Unit of Study NATM5008 Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 6: Cancer and Haematological System (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NATM3001 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 2: Integumentary and Gastrointestinal systems AND NATM3002 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 3: Musculoskeletal and Nervous systems AND NATM3003 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 4: Cardiovascular and Respiratory systems AND NATM3004 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 5: Urogenital and Endocrine systems

Enrolment information

Students are required to attend on-campus classes and participate in online activities. Prior knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is required.

Unit description

Integrates knowledge and skills in clinical sciences, naturopathic therapeutics, interdisciplinary care and clinical reasoning in order to safely and effectively assess, diagnose, plan, treat and reviewendocrinological, haematological or oncological clinical cases within the scope of contemporary naturopathic medicine practice.

Unit content

Clinical endocrinology II
Clinical endocrinology III
Clinical haematology
Clinical oncology I
Clinical oncology II
Clinical oncology III

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1,3	Term1,3
Lismore	Term3	Term3

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:

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in endocrinological conditions

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in haematological conditions

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in oncological conditions

apply clinical reasoning to an endocrinological, haematological or oncological clinical case

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Practical 18 hours (Intensive)

Assessment
Portfolio A	15%
Portfolio B	30%
Practical case study (and reflection)	55%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Practical 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio A	15%
Portfolio B	30%
Practical case study (and reflection)	55%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Students are required to bring to each practical class: non-restrictive clothing, fully enclosed sturdy flat non-slip shoes (shoes must fully cover toes), and a hair-tie (if applicable).

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed text information is not currently available.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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