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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023
Unit description
Provides a critical and reflective introduction to the history and principles of osteopathic medicine, the osteopathic concept of diagnosis and treatment, and introduces safe, reliable application of techniques, scientific evidence of osteopathy, risk assessment and informed consent.
Unit content
- Osteopathic philosophy - concept and principles in the context of osteopathic medicine in the Australian and international health sectors
- Introduction to principles of palpation, osteopathic diagnosis, assessment, and treatment including practitioner self-care
- Introduction to soft tissue methods – general and regional
- Introduction to the scientific evidence of osteopathy, risk assessment and informed consent
- Range of motion assessment and introduction to articulation
- Ethics of osteopathic practice in the context of a regulated health care system
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 | reflect on the principles of osteopathic medicine, particularly in relation to a holistic health paradigm |
| 2 | explain the accepted scope of osteopathic practice in the Australian and international health sectors |
| 3 | demonstrate and explain the basic concepts of osteopathic diagnosis |
| 4 | demonstrate and reflect upon safe and effective basic soft tissue skills, body handling and practitioner self-care |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- reflect on the principles of osteopathic medicine, particularly in relation to a holistic health paradigm
- explain the accepted scope of osteopathic practice in the Australian and international health sectors
- demonstrate and explain the basic concepts of osteopathic diagnosis
- demonstrate and reflect upon safe and effective basic soft tissue skills, body handling and practitioner self-care
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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