Understanding Children's Medicine

This module is an introduction to children?s medicine. The module consists of 12 hours of lectures delivered by clinicians specialized in a variety of childhood disabilities, with a focus on interdisciplinary working. This is complemented by 12 hours of tutorials identifying how these disabilities are catered for in the community. Students will explore the impact that childhood disabilities have on a child?s participation and performance in everyday life. Students will also explore how various players in children?s lives work in collaboration with the child, their family, and other relevant team members in the health and education systems to maximize the children?s potential.