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CHIR8505 – Diagnosis and Management 1
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Stephney Whillier
Contact via 9850 9387
17WW, 356
by appointment
lecturer
Hazel Jenkins
Contact via 9850 9383
17 WW, 347
by appointment
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(CHIR8502 or CHIR874) and (CHIR8102 or CHIR892) and (CHIR8402 or CHIR917) and (CHIR8504 or CHIR919)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The focus of this unit is to continue to develop students' clinical reasoning skills, by exposing them to a range of clinical scenarios, which may be encountered in chiropractic practice. It aims to act as a 'virtual clinic', exposing students to a standardised range of clinical experiences. Students go over the case studies prior to the tutorials, and discuss them as a student-based group activity in the tutorials, in order to imitate the independence required in clinical practice. The clinical management of the patient includes nutritional, pharmacological and mental health interventions, and thus these studies are included in this unit. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Integrate and assess presented data (including history, physical examination, and investigations where appropriate) using problem-solving techniques to successfully diagnose patients presenting for chiropractic care across the lifespan
- ULO2: Formulate patient-specific management plans under an evidence-based framework, including referral for further investigations or alternative management when appropriate.
- ULO3: Outline commonly presented mental health conditions and consider how the patient's mental health status can influence their clinical presentation, their therapeutic relationship with the chiropractor, and the clinical outcomes
- ULO4: Interpret a wide range of diagnostic images and evaluate how imaging findings will affect patient management
- ULO5: Discuss drug usage relevant to chiropractic practice, including pharacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and explain the significance of toxicity, adverse reactions and contraindications
- ULO6: Use current research to critically evaluate present nutritional information, issuesand trends
Assessment Tasks
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General Assessment Information
Online Case Study Quizzes
Due: Weekly Weighting: 15% Each week there will be a quiz available on ilearn. Each quiz will open on Monday at 8am and close on Sunday at 11pm. The first quiz will be posted on Monday of week 1. There will be absolutely no opportunity to submit a quiz after the closing time as answers are released at that point. If you have technical difficulties, email your answers to your convenor and they will be manually marked. If you email these after the closing time, they will not be marked.
The quizzes will have a time limit of 30 minutes, and there will be only one submission per student.
The quizzes will contain 4 different types of questions:
- Theory questions based around cases studies These will be from the required text: Beirman R. Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies. Churchill Livingstone, 2012. The list of the cases that will be in each weeks’ quiz can be found in this unit outline under “Unit Schedule: Tutorial: Case Studies & Evidence Informed Practice” Please note that the questions will be related to the conditions discussed in these cases but are designed to test knowledge accumulated through your years of study, not just the case study alone.
- Radiology questions based around cases studies These will be from the required text: Beirman R. Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies. Churchill Livingstone, 2012. The list of the cases that will be in each weeks quiz can be found in this unit outline under “Unit Schedule: Tutorial: Case Studies & Evidence Informed Practice” Please note that the radiology questions will be related to radiographic images provided in the question. These will be related to the conditions discussed in these cases but are designed to test knowledge accumulated through your years of study, not just the case study alone.
- Nutrition questions based on lecture material from the previous week Nutrition questions will be present in quiz 2 onwards, and will test material covered in the lecture from the prior week
- Mental health questions based on lecture material from the previous week Mental health questions will be present in quiz 2 onwards, and will test material covered in the lecture from the prior week
Pharmacology Written Assignment
Due: Week 8 closing time Friday 1st May
Weighting: 10%
Each student will receive a patient profile which contains the list of 3 medications taken by this patient. Based on the information provided, answer the following:
1) Present screenshots of a reliable pharmacology source, which shows the indication, adverse-effects and contraindications of the drugs this patient is taking.
2) Does this combination of drugs point to a specific condition? Explain.
3) Present screenshots of possible interactions between the drugs taken (even if there is no interaction, please provide a screenshot)
4) Point out if any of the drugs can mimic musculoskeletal symptoms and signs. How this can affect chiropractic therapy/advice?
5) Choose one of the drugs and describe its mechanism of action. Are there any other drugs with the same mechanism of action? Give one example.
Important: please use your own words to describe the mechanism of action. A copied figure will not be accepted.
All information provided must be referenced using Vancouver style. Submit PDF file via Turnitin.
Rubric will be available in iLearn.
Radiology Slide Examination
Due: Week 13 Weighting: 15% A slide examination, predominantly related to radiographic imaging, will be held in week 13. This will be held on Friday 5th June between 8-10am in 14SCO, T2. All students must be available for the full two hours.
An exam schedule and the format of the exam will be released during the semester
Case Study Examination
Due: Week 9, Monday 4th May, 8-9am
Weighting: 20%
A summative assessment of case study diagnosis and management. You will be provided with history and examination information and asked to present your diagnosis and a management plan. More information on the format of the exam will be provided throughout the semester.
Written Examination.
Due: University Examination Period Weighting: 40% The final exam will be on pharmacology, nutrition and mental health.
Delivery and Resources
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Delivery and resources
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Tutorial |
Mon 11am-1pm (11WW, 350), OR Tues 12-2pm (11WW, 350) OR Wed 9-11am (4WR, 210) |
Clinical Case studies – Diagnosis, diagnostic imaging and management Each week students will be presented with a selection of clinical scenarios, which will initiate the clinical problem solving activities for this class. Appropriate images will be examined and discussed. The management of the cases will be discussed. Focus will be on the role of the chiropractor. |
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Lecture 1 |
Monday, 8-9 am, 4WR, 320. |
Nutrition Nutrition provides a firm foundation in energy and metabolism and the science of nutrition. It explores current nutritional trends and the perplexing question of what dietary advice should be based on. |
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Lecture 2 |
Friday, 8-9 am, 4WR 220 |
Mental health Students will be introduced to health psychology and the spectrum of wellness. They will explore the many models of health psychology. Abnormal psychology as defined by the DSM-V will be discussed. The threshold for identifying psychological distress, the process of screening, and the referral process will be elucidated |
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Lecture 3 |
Friday 9-10 am, 4SCO, T4 |
Clinical Pharmacology Pharmacology provides a basic understanding of the range of therapeutic drug classes and the names of some of the commonly used pharmacological agents in the treatments of common disorders. It explains the significance of toxicity, contraindication and adverse reactions. |
Unit Web Page
You can log in to iLearn System via the link listed below:
All lecture materials will be posted on ilearn, and there is also a link to ECHO360 for audio recordings of the lectures plus livestreaming.
Required and Recommended Resources
Core:
Beirman R. Cases in Differential Diagnosis for the Physical and Manipulative Therapies. Churchill Livingstone, 2012
Highly recommended:
Souza, T. Differential Diagnosis for the Chiropractor
Yochum, T., & Rowe, L., 20, Essentials of Skeletal Radiology – Vols I & II, (ed.) Lippincott, William & Wilkins, Baltimore.
A note about textbooks:
Textbooks for this unit can be purchased online from Booktopia https://www.booktopia.com.au/coop “.
The list of Macquarie University S1 2020 units and texts can be found on the Booktopia website.
Tutorials:
Case Studies & Evidence Informed Practice
The schedule of weekly tutorials is available on iLearn. It details the case studies that will be covered in the tutorials, the extra reading cases and the online quiz cases for theory and radiology, all laid out week by week. Please consult the schedule at the start of every week and prepare before coming to tutorials and go through the assigned cases before undertaking the weekly online quizzes. Attendance and participation in tutorials are a hurdle requirement and it is necessary to attend at least 8 of the 10 sessions.
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