In HHD5287 PBL students will develop specialised knowledge and skills in the area of gerontology in order to prepare them for professional practice in an increasingly ageing healthcare context. They will consider the interface between the clinical presentations of common and more specialised gerontological disorders; their medical management and musculoskeletal implications; and subsequent impact on osteopathic management. The patient will be considered within the holistic framework of ageing, social and familial support and inputs from other health care providers. Students will devise solutions (in terms of diagnosis and comprehensive osteopathic management) to a series of problem-based learning cases which require them to integrate knowledge and skills from previous and concurrent learning.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
All summative assessment tasks are a hurdle requirement.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.