Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Rosemary Giuriato
Contact via rosemary.giuriato@mq.edu.au
C5C West Room 345
By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CHIR874 and (CHIR876 or CHIR892) and (CHIR878 or CHIR919) and (CHIR880 or CHIR917)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
CHIR903
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This is the first of two practical units in which students attend the department's Outpatient Clinics as chiropractic interns. In this unit students become responsible for patient management and care under the guidance of the clinic supervisors.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
The main categories of the course requirements are as follows:- 1. Academic 2. Radiography 3. Professional Conduct 4. Attendance 5. Ongoing Assessments 6. Clinical Assignments 7. Clinical Competency Assessments 8. Clinical Fieldwork Activities and attendance hours (Community Service Hours) 9. Clinic Administrative Duties The assessment tasks for the Clinic Internship units are in accordance with the Learning and Teaching guidelines as recommended by Macquarie University’s 2013 Policy. This policy states that there is no requirement for a normal distribution of grades and it is the quality of the individual student’s performance standards that will determine the grade awarded. The Department of Chiropractic has determined the minimum quotas in accordance with the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines (Appendix 1). Performed at least fifty (50) individual, patient clinical assessments, including a comprehensive case history and examination for each patient for the purpose of developing a diagnosis or clinical impression and an appropriate case management regime. Performed at least five (5) examinations of each of the specific systems: cardiovascular, respiratory, genitourinary, digestive, EENT and a minimum of forty (40) appropriate neuro-musculoskeletal examinations. Interpreted and provided written reports on sixty (60) x-ray studies, at least thirty (30) of which were performed by the student on different patients. Completed and recorded 10 full neurological assessments and 40 part neurological assessments, criteria dependent. Completed and recorded 15 Rehabilitation plans approved by a clinic supervisor Performed at least three hundred (300) chiropractic care sessions, directed toward the alleviation of an identifiable ailment. No more than 20 treatments to be directed towards family members or chiropractic students enrolled at Macquarie University and no more than 10% of treatments to be delivered at fieldwork events. Adequately demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of which clinical laboratory examinations should be undertaken and what should be their interpretive significance to relevant cases. A minimum of 80% attendance at all rostered clinic shifts per semester A minimum of 8 hours attendance at any of the University co-ordinated field work events to be recorded by the end of CHIR897 unit completion. This excludes attendance at a clinic placement location. Interns will maintain their Treatment and Reception shifts until formally given leave to depart in December 2013. Early departure from internship without approval will lead to an incomplete grade for Clinical Internship II. No new patient numbers will be allocated from patients treated at a fieldwork event. No more than 30 patient treatments delivered at a fieldwork event will be counted towards the final 300 patient number requirement. Completed a minimum of 20 hours community service relating to chiropractic involvement. These hours may include attendance and assistance rendered at all Department Chiropractic functions where student participation is requested.
Clinic Internship I will be awarded pass/fail grades only. In order to achieve a PASS grade, a student must attain a minimum aggregate overall raw mark of 70% across the assessments and satisfactory attendance along with completion of all unit requirements as outlined in the 2014 Clinic Manual. If any of these components are not met by the designated time as stipulated in the Clinic Manual a student will receive a FAIL grade for this unit.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Competency | 35% | November, 2014 |
DVD Exam | 35% | June Examination period |
OCA | 30% | November, 2014 |
Additional Clinic Requirements | 0% | November, 2014 |
Due: November, 2014
Weighting: 35%
Examination is to be undertaken on a patient that is new to the student and the assessment is marked by a Clinic Supervisor
Due: June Examination period
Weighting: 35%
Clinical Competency standardised case presented in a DVD format to students. Standardised case, marked by clinical examiners.
Due: November, 2014
Weighting: 30%
Each clinical assessment is repeated twice and marked by two individual Clinic Supervisors. Assessment is undertaken on clinic patients.
Due: November, 2014
Weighting: 0%
X – Rays Taken
November
15
X – Ray reports completed
November
25
Adequate clinical progression with respect to treatments delivered as deemed satisfactory by the Director of Clinics
November
125
Lecture 1hr Mon 10am -11am
2 X 4hr Treating shift
1 X 4hr Reception shift
Placement attendance opportunity
Fieldwork attendance opportunity
Attendance at Clinic shifts, placement locations and fieldwork events is expected over a 12 month calendar period and does not by academic semester calendar.
Lecture_1 Mon 10-11am C5CT1
Two 4 hour Treating shifts and one 4 hour Reception shift at the University Chiropractic Outpatient Clinics for a 12 month clinic internship period. This falls outside of semester timetable and university holidays.
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