AdvDip(CPD) Kidney Disease HE7 20 Credits (NMC registrants)

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This course offers academic progression in the specialist field of advanced clinical practice in kidney disease.

Home/EU Fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £900 for the academic year 2025/26.

International Fees

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £900 for the academic year 2025/26.

Bursaries

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Important note regarding tuition fees: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

This advanced professional development course adopts a blended learning approach, using the principles of case-based learning to develop your enquiry skills and place this in the context of patient care. Sessions will take place face-to-face in class, online and in dedicated simulation suites.

You'll be introduced to topics through keynote lectures that will involve a mixture of theory and case-based discussions around clinical scenarios. Following the lectures, you'll be expected to explore each topic in greater depth, and in relation to your own practice, through self-directed learning. These activities will increase your understanding of heart failure and its management. You'll be encouraged to consider contemporary research evidence and use this to inform your clinical decision-making and information exchange with patients and colleagues.

You'll have two summative assessments, including an in-class multiple choice question assessment and a case-based written assignment. Prior to your summative assessments, you will be well supported, including formative in-class assessments and tutoring for your written assignments.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

• Advanced Professional Development Diploma Kidney Disease

Assessment methods

Learning Activities

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