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Unit of Study OST82002 - Osteopathic Clinical Practice and Research II (2019)

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Unit description

Further develops the skills of the student osteopathic clinician in supervised clinical practice including application of theoretical concepts to case history taking, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning, patient management plans and treatment strategies informed by the best available evidence. Teamwork and critical analytical skills are further developed in a team-based research project.

Unit content

  • Provides 112 hours of clinical practice under the supervision of one or more osteopathic clinical educators and 24 hours of grand rounds
  • Professional behaviours in osteopathic student clinic
  • Integrating theory and practical skills
  • Reflective practice: reflecting on the patient’s  context
  • Further developing clinical reasoning
  • Research project: literature review, aligning methodology to research question, ethics in research

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 2 Session 2

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

GA1: , GA2: , GA3: , GA4: , GA5: , GA6: , GA7:
GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate skills in taking a full patient case history at an intermediate student practitioner level in an evidence-based context
2 perform a full patient physical examination in an evidence-based context at the level of an intermediate student practitioner level
3 implement and explain the diagnostic process at the level of an intermediate student practitioner level
4 develop and explain a management plan, including for chronic pain and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation and commence a safe, rational and evidence-based series of osteopathic treatments
5 demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes, including efficient time management and recording skills
6 critically reflect on the patient’s experience of osteopathic practice
7 work collaboratively within a team on a research project: critically analysing relevant literature and aligning methodology to research questions

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate skills in taking a full patient case history at an intermediate student practitioner level in an evidence-based context
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  2. perform a full patient physical examination in an evidence-based context at the level of an intermediate student practitioner level
    • GA3:
    • GA7:
  3. implement and explain the diagnostic process at the level of an intermediate student practitioner level
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  4. develop and explain a management plan, including for chronic pain and neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation and commence a safe, rational and evidence-based series of osteopathic treatments
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  5. demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes, including efficient time management and recording skills
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
  6. critically reflect on the patient’s experience of osteopathic practice
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
  7. work collaboratively within a team on a research project: critically analysing relevant literature and aligning methodology to research questions
    • GA3:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.