Clinical Practice 1

Unit code:HMH7105Study 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)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

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:

Formulate differential diagnoses for patient presenting complaints with consideration of safety and biopsychosocial factors;
Formulate and implement appropriate and safe clinical assessment of the patient in the clinical environment including osteopathic and medical assessment;
Prescribe, implement and reflect on appropriate biopsychosocial management plans and patient outcomes; and
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 | Grade: Pass/Fail

Mini CEx (x3- history taking, medical assessment and osteopathic assessment) (10 mins each)

Assessment type: Performance | 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.