Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online |
Unit description
Learners explore integrative approaches to women’s health. Evidence-based, patient-centred approaches are applied to a range of women’s health conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, menstrual disorders and menopause. Learners also examine diverse woman-centred models of care, and are equipped with recognising acute emergencies in women’s health.
Unit content
Topic 1: Overview of women’s health and the female reproductive lifespan
Topic 2: Major causes of functional and organic pathology in women’s health
Topic 3: Woman-centred models of care
Topic 4: Integrative approaches to women’s health
Topic 5: Women’s health conditions
Topic 6: Acute emergencies in women’s health
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 | demonstrate a critical understanding of women’s health and the female reproductive lifespan |
| 2 | describe the aetiology of functional and organic pathology in women’s health |
| 3 | critically analyse woman-centredness in different models of health care |
| 4 | critically describe integrative approaches to women’s health |
| 5 | analyse integrative approaches to the management of women’s health conditions |
| 6 | recognise acute emergencies in women’s health and appropriate courses of action. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of women’s health and the female reproductive lifespan
- describe the aetiology of functional and organic pathology in women’s health
- critically analyse woman-centredness in different models of health care
- critically describe integrative approaches to women’s health
- analyse integrative approaches to the management of women’s health conditions
- recognise acute emergencies in women’s health and appropriate courses of action.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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