Table 1 weekly learning topics of Musculoskeletal sciences, Respiratory sciences and Cardiovascular sciences block
From: Team-based learning (TBL) in the medical curriculum: better than PBL?
Week | Title | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Musculoskeletal Sciences block | ||
Problem Based Learning | ||
Week 1 | New wheels – fractured femur | Fractured femur (MVA) |
Week 2 | Not just a game | Acute knee injury |
Week 3 | I always work hard | Sciatica/back injury |
Team Based Learning | ||
Week 4 | An embarrassing fall | Fractured NOF & osteoporosis |
Week 5 | I must be getting old | Osteoarthritis |
Week 6 | Why me? | Rheumatoid arthritis |
Respiratory Sciences block | ||
Problem Based Learning | ||
Week 1 | Not at fault | Chest trauma, pneumothorax |
Week 4 | Ex-navy | Interstitial lung disease |
Week 6 | A different cause of cough | Cystic fibrosis |
Week 7 | Difficult circumstances | Pneumonia, Otitis media |
Team Based Learning | ||
Week 2 | Wheezing and breathless | Asthma |
Week 3 | A nasty cough | Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Week 5 | Sleeping on the job | Sleep apnoea, respiratory failure |
Cardiovascular Sciences block | ||
Problem Based Learning | ||
Week 3 | Ms Newman’s indigestion | Myocardial ischaemia |
Week 4 | A breathless pregnancy | Valvular heart disease |
Team Based Learning | ||
Week 2 | Going down hill | Heart failure |
Week 5 | Jennifer and David’s baby | Congenital heart disease, Down sydnrome |
Week 6 | A sudden collapse | Syncope and arrhythmia/hypertension |