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CHIR8505 – Diagnosis and Management 1

2023 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convener
Christopher Agius
Lecturer
Stephney Whillier
Lecturer
Marina Junqueira Santiago
Hazel Jenkins
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
(CHIR8512 or CHIR8502 or CHIR874) and (CHIR8102 or CHIR892) and (CHIR8402 or CHIR917) and (CHIR8514 or CHIR8504 or CHIR919)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

The focus of this unit is to further develop your clinical reasoning skills, by exposing you to a range of clinical scenarios which may be encountered in chiropractic practice. The unit will act as a 'virtual clinic' by exposing you to a standardised range of clinical experiences. You will review the case studies prior to the tutorials and discuss them in small group activities, in order to imitate the independence required in clinical practice. In this unit you will also learn about nutritional, pharmacological and mental health aspects of clinical management.

CHIR8505 articulates with CHIR8506 with the two units together covering the full spectrum of clinically relevant conditions for chiropractors.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

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 and discuss nutritional information, issues and trends

General Assessment Information

General assessment Information

Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading are contained in the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

All final grades are determined by a grading committee, in accordance with the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.

Students will be awarded a final grade and a mark which must correspond to the grade descriptors specified in the Assessment Procedure (clause 128).

To pass this unit, you must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes, meet any ungraded requirements, and achieve a final mark of 50 or better.

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.

Late Submissions

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (OF THE TOTAL POSSIBLE MARK) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

 For example:

Number of days (hours) late

Total Possible Marks

Deduction

Raw mark

Final mark

1 day (1-24 hours)

100

5

75

70

2 days (24-48 hours)

100

10

75

65

3 days (48-72 hours)

100

15

75

60

7 days (144-168 hours)

100

35

75

40

>7 days (>168 hours)

100

-

75

0

 

For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Online case study quizzes 15% No Weekly starting week 2
Case Study Examination 20% No Week 8
Pharmacology Assessment Task 10% No Week 8
Radiology Slide Exam 15% No Week 13
Final Examination 40% No Exam Period

Online case study quizzes

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weekly starting week 2
Weighting: 15%

 

Weekly online quizzes accessible through ilearn. The quizzes will assess theory and radiology related to weekly case studies, and nutrition and mental health questions based on lecture material from the previous week.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • 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
  • Formulate patient-specific management plans under an evidence-based framework, including referral for further investigations or alternative management when appropriate.
  • 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
  • Interpret a wide range of diagnostic images and evaluate how imaging findings will affect patient management
  • Use current research to critically evaluate and discuss nutritional information, issues and trends

Case Study Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%

 

A summative assessment of case study diagnosis and management. Students are provided with history and examination information and asked to present their diagnosis and a management plan.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • 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
  • Formulate patient-specific management plans under an evidence-based framework, including referral for further investigations or alternative management when appropriate.
  • 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
  • Interpret a wide range of diagnostic images and evaluate how imaging findings will affect patient management
  • Discuss drug usage relevant to chiropractic practice, including pharacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and explain the significance of toxicity, adverse reactions and contraindications
  • Use current research to critically evaluate and discuss nutritional information, issues and trends

Pharmacology Assessment Task

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 10%

 

This assessment task is based on a patient profile which contains a list of medications taken by the patient. Based on the information provided students must answer a series of questions assessing their ability to apply their knowledge of pharmacology.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Discuss drug usage relevant to chiropractic practice, including pharacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and explain the significance of toxicity, adverse reactions and contraindications

Radiology Slide Exam

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%

 

A slide examination related to radiographic and medical imaging, in which students answer questions on slide images in a written examination

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • 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
  • Formulate patient-specific management plans under an evidence-based framework, including referral for further investigations or alternative management when appropriate.
  • Interpret a wide range of diagnostic images and evaluate how imaging findings will affect patient management

Final Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 40%

 

The final exam covers pharmacology, nutrition and mental health theory.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • 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
  • Discuss drug usage relevant to chiropractic practice, including pharacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and explain the significance of toxicity, adverse reactions and contraindications
  • Use current research to critically evaluate and discuss nutritional information, issues and trends

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

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

There are 3, one hour pre recorded lectures per week, with a 2 hour face-to-face tutorial per week.

As a student enrolled in this unit, you will engage in a range of pre recorded lectures and face-to-face learning activities. Details can be found on the iLearn site for this unit.

Technology Used

Active participation in the learning activities throughout the unit will require students to have access to a tablet, laptop or similar device. Students who do not own their own laptop computer may borrow one from the university library.

Unit Schedule

The unit schedule can be found on the iLearn page.

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

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The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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Inclusion and Diversity

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Professionalism

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses.

As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including clinical, practical, laboratory, work-integrated learning (e.g., PACE placements), and team-based learning activities. Some learning activities are recorded (e.g., face-to-face lectures), however you are encouraged to avoid relying upon such material as they do not recreate the whole learning experience and technical issues can and do occur. As an adult learner, we respect your decision to choose how you engage with your learning, but we would remind you that the learning opportunities we create for you have been done so to enable your success, and that by not engaging you may impact your ability to successfully complete this unit. We equally expect that you show respect for the academic staff who have worked hard to develop meaningful activities and prioritise your learning by communicating with them in advance if you are unable to attend a small group interactive session.

Another dimension of professionalism is having respect for your peers. It is the right of every student to learn in an environment that is free of disruption and distraction. Please arrive to all learning activities on time, and if you are unavoidably detained, please join activity as quietly as possible to minimise disruption. Phones and other electronic devices that produce noise and other distractions must be turned off prior to entering class. Where your own device (e.g., laptop) is being used for class-related activities, you are asked to close down all other applications to avoid distraction to you and others. Please treat your fellow students with the utmost respect. If you are uncomfortable participating in any specific activity, please let the relevant academic know.


Unit information based on version 2023.04 of the Handbook