Lymphoedema Management, Advanced

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate PgCert Part-time 12 Months Nursing

About this course

This programme will provide the advancing healthcare professional wishing to study at Masters level the opportunity to learn the theory and practice of advanced skills in the management of complex lymphoedema, including the Casley-Smith technique of Manual Lymphatic Drainage.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • The first course will provide students with the necessary skills and the theory underpinning these and explore the evidence base. The second course will facilitate the application of these skills in more complex situations and in the context of delivering and managing a service. t will facilitate further development of skills in analysing and synthesising clinical findings and evidence for decision-making at an advanced level.

  • The programme combines workplace learning with part-time attendance and on-line learning to explore and contextualise contemporary issues and the latest research evidence. It will prepare students to the level of a health care professional Band 7 Lymphoedema Advanced Practitioner as proposed in the Lymphoedema Framework Template for Management (Sneddon, 2007).

  • This specialist framework is based on the Skills for Health Career Framework 2007 (www.skillsforhealth.org.uk) and the Knowledge and Skills Framework (DoH 2004).

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

    Managing Complex Lymphoedema (40 credits) and Lymphoedema Advanced Practice (20 credits) combine to give the Postgraduate Certificate in Lymphoedema Management.

    Core and Optional Courses: MANAGING COMPLEX LYMPHOEDEMA LYMPHOEDEMA ADVANCED PRACTICE

    CPD Option: Specialist Lymphoedema Management

  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3213 Medical and dental technicians
    1171 Health services and public health managers and directors
    2232 Registered community nurses
    1231 Health care practice managers
    2235 Registered mental health nurses
    2259 Other health professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
    Study Mode
    Part-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Nursing