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Unit description
Develops the skills of the beginning osteopathic clinician in supervised clinical practice including case history taking, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning, patient management plans and treatment strategies.
Unit content
- Professional behaviours in the osteopathic student clinic
- Osteopathic principles as it relates to diagnosis and interpretation of findings in a diverse population
- Reflective practice: Introduction to the Gibbs Model of Reflection
- Overview of the Clinical reasoning cycle and its relevance to osteopathic practice
- Introduction to legal, professional, ethical standards, codes and guidelines of osteopathic practice and health care in Australia
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 skills in taking a full patient case history at a beginning student practitioner level |
| 2 | perform a full patient physical examination in an evidence-based context at a beginning student practitioner level with clear diagnostic rationale |
| 3 | implement and explain a management plan, including for chronic pain and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation, and commence a safe, rational and evidence-based series of osteopathic treatments at a beginning student practitioner level |
| 4 | demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes, including ethical and reflective practice, teamwork and collaboration |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate skills in taking a full patient case history at a beginning student practitioner level
- perform a full patient physical examination in an evidence-based context at a beginning student practitioner level with clear diagnostic rationale
- implement and explain a management plan, including for chronic pain and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation, and commence a safe, rational and evidence-based series of osteopathic treatments at a beginning student practitioner level
- demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes, including ethical and reflective practice, teamwork and collaboration
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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