Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Christopher Burrell
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(CHIR315 or CHIR3105) and (HLTH316 or HLTH3302)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
(CHIR316 or CHIR3106) and (HLTH317 or HLTH3303)
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This PACE unit provides the student with foundations relevant for clinical practice. Students will be introduced to components of chiropractic clinical practice including: practice management, clinical information gathering and assessment (including history-taking and diagnostic imaging) and differential diagnosis. Further exploration of the relationship between health and disease will occur through the development of clinical problem solving skills crucial for chiropractors. An emphasis will be placed on the assessment of musculoskeletal conditions relevant to chiropractic practice and the recognition of conditions outside the scope of chiropractic care. The community engagement and practical components of this PACE unit will occur in the Macquarie University Chiropractic Clinics. Students will experience elements of clinical information gathering, patient-practitioner and inter-practitioner interactions and the management of a modern chiropractic facility. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online Radiology Workbook | 0% | Yes | Ongoing |
Mid-Session Exam | 20% | No | Week 8 |
Online quizzes | 10% | No | Weeks 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 |
End-Session Exam | 50% | No | University Examination Period |
PACE Report | 15% | No | Week 10 |
PACE Reflective Journal | 5% | No | Weekly |
PACE Chiropractic Clinic shift | 0% | Yes | Ongoing |
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The radiology workbook includes weekly tasks (starting week 1) to complement your learning. This includes home activities, activities within tutorials and within clinic shifts. Each weeks tasks are to be completed by Sunday at 11pm, when formative feedback will be provided. Activities in the workbook will be marked, and an overall passing grade (50% or higher) will be required to meet the hurdle component of this assessment.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%
Mid-Session examination on materials Week 1-7.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Weeks 4, 6, 9, 11, 13
Weighting: 10%
5 online quizzes worth 2% each. The quizzes will include questions on both your understanding of conditions that commonly present to chiropractic clinics AND radiology.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 50%
End of session examination on materials Week 1-13.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 15%
Written assignment which asks students to research and report on a condition that may masquerade as back pain and present to a chiropractor in the first instance. This report will encourage students to appreciate the importance of differential diagnosis in chiropractic practice and the vital role of referral to appropriate healthcare providers and services.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%
Students are required to make at least 11 entries in an online reflective journal about their PACE experience.
Assessment Type 1: Work-integrated task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 44 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 0%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
PACE students will attend 11 PACE Chiropractic Clinic shifts throughout the session. Students will interact with Chiropractic Clinic shift supervisors and final-year chiropractic student interns. PACE students will engage with final-year chiropractic student interns through interviews for the written report assignment and reviewing radiographic norms. PACE students will engage with the community through being involved with the development of rehabilitation plans for patients and observing the delivery of these plans by the final-year chiropractic student interns.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE LECTURES
Lecture - See iLearn for details
Tutorial - 1 2-hour tutorial per week (starting week 2), see iLearn for details
COMPULSORY - PACE clinic shifts. You will attend your designated PACE clinic shift ONLINE and interact with final year students and the community at one of the 3 University Teaching Clinics for 11 sessions.
RADIOLOGY LECTURES
The radiology lectures will be provided through online videos and powerpoint presentations available through iLearn. It is important that you watch these before attempting the workbook or attending tutorials.
The radiology workbook will be accessed through iLearn and is intended to form a resource for normal radiographic anatomy to reference in CHIR3610 and in radiology units in the Master of Chiropractic.
Access to radiographic images will also be provided through your clinic shifts and through the radiographic library, links to which will be provided on iLearn.
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Date | Description |
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26/07/2020 | Changed CHIR322(old code) to CHIR3610(new code) |