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Unit of Study NATM3001 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 2: Integumentary and Gastrointestinal systems (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which may require attendance on-campus. 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 review dermatological and gastroenterological clinical cases within the scope of contemporary naturopathic medicine practice.

Unit content

  1. Human microbiome
  2. Clinical dermatology I
  3. Clinical dermatology II
  4. Clinical gastroenterology I
  5. Clinical gastroenterology II
  6. Clinical gastroenterology III

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Term1,3
Term1,3

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:

illustrate interactions between the human microbiome and human health

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

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

apply clinical reasoning to a dermatological or gastroenterological clinical case

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.