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This module provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge, critical insight and skills in the management of long-term conditions. It adopts a client centred approach, and evaluates the pathophysiology of long term conditions/disease pathways. The module will concentrate on those areas of illness/disease highlighted by the current health agenda.

This module will cover the following topics:

• the client journey through the disease process;
• the application of holistic health and social care assessment;
• the physiological and psychological aspects of acute episodes upon clients in social and clinical settings;
• the psychological impacts on carers and families in managing the acute episodes of their clients/family members;
• management of long term  illness, including respiratory, neurological, metabolic, psychological and circulatory conditions;
• multi-professional and multi-disciplinary working in support of the person with a long term condition;
• the evidence base used to reform and enhance practice.

A student passing this module should be able to:

1. Critically explore the pathophysiology of a long term condition and its clinical complexity.
2. Critically appraise the effects of long term conditions on the client, family and carer in their social setting;
3. Critically analyse and provide examples of managing specific disease/s appropriate to their area of practice including the challenges of multi-agency intervention.
4. Critically evaluate long term disease progression and the importance of case management.

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.