Advanced Clinical Management of Chronic Disease

• Focused assessment skills of the patient with chronic disease
• Assessment of the patient with exacerbation/decompensation of chronic disease
• Holistic assessment and disease management approaches
• Advanced application of the care and interventions across the disease trajectory including rehabilitation, acute admissions avoidance strategies, carer support, patient self-management techniques, and the importance of palliation in chronic disease management
• Clinical decision-making theory in chronic diseases
• Clinical decision-making skills in chronic disease management
• Medico-legal law for advanced practice
• Evidence-based advanced practice in the management of the following chronic diseases/topics: heart failure, CHD, COPD, asthma, liver cirrhosis, and substance abuse.

Assessment 1: Assignment

You'll deconstruct a complex case from practice and critically appraise the care decisions made, the interventions undertaken and identify, debate and analyse the key components of your decision-making, reviewing the outcome of the case to critically appraise and justify the clinical actions taken in a written report.

Assessment 2: Objectively Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

You'll undertake an OSCE assessment which assesses your ability to complete a focused history and develop a management plan for a complex chronic disease scenario. You'll then provide your clinical rationale by answering a viva question.

This module is delivered fully face-to-face at City Campus via interactive lectures, simulations, and problem-based learning. There is a total of 88 hours of contact time with additional self-directed study available via the virtual learning environment.

You'll typically be on campus on a Friday where your day will comprise of:

• 9am–10.50am Disease-specific assessment, symptom management, monitoring, when to refer, self-management, managing exacerbation/decompensation, palliation
• 11am–1pm Disease-specific assessment, symptom management, monitoring, when to refer, self-management, managing exacerbation/decompensation, palliation
• 2pm–4pm Practical assessment skills via simulated patient interactions.