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Professor Jan Fook
Director, Interprofessional Institute and Professor of Professional Practice Research
Room F5, Arts Building,
Royal Holloway University of London
Egham.

E: Jan.Fook@rhul.ac.uk

 

Courses

Student imageIPI is using the expertise of all three universities to develop innovative programmes for new and evolving roles that will meet the changing needs of health and social care providers. To date, four new courses have been developed:

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Informatics

The Biomedical Informatics degree is a combination of healthcare, information science and computing. The course focuses on the impact of information technology on the delivery of healthcare and how information systems are managed within it. It is the only undergraduate informatics programme in the UK based on the same site as a hospital, giving students access to hands-on experience and expertise in a healthcare environment.

The course is full time and taught at St George’s. There are generally activities each day Monday to Friday (teaching hours are from 9am to 6pm), with breaks for self directed learning. Activities include lectures, computer labs, small group tutorials, external visits, case studies and visits from external panels.

For further information please contact the Course Director, Dr Andrew Singleton or click for further details.

Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Physician Assistant Studies

The physician assistant role is a new healthcare professional role, trained in a medical model to extend a physician’s care to patients. The role is adapted from the 40 year success of the U.S. physician assistant role. The Dept. of Health developed a core competence and curriculum framework from which the UK Association of Physician Assistants (UKAPA) is pursuing registration and prescription authority.

The course accepts candidates with a degree in biomedical, health or life sciences at 2:2 or better, strong communication skills and demonstrated interest in healthcare.

The course covers basic medical sciences, critical analysis of evidence, clinical communication and clinical examination skills and a broad survey of clinical medicine.  Students spend a day/week in clinical placement in the first year and have full time clinical placement in the second year. Throughout the course learning is facilitated in small groups as students develop the life long learning skills essential to maintaining their professional skills. Students are required to pass a national written and practical examination before the will be able to practice. They will be required to recertify every five years.

For further information please contact the Course Director: navchana@londondeanery.ac.uk or

Deputy Course Director: jgrey@hscs.sgul.ac.uk. or click for further details.

Foundation Degree – Long Term Conditions

The Foundation Degree in Long Term Conditions has been designed in collaboration with local employers and academic institutions and is in response to the Government initiative on Long Term Conditions. This new initiative aims to support the growth and development of the emerging role of the Associate Practitioner. The Foundation Degree in Long Term Conditions is a new, exciting and unique course that has been developed in partnership with employers, service users and practitioners. This course will extend and develop the role of Associate Practitioners contributing to improving understanding and promoting person centred care. This will be achieved by working across professional boundaries.

This two year full-time work based course will enable aspiring Associate Practitioners to develop core knowledge and skills pertinent to working with people living with long term conditions. It includes specific units of learning that will enable students to apply their knowledge to specific work place settings.

Please click for further details.

Foundation Degree in Health Informatics

Technology continues to revolutionise the healthcare system, providing an exciting and constantly evolving challenge to those working in Health Informatics. Current, and expected, demand for professionals in this new discipline is very high, and there is a need for knowledgeable and well-trained individuals.

Careers in Health Informatics include:

  • Data Quality Manager
  • Health Records Officer
  • Information Officer
  • General Practice Manager.

This new course will give you:

  • Specialised knowledge of how disease and intervention is represented as data
  • An understanding of information systems provision within the Health Service
  • Knowledge of the fundamental principles and techniques employed in securing healthcare information.
  • Professional transferable skills to advance your career in this evolving industry.

For further information please contact Dr Sarah Barman or click for further details.