Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| 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: | |
|---|---|
| 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
Commonwealth Supported courses
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International
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