SGUL - Functional Neurological Disorder: A Healthcare Professional’s Guide
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Understand the history, symptoms, and management of FND to communicate more effectively and sensitively with your patients.
Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Functional Neurological Disorder: A Healthcare Professional’s Guide
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- Course Details
- Curriculum
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Functional Neurological Disorder: A Healthcare Professional’s Guide at FutureLearn Course details
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Skills you will learn
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- On this three-week course taught by world-leading experts at St George's, University of London, learner will gain in-depth insights into all aspects of the condition
- Learner will learn from the lived experience of FND sufferers, and explore the impact that poor patient communication has had on their lives
- After an introduction to the history and pathophysiology of FND, learner will delve further into the challenges around diagnosis
- Learner will learn about functional neurological signs and symptoms, and how you can make a diagnosis of FND
- Once a patient is diagnosed with FND, a range of treatments are available to help manage and improve the condition
- Learner will explore different treatments for FND, including psychological therapy, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy
- In the third and final week of the course, learner will apply knowledge to a clinical scenario, focusing on the issue of language choice
- Hearing from a real-life sufferer of FND, learner will understand the damage that poor communication by healthcare professionals can do to a patient's condition.
- By the end of the course, learner will have a comprehensive understanding of FND and a clear sense of how best to inform and advise patients about their condition
Functional Neurological Disorder: A Healthcare Professional’s Guide at FutureLearn Curriculum
Functional Neurological Disorder: A Healthcare Professional’s Guide
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Understanding FND
Introduction to Functional Neurological Disorder
Epidemiology and risk factors
Underlying mechanisms
Summary of the week
FND diagnosis and management
Welcome to week 2
Presentation and diagnosis
Types of FND management
Summary of the week
Communication skills in practice
Welcome to Week 3
Layla's story: Presentation to the Emergency Department
Layla's story: Seizures on the ward
Take home messages
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