Description
This Enhancing COPD Care in Professional Practice Short Course is accredited by the University of Hertfordshire and is taught at Level 6/Degree level.
This course is delivered by Interactive Blended Online Learning including three pre-recorded lectures, videos and a minimum of five live sessions offered with a module support tutor to ensure learners get the opportunity to ask questions and discuss with peers.
This multi-professional course focuses upon the assessment and management of the individual with COPD within the context of the wider community. Importance is placed on a patient centred approach, the health needs of the individual, health promotion and self-empowerment whilst acknowledging the professional, political and social climate within which services are provided.
On completion of the Enhancing COPD Care in Professional Practice Short Course, successful learners will be able to suggest, initiate and vary treatment in response to individual needs. They will demonstrate sound knowledge of the literature relevant to COPD and an insight into the strategic approaches to delivery of care, to enable them to take a lead on the development of services.