CPD Applied Pathophysiology

Studying this course offers a deep dive for registered healthcare professionals into the mechanisms of disease, providing a critical understanding of how genetic and environmental factors contribute to health conditions. By exploring real patient cases, you will develop the ability to make evidence-based diagnoses and informed decisions in complex clinical situations. This course also emphasises interprofessional learning, enhancing collaboration skills essential for modern healthcare. You will gain practical knowledge of therapeutic interventions, improving your ability to manage and potentially reverse diseases. Ultimately, this course equips you with the expertise to significantly impact patient outcomes and advance your career in healthcare.

This course is currently undergoing its scheduled programme review, which may impact the advertised modules. Programme review is a standard part of the University’s approach to quality assurance and enhancement, enabling us to ensure that our courses remain up to date and maintain their high standard and relevancy.

Once the review is completed, this course website page will be updated to reflect any approved changes to the advertised course. These approved changes will also be communicated to those who apply for the course to ensure they wish to proceed with their application.

The course content will explore the applied pathophysiology of commonly presenting conditions relating to all body systems. You will aim to:

• understand how genetic and environmental factors affect physiological mechanisms that lead to disease
• develop an understanding of how therapeutic interventions can change underlying pathophysiology to reduce the impact of disease
• apply a critical approach to making evidence-based judgements in complex situations to control symptoms and manage disease

This CPD course also forms part of the Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making and is a optional module on the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme. For details of advanced entry please contact LJMU course inquiries. 

The course uses a variety of teaching and learning approaches designed to engage and inspire you. These may include lectures, seminars, group work activities, and tutorials, and will involve both on-campus and online learning.

As you progress through the course, you will develop and use progressively higher-order and mastery-level skills, as well as further developing subject-specific knowledge. This will support you to become an inquiring and confident learner, fostering independence in the acquisition, and application of, theoretical knowledge.

You will be:

• empowered to acquire knowledge through supported, independent learning - this will include being directed to scholarly activities that will prepare you for scheduled teaching activity
• supported in engaging in learning within your own time with directed activities that are provided for you through our online learning platform  - this will be supported by dedicated and experienced academic staff will actively, iteratively, and directly engage with you to facilitate and guide your learning

Qualification requirements

• Undergraduate degree

  BA/BSc (Hons) in relevant field at 2:2 or above, or evidence of potential to study at Masters Level

To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU CPD application form. You will need to provide details of your qualifications and curent employment.

We are looking for practitioners within healthcare who embody the core NHS values and constitution and have the drive to enhance practice and innovate to effect positive change for patients and carers in the role and speciality within which they work.

You will be assessed by undertaking a written examination of 2 hours at the LJMU campus during week 15 of the course which will be facilitated through the use of an online learning platform.