Clinical Practice 1

Unit code: HMH7105 | Study level: Postgraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
City Campus
Prerequisites
HBS3005 - Introduction to Clinical Practice
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit is a clinical placement unit which provides students with osteopathic workplace experience through their clinical placement hours in the student led osteopathic clinics. Students will treat members of the public under the supervision of osteopathic clinical educators and will contribute to clinical operations. Clinical placements will develop students’ capacity for teamwork, collaboration with peers and clinical educators and communication with patients. This unit will foster the development of confidence and maturity as a future osteopathic practitioner.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Formulate differential diagnoses for patient presenting complaints with consideration of safety and biopsychosocial factors;
  2. Formulate and implement appropriate and safe clinical assessment of the patient in the clinical environment including osteopathic and medical assessment;
  3. Prescribe, implement and reflect on appropriate biopsychosocial management plans and patient outcomes; and
  4. Contextualise effective communication skills including obtaining informed consent in the clinical environment.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

The mini clinical examinations (mini CEx) and Report of Findings (ROF) are assessments conducted in the clinical setting under the supervision of a clinical educator and evaluate the student’s ability to communicate with patients, gather a patient history and perform clinical examinations.

Assessment type: Performance
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Grade: Pass/Fail
Mini CEx (x3- history taking, medical assessment and osteopathic assessment) (10 mins each)
Assessment type: Performance
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Grade: Pass/Fail
Report of Findings assessment (ROF) to patient (10 mins)

Students are required to gain a pass in all assessment items to pass this unit. Students must also provide a completed workbook demonstrating required number of clinical hours and a record of patient consultations to pass this unit.

Required reading

There are no required texts for this unit.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Science (Osteopathy)/Master of Health Science (Osteopathy)
HCOP | Bachelor degree | Duration: 4.5 years

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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