Unit aim
Further enhances the skill base in osteopathic diagnosis and technique towards mastery at the level required of entry to independent practice.
Unit content
Topic 1: Master classes in advanced osteopathic diagnosis and treatment
Topic 2: Gastrointestinal system – common conditions and management Integrated diagnosis – neuromusculoskeletal/behavioural/energy expenditure/nutritional\Multi-system presentations
Topic 3: Genitourinary system – common conditions and management Complex diagnosis – multi-system presentations
Topic 4: Obstetrics – diagnosis and management in obstetrics and gynaecology
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Develop and analyse critical questions about the evidence basis of the osteopathic health care concept. | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate and reflect upon safe and contextually relevant patient handling and interactive skills. | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | Demonstrate, explain and interpret advanced osteopathic diagnosis - integrative neuromusculoskeletal, behavioural, energy expenditure and exchange and nutritional models | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 4 | Demonstrate competency in advanced integrative osteopathic technique. | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning in the osteopathic management of patient presentations in the obstetrical, gynaecological, cardiovascular, genitourinary and gastrointestinal systems | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 6 | Demonstrate professional skills in readiness for independent practice | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Lismore
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 3 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Exam: practical | 60% |
| Essay | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2017 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
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