Outcomes for Graduates ref. in parentheses

• 5. Use their basic understanding of infectious and inflammatory processes to identify suitable investigations to be undertaken in the clinical setting; and consider how the results of investigations guide management decisions. [8c, 8e, 12a, 12c]
• 6. Take a comprehensive history from a patient, focussing on epidemiological factors and the inflammatory and infectious processes, and ensuring that they elicit patients’ questions and establish their understanding of their disease. [11a, 11e, 13a, 13b]
• 7. Present the history and its interpretation to a clinical teacher and receive and reflect on feedback on their presentation skills. [13a, 13b, 14a, 15a, 15c, 21c, 21e]
• 11. Build on the basic principles of drug action and pharmacokinetics covered in Stage 1 to consider and discuss treatment regimes for patients with inflammatory conditions; focussing on analgesics, anti-inflammatory medication, and antimicrobial medication, considering relevant clinical guidelines. [8e, 8f, 11d, 14f, 17b, 17f]
• 12. Explain the relative merits of imaging technologies as tools for clinical investigation. [8c, 8d, 14c, 14d]