The University of Sheffield
Continuing Professional Development for Health and Social Care Practitioners

Programme List (by Subject Areas)

CPD Funding is now also available at The University of Sheffield for April 2012 - March 2013.

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Acute Care

Care of the Orthopaedic Patient (SNM2123/SNM3103)
ECG Analysis and Application (SNM2111/SNM3090)
Foundations of Orthopaedics (SNM2122/SNM3102)
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Related Procedures (SNM2215/SNM3232)
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Related Procedures for Health Care Assistants and Clinical Support Workers (Study Day)
Identifying the deteriorating patient (SNM2106/SNM3085)
Introduction to ECG interpretation (Study Day)
Managing Arrhythmias and Inherited Cardiac Conditions (SNM632)
Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (SNM2109/SNM3088)
Musculo-Skeletal Trauma (SNM2121/SNM3101)
Using physical assessment skills in patient care (SNM2214/SNM3233)

Cardiac Conditions

CHD Update (Study Day)
Chronic Heart Failure (SNM2108/SNM3087)
Heart Failure in Primary Care (Study Day)
Hypertension (Study Day)
Managing Heart Failure as a Long Term Health Condition (SNM611)

Dementia Care

Foundations in Relationship-Centred Dementia Care (SNM2234/SNM3234)

Diabetes

Diabetes and Footcare (Study Day)
Diabetes & Insulin Initiation and Management (Study Day)
Introduction to Diabetes Care and Management (SNM2204/SNM3187)
Introduction to Diabetes (Study Day)
Managing Diabetes as a Long Term Health Condition (SNM614)
Overview of Diabetes Complications (Study Day)

Essential Skills Study Days

An Introduction to Contraception in Primary Care
An Introduction to Health Promotion
An Introduction to Nursing in Primary Care
Chronic Kidney Disease in Primary Care
Coronary Heart Disease Update
Contraception Update
Ear Care
Heart Failure in Primary Care
Hypertension
Infection Control in Primary Care

Travel Health
Wound Care
Practice Nurse Work-based Induction and Preceptorship Programme

Family Planning

An Introduction to Contraception in Primary Care (Study Day)
Cervical Screening for Health Care Professionals (SNM3246)
Practice of Family Planning and RSH (SNM235/SNM335)

Human Communication Sciences

Post-Graduate Programmes
MPhil/PhD Human Communication Sciences - HCSR 20
Available for distance learning (below):
PGCert in Cleft Palate Studies - HCST 05
PGDip/MSc Speech & Cleft - HCST 07 & 09
PG Cert/PG Dip/MSc Language and Communication Impairment in Children - HCST 16, 17 & 18
PGCert/PGDip/MSc Speech Difficulties - HCST 10, 12 & 14

Undergraduate Programme For Speech And Language Therapy Assistants (Distance Learning)
Advanced Certificate In Language And Communication Impairment In Children - HCSU 03

Post-Graduate Modules: Developmental Speech, Language and Communication Impairments
Available for distance learning (below):
Cleft Lip & Palate: Velopharyngeal Structure And Function - HCS 6102
Cleft Lip And Palate: A Multidisciplinary Approach - HCS 6101
Cleft Lip And Palate: Intervention And Service Provision - HCS 6104
Cleft Lip And Palate: Speech Assessment- HCS 6103
Developmental Disorders A – HCS 6091 (15 Credits)
Developmental Disorders B – HCS 6092 (30 Credits)
Language and Communication - HCS 6026
Speech Difficulties 1 Nature and Investigation – HCS 6021
Speech Difficulties 2 Intervention and Management - HCS 6022
Spoken and Written Language - HCS 6025

Post-Graduate Modules: Research Training
Available by distance learning (below):
Developing An Evidence Base For Practice - HCS 6027
Methods of Enquiry - HCS 6028

Undergraduate Modules For Speech And Language Therapy Assistants (Distance Learning)
Cognitive Development and Learning - HCS 276
Working With Children with Speech Language and Communication Needs - HCS280
Speech, Language and Communication Development - HCS 275
Speech, Language and Communication Needs - HCS 277

Long Term Conditions

Advanced Care and Management of Long Term Conditions (SNM613)
Advanced Care and Management of Chronic Wounds (SNM629)
Cancer and Its Treatment (SNM267/SNM367) BESPOKE FOR DONCASTER & BASSETLAW STAFF ONLY
Cancer Pathophysiology and Therapeutics (SNM638)
Care and Management of the Renal Patient (SNM2221/3321)
Long-Term Conditions Workshop (Study day)
Managing Renal Disease as a Long Term Health Condition (SNM616)
Managing Respiratory Disease as a Long Term Condition (SNM615)
PGCert in Cancer Care (NURT94)
PGCert in Long Term Health Conditions (NURT86)
The Context of Cancer Care (SNM628)

Neonate, Children, Family & Public Health

Concepts of Care of the Newborn Diploma/Degree Level (SNM2139/SNM3116)
Concepts of Care of the Newborn Masters Level (SNM623)
Emergency Management of the Neonate (SNM630)
High Dependency Care of the Newborn Diploma/Degree Level (SNM2138/SNM3115)
High Dependency Care of the Newborn Masters Level (SNM622)
Holistic Care for Babies and Families (SNM631)
Intensive Care of the Newborn Diploma/Degree Level (SNM2137/SNM3114)
Intensive Care of the Newborn Masters Level (SNM621)
Professional Issues in Caring for the Child or Neonate (SNM2131)
PGCert in Neonatal Intensive Care (NURT78)
PGDip in Enhancing Neonatal Practice (NURT93)

Orthoptics

MMedSci/PGDip (Vision and Strabismus) by Distance Learning

Palliative and End of Life Care

Palliative Care in the Community (Study Day)
Supportive Care at the End-of-Life (SNM2210/SNM3227)

Patient Safety

Infection Control in Primary Care (Study Day)
Legal and Professional Issues in Healthcare (SNM633)
Nurse/Midwifery Independent/Supplementary Prescribing Course (SNM3223/SNM624)
Tissue Viability Care and Management (SNM3237)

Professional Development

Dissertation (SNM3178/SNM3136)
Practice Based Portfolio Development & Developing Clinical Practice (SNM2129/SNM3016)
Preparation of Supervisors of Midwives (SNM3014/SNM6004)

School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)

Click on a course or unit title for more information. These links will take you to the course information on the ScHARR website. Most modules connected to all the School's courses are available to take individually. See the list below or contact the school's CPD Administrator scharr-cpd@sheffield.ac.uk.

To apply for a complete programme (Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate) please use the University's central Postgraduate Online Application form.  For individual units or modules see the "How to apply" section of the CPD website or click the link on the right of the module description page.

Public Health related programmes
MPH (Master in Public Health) full time (HART22) or part time (HART23)
A Postgraduate Diploma (HART24 full time, HART25 part time) and Postgraduate Certificate (HART26 full time, HART27 part time) in Public Health are also available. Contact scharr-mph@sheffield.ac.uk for more details.

MPH (Master in Public Health) part time by Distance Learning (HART80)
This programme is delivered completely online with interactive seminars, discussions, recorded lectures and online reading. A Postgraduate Diploma (HART81) and Postgraduate Certificate (HART82) in Public Health (by Distance Learning) are also available. Contact scharr-mphdl@sheffield.ac.uk for more details.

MPH (Health Services Research) full time (HART32) or part time (HART33)
A Postgraduate Diploma (HART34 full time, HART35 part time) and Postgraduate Certificate (HART36 full time, HART37 part time) in Public Health (Health Services Research) are also available. Contact scharr-mph@sheffield.ac.uk for more details

MPH (Management & Leadership) full time (HART46) or part time (HART47)
A Postgraduate Diploma (HART48 full time, HART49 part time) and Postgraduate Certificate (HART50 full time, HART51 part time) in Public Health (Management and Leadership) are also available. Contact scharr-mph@sheffield.ac.uk for more details.

Health Economics and Decision Science related programmes
MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling full time (HART44) or part time (HART45). Contact scharr-hedm@sheffield.ac.uk for more details
MSc International Health Technology Assessment, Pricing and Reimbursement part time Distance Learning (HART66). Contact scharr-ihta@sheffield.ac.uk for more details
A Postgraduate Diploma (HART67) and Postgraduate Certificate (HART68) in International Health Technology, Pricing and Reimbursement are also available.

Health Services Research related programmes
MSc Clinical Research full time (HART64) or part time (HART65). Contact scharr-clinres@sheffield.ac.uk for more details.
MSc Advanced Emergency Care full time (HART91) or part time (HART92). Contact scharr-aec@sheffield.ac.uk for more details.
A Postgraduate Diploma (HART93 full time or HART94 part time) and Postgraduate Certificate (HART95 full time or HART96 part time) in Advanced Emergency Care are also available.

The following units are available within the School of Health and Related Research for CPD Students
Most modules in ScHARR run for a whole semester (12 weeks teaching followed by an assessment period). If a module is shown as online this means all the teaching and assessment is via internet link throughout the teaching period. For other modules students are expected to attend lectures, seminars etc on either one or two days per week during the 12 week teaching period.
Advanced Simulation Methods (Semester 2)(HAR672)
An Introduction to UK Emergency Medicine (Semester 1) (HAR6106)
Building Cost-effective Models for Health Technology Assessment (Semester 2 online) (HAR6119)
Communicable Disease Control (Semester 2)(HAR685)
Communicable Disease Control DL (Semester 2 online) (HAR698)
Contemporary Health Psychology and Behaviour Change (Semester 2)(HAR680)
Cost-effectiveness Modelling for Health Technology Assessment (Semester 1) (HAR667)
Cost-effectiveness Modelling in International Health Technology Assessment (Semester 2 online) (HAR6113)
Disaster and Emergency Management (Semester 2)(HAR686)
Economic Evaluation (Semester 1) (HAR6260)
Economic Evaluation in International Health Technology Assessment (Semester 1 online) (HAR6115)
Emergency Medicine Informatics (Semester 1 online) (HAR6123)
Epidemiology (Semester 1)(HAR619)
Epidemiology DL (Semester 1 online) (HAR6048)
Evidence Based Emergency Medicine and Research (Semester 1 online) HAR6105
Further Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials (Semester 2 online)(HAR688)
Further Statistics for Health Science Researchers (Semester 2) (HAR6045)
Health Care Financing and Economic Evaluation (Semester 2)(HAR687)
Health Needs Assessment, Planning and Evaluation (Semester 1) (HAR6041)
Health Promotion (Semester 2)(HAR6021)
Health Promotion DL (Semester 2 online) (HAR6046)
Health Research Methods (Semester 1) (HAR669)
HTA Implementation in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) (Semester 2 online) (HAR6126)
International Healthcare Systems and Reimbursement (Semester 2 online) (HAR6112)
Introduction to Health Economics (Semester 1) (HAR668)
Introduction to Psycho-social Research Practice (Semester 2) (HAR693)
Introduction to Research Methods (Semester 1)(HAR6030)
Introduction to Research Methods DL (Semester 1 online)(HAR6043)
Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal (Semester 1)(HAR6035)
Introduction to Statistics and Critical Appraisal DL (Semester 2 online)(HAR6042)
Key Issues in Global Public Health (Semester 1)(HAR675)
Key Issues in National and Global Public Health DL (Semester 1 online)(HAR6047)
Leading and Managing Health Services (Semester 2)(HAR682)
Leading and Managing Health Services DL (Semester 2 online) (HAR699)
Management Theory and Practice (Leadership and Managing Change) (Semester 1)(HAR6104)
Medical Statistics and Evidence Synthesis (Semester 2) (HAR670)
Medicolegal and Forensic Emergency Medicine (Semester 2) (HAR6124)
Methods and Processes in International Health Technology Assessment (Semester 1 online) (HAR6111)
Muskuloskeletal Emergency Medicine (Semester 2) (HAR6121)
Observational and Ambulatory Medicine (Semester 1) (HAR6107)
Operational Research Techniques in Health Resources Allocation (Semester 2) (HAR671)
Paediatric Emergency Medicine (Semester 2) (HAR6108)
Pharmaceutical Pricing (Semester 2 online)(HAR692)
Policy, Practice and Health Systems (Semester 2)(HAR697)
Policy, Practice and Health systems DL (Semester 2 online) (HAR6049)
Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine, Event and Expedition Medicine (Semester 2) (HAR6109)
Promoting Evidence-based Health Care (Semester 1) (HART6521)
Public Health Informatics (Semester 2) (HAR655)
Qualitative Research Design and Analysis (Semester 2) (HAR6531)
Randomised Controlled Trials (Semester 2) (HAR674)
Randomised Controlled trials to Support Reimbursement Decision Making (Semester 1 online) (HAR6116)
Research Methods for Emergency Medicine (full year module) (HAR6125)
Sedation in Emergency Medicine (Semester 2) (HAR6122)
Sociology of Health and Illness (Semester 2)(HAR6016)
Systematic Approaches to Evidence Assessment DL (Semester 1 online) (HAR6044)
Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal Techniques (Semester 2) (HAR6501)
Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis: Applications (Semester 1 online)(HAR6117)
Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis: Principles (Semester 1 online) (HAR6114)
Systematically Reviewing the Research Literature (Semester 1 or 2 online) (HAR6029)
Using Evidence in the Design and Development of Models (Semester 1 online)(HAR691)
Utility and Patient-reported Ourcomes Data in Health Technology Assessment (Semester 2 online) (HAR6118)
Valuing the Benefits of Health Care (Semester 2) (HAR694)

Health Informatics (based in the Information School)
MSc Health Informatics - INFT26 (PT/DL)

ScHARR Postgraduate Research programmes
MPhil/PhD Health & Related Research - HARR11 (FT) / HARR21 (PT)

Service Improvement

Principles of Management and Leadership in the Health and Social Care Setting (SNM2193/SNM3183)
Promoting Evidence Based Practice (SNM2127/SNM3182)
Research Appreciation and Application (SNM3177/SNM3135) - Distance Learning
Service Performance Improvement Methodology for Health Professionals (SNM626) & Service Performance Improvement Mini- Project (SNM627)