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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023
Unit description
Advances comprehension of osteopathic philosophy in diagnosis, treatment, and the concept of evidence based practice. Building on the skills and understanding gained in earlier units, students will develop more advanced musculoskeletal diagnosis and management of different regions of the body.
Unit content
- Osteopathic assessment and treatment of hip joint
- Osteopathic assessment and treatment of pelvic girdle and sacroiliac joint: iliosacral dysfunction evaluation and treatment
- Osteopathic assessment and treatment of the pelvic girdle and sacroiliac joint: sacroiliac dysfunction evaluation and treatment
- Osteopathic assessment and treatment of the lower limb (knee, ankle/foot)
- Osteopathic assessment and treatment of shoulder
- Osteopathic assessment and treatment of the elbow and wrist/hand
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 | critically discuss how osteopathic principles are integrated in diagnosis and treatment for all regions of the body |
| 2 | demonstrate and reflect upon safe and competent patient-centred osteopathic assessment and treatment in the context of diversity for different populations |
| 3 | critically integrate evidence for sound clinical reasoning to inform decision making |
| 4 | develop basic osteopathic management plans for musculoskeletal presentations in the context of examination findings |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- critically discuss how osteopathic principles are integrated in diagnosis and treatment for all regions of the body
- demonstrate and reflect upon safe and competent patient-centred osteopathic assessment and treatment in the context of diversity for different populations
- critically integrate evidence for sound clinical reasoning to inform decision making
- develop basic osteopathic management plans for musculoskeletal presentations in the context of examination findings
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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