Availabilities:
Location | Domestic | International |
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Online | Term4 |
Unit description
Explores the processes and procedures used to support Lifestyle Medicine practice, with a major focus on assessment and diagnosis.
Unit content
- Clinical processes and models of care.
- Shared medical appointments.
- Assessment in lifestyle medicine.
- Nutrition and anthropometric assessment.
- Physical activity assessment.
- Diagnostics and diagnosis in lifestyle medicine.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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1 | Describe a range of clinical processes and models of care applicable to the practice of lifestyle medicine. |
2 | Describe the role of shared medical appointments in lifestyle medicine. |
3 | Analyse diverse assessment techniques applicable to lifestyle medicine. |
4 | Critically examine diagnostic tests and diagnostic reasoning pertinent to lifestyle medicine. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Describe a range of clinical processes and models of care applicable to the practice of lifestyle medicine.
- Describe the role of shared medical appointments in lifestyle medicine.
- Analyse diverse assessment techniques applicable to lifestyle medicine.
- Critically examine diagnostic tests and diagnostic reasoning pertinent to lifestyle medicine.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
Readings and resources are provided for each module in this unit.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching method |
Project 150 hours (Across the Term) |
Assessment | |
Quiz | 20% |
Journal Article - commentary | 30% |
Case study | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
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International
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