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Unit of Study OSTP6004 - Osteopathic Clinical Practice and Research IV (2022)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Pre-requisites

    OST03328 Osteopathic Clinical Practice and Research III

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains professional experience learning/ laboratory activities that require students to meet mandatory compliance requirements prior to attending. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the Professional Experience Learning and/or stipulated Laboratory Activity which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at https://www.scu.edu.au/health/health-placements/. Please note Full Covid-19 vaccination is a mandatory requirement associated with the placement element of this unit of study. This requirement has been stipulated by the placement providers. It is strongly recommended that only students who meet this requirement enrol in this unit.

Unit description

Further develops the skills of the entry level osteopathic clinician by increasing patient contact in readiness for graduation. Deepens teamwork and critical analytic skills in a team based research project as the final report is developed to completion.

Unit content

  • Professional behaviours and competencies
  • Integration and application of theory and skills
  • Reflective practice
  • Clinical reasoning
  • Management planning

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2
Lismore
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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:

demonstrate proficiency in conducting a full patient history

perform a full patient physical examination in context at a proficient level

demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills

formulate and explain a management plan and commence a safe, rational and effective series of osteopathic treatments

demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes, including time management, data recording and reliability

demonstrate appropriate clinical reflective practice skills

demonstrate ability to work collaboratively within a team through preparation of a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.