Week One – Introduction
5th - 9th Sept
Day 1: Introduction to course
Day 2: Buddy group icebreaker
Day 3: Briefing 1: clinical information needs
Day 4: Individual exercise
Day 5: Guided reading in medical humanities
Week Two – Information for diagnosis and prognosis
12th - 16th Sept
Day 6: Briefing 2: Information for diagnosis and prognosis
Day 7: Group exercise 1
Day 8: Competition
Day 9: Individual exercise: speak to a clinician
Day 10: Catch up day
Week Three – Information for treatment and management
19th - 23rd Sept
Day 11: Briefing 3: Information for treatment and management
Day 12: Group exercise 2
Day 13: Catch up day
Day 14: Guided reading Trish Greenhalgh Narrative-based medicine
Day 15: Individual exercise
Week Four – Screening and prevention
26th - 30th Sept
Day 16: Briefing 4: Information for screening and prevention
Day 17: Catch up
Day 18: Individual exercise
Day 19: Quiz: medical terminology
Day 20: Group exercise 3 Conclusion
Week Five – Decision making
3rd - 7th Oct
Day 21: Briefing 5: Information for decision making
Day 22: DIPEX resource
Day 23: Individual exercise: presenting risk
Day 24: Catch up
Day 25: Group discussion: disclosure of clinical outcomes: which of five options is the best way of presenting these
Week Six – Conclusion
10th - 14th Oct
Day 26: Briefing 6: Clinicians and information services in the future
Day 27: Debate and quiz answers
Day 28: Competition answers
Day 29: Course summary
Day 30: Conclusion and evaluation
Portfolio Submission: Friday 28th October