1-947172-04-23.
- Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets (UKedition), 2016 ISBN 1284294234
supplementary Reading List
1. Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy, 2018 ISBN14963982462.
2.Human Anatomy 6th edition, 2016 ISBN 0134156412
DHS804 Research Methods: Qualitative & Quantitative
Competences:–at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- The delegate will learn the anatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology and pharmacological processes found in human biology and how to independently learn through problem – solving techniques.
- The delegate will show creativity in understanding these processes an d will review their performance through Gibbs Reflective practices
- The delegate will express a comprehensive internalisedpersonal world view by utilising the Gibbs reflective modelfor reflecting on past performance.
- The delegate will learn skills to undertake further studies inhuman biology as they progress through the programme.
Knowledge–at the end of the module/unit the learner will havebeen exposed to the following:
- The delegate will build on their foundational knowledge ofthe biological sciences and develop advanced concepts inhuman biological sciences that will assistthem in theirmedical skills for the remote and austere environments.
- The delegate will develop strategic and creative responsesin researching solutions to well defined concrete andabstract problems.
- The delegate will learn to make judgements based onknowledge of relevant social and ethical issues surroundinganatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology andpharmacology.
Skills–at the end of the module/unit the learner will haveacquired the following skills
The learner will be able to:
1.Understand anatomy processes found in human biology
2.Understand physiology processes found in human biology
3.Demonstrate laboratory skills required in remote clinics.
4.Understand pharmacology found in human biological medicine.
Judgement Skills and Critical AbilitiesT
he learner will be able to:
1.Assess the pathophysiology of common ailments andinjuries and apply critical thinking and decision making forthe patient.
2.Assess the anatomical structures and the pathology foundin medical practice pertaining to human anatomy.
3.Assess casualty and common ailmentsfound within the pathophysiology pathways of infectious diseases.
4.Understand the basic concepts of pharmacology
250 Hours
Contact Hours Delivered Online : 100%
Contact Hours Face-to-Face :0%
10 ECTS / ECVETs
Assessment Weighting:
Online exams: 40%
Classroom exams: 60%
Grades are set from the EU grading scheme:
Scale Grade Description
80-100% Distinction
70-79% Merit
55-69% Pass
45-54% Compensated Pass
0-34% Lower Fail
Core Reading List
- Hurst Reviews Pathophysiology Review, 2008 ISBN:9780071642743
- Anatomy and Physiology 2017, ISBN 1-947172-04-23.
- Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets (UKedition), 2016 ISBN 1284294234
supplementary Reading List
1. Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy, 2018 ISBN14963982462.
2.Human Anatomy 6th edition, 2016 ISBN 0134156412
DHS805 Literature Review & Research proposal
Competences:–at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- The delegate will learn the anatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology and pharmacological processes found in human biology and how to independently learn through problem – solving techniques.
- The delegate will show creativity in understanding these processes an d will review their performance through Gibbs Reflective practices
- The delegate will express a comprehensive internalisedpersonal world view by utilising the Gibbs reflective modelfor reflecting on past performance.
- The delegate will learn skills to undertake further studies inhuman biology as they progress through the programme.
Knowledge–at the end of the module/unit the learner will havebeen exposed to the following:
- The delegate will build on their foundational knowledge ofthe biological sciences and develop advanced concepts inhuman biological sciences that will assistthem in theirmedical skills for the remote and austere environments.
- The delegate will develop strategic and creative responsesin researching solutions to well defined concrete andabstract problems.
- The delegate will learn to make judgements based onknowledge of relevant social and ethical issues surroundinganatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology andpharmacology.
Skills–at the end of the module/unit the learner will haveacquired the following skills
The learner will be able to:
1.Understand anatomy processes found in human biology
2.Understand physiology processes found in human biology
3.Demonstrate laboratory skills required in remote clinics.
4.Understand pharmacology found in human biological medicine.
Judgement Skills and Critical AbilitiesT
he learner will be able to:
1.Assess the pathophysiology of common ailments andinjuries and apply critical thinking and decision making forthe patient.
2.Assess the anatomical structures and the pathology foundin medical practice pertaining to human anatomy.
3.Assess casualty and common ailmentsfound within the pathophysiology pathways of infectious diseases.
4.Understand the basic concepts of pharmacology
250 Hours
Contact Hours Delivered Online : 100%
Contact Hours Face-to-Face :0%
10 ECTS / ECVETs
Assessment Weighting:
Online exams: 40%
Classroom exams: 60%
Grades are set from the EU grading scheme:
Scale Grade Description
80-100% Distinction
70-79% Merit
55-69% Pass
45-54% Compensated Pass
0-34% Lower Fail
Core Reading List
- Hurst Reviews Pathophysiology Review, 2008 ISBN:9780071642743
- Anatomy and Physiology 2017, ISBN 1-947172-04-23.
- Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets (UKedition), 2016 ISBN 1284294234
supplementary Reading List
1. Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy, 2018 ISBN14963982462.
2.Human Anatomy 6th edition, 2016 ISBN 0134156412
DHS806 Doctoral Dissertation
Competences:–at the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:
- The delegate will learn the anatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology and pharmacological processes found in human biology and how to independently learn through problem – solving techniques.
- The delegate will show creativity in understanding these processes an d will review their performance through Gibbs Reflective practices
- The delegate will express a comprehensive internalisedpersonal world view by utilising the Gibbs reflective modelfor reflecting on past performance.
- The delegate will learn skills to undertake further studies inhuman biology as they progress through the programme.
Knowledge–at the end of the module/unit the learner will havebeen exposed to the following:
- The delegate will build on their foundational knowledge ofthe biological sciences and develop advanced concepts inhuman biological sciences that will assistthem in theirmedical skills for the remote and austere environments.
- The delegate will develop strategic and creative responsesin researching solutions to well defined concrete andabstract problems.
- The delegate will learn to make judgements based onknowledge of relevant social and ethical issues surroundinganatomy, pathophysiology, microbiology andpharmacology.
Skills–at the end of the module/unit the learner will haveacquired the following skills
The learner will be able to:
1.Understand anatomy processes found in human biology
2.Understand physiology processes found in human biology
3.Demonstrate laboratory skills required in remote clinics.
4.Understand pharmacology found in human biological medicine.
Judgement Skills and Critical AbilitiesT
he learner will be able to:
1.Assess the pathophysiology of common ailments andinjuries and apply critical thinking and decision making forthe patient.
2.Assess the anatomical structures and the pathology foundin medical practice pertaining to human anatomy.
3.Assess casualty and common ailmentsfound within the pathophysiology pathways of infectious diseases.
4.Understand the basic concepts of pharmacology
250 Hours
Contact Hours Delivered Online : 100%
Contact Hours Face-to-Face :0%
10 ECTS / ECVETs
Assessment Weighting:
Online exams: 40%
Classroom exams: 60%
Grades are set from the EU grading scheme:
Scale Grade Description
80-100% Distinction
70-79% Merit
55-69% Pass
45-54% Compensated Pass
0-34% Lower Fail
Core Reading List
- Hurst Reviews Pathophysiology Review, 2008 ISBN:9780071642743
- Anatomy and Physiology 2017, ISBN 1-947172-04-23.
- Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets (UKedition), 2016 ISBN 1284294234
supplementary Reading List
1. Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy, 2018 ISBN14963982462.
2.Human Anatomy 6th edition, 2016 ISBN 0134156412
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