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Unit of Study OSTP5002 - Osteopathic Medicine II (2022)

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Unit description

Provides students with a deepening understanding of the diagnostic theory and methods in primary care medicine, with particular focus on aged care, rehabilitation studies and exercise as therapy, psychology and counselling, pain management and paediatrics. This unit also aims to develop advanced clinical reasoning while integrating the osteopathic principles and practices into patient care. Simulated clinical cases are used to develop clinical reasoning skills.

Unit content

  • The biopsychosocial model of health and illness
  • Principles of psychology and counselling relevant to osteopathic practice
    • Psychosocial issues in osteopathy practice
    • Mind-body medicine
    • Cognitive approaches in pain management
  • Principles of rehabilitation studies, and lifestyle management plans
    • Review of principles of exercise prescription
    • Advanced diagnostic skills
    • Rehabilitation in osteopathic practice
  • Principles of aged care
    • Osteopathy in aged care
  • Principles of Paediatrics
    • Osteopathy in paediatrics
  • Principles of Integrated care

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2
Lismore
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Session2

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:

identify and explain the signs and symptoms and diagnostic processes of disease identification in patient presentations in the aged care and paediatric domains

describe models of pain management, including the bio-psychosocial model

demonstrate competency in clinical counselling, applying knowledge of the psychological influences on health

demonstrate competency in constructing appropriate lifestyle management plans for patient based on the principles of rehabilitation

critically explore the integration of the osteopathic concept of health and disease with the diagnostic process

demonstrate rational clinical reasoning and problem solving skills in the development of management plans for simulated patient cases.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Higgs J et al, 2008, Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, 3rd, Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.