Clinical exam DVD format

Assessment Type ¹: Clinical performance evaluation Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours Due: Examination week Weighting: 30%

 

Clinical Competency standardised case presented in a DVD format to students. Standardised case, including material from WHS, ethics and jurisprudence lectures.

 

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Take a chiropractic clinical history, perform the relevant physical examination, order any necessary radiographs, refer for any other necessary evaluation in order to provisionally diagnose the patient's condition and carry out safe and effective chiropractic management of a patient (as taught by the Department) within the allocated time.
• Educate patients in the aims and objectives of the proposed care including a rehabilitation program.
• Apply accurate and appropriate clinical record keeping skills.
• Demonstrate satisfactory competency in the ongoing assessments and attendance criteria for the clinic internship. Demonstrate ability to meet quotas as determined by the Department with respect to patient consultation requirements as set out in the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines (Appendix 1 in Clinic Manual) inclusive of radiography quotas set by the Department with respect to the number of diagnostic radiographs produced and reports written. Demonstrated compliance to all requirements for the unit as described in the Clinic Manual.
• Display sociocultural competency awareness and respect.
• Critically analyse ethical and legal issues, chiropractic code of practice and compromising situations.

Clinical competency viva

Assessment Type ¹: Clinical performance evaluation Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours Due: Examination week Weighting: 30%

 

Clinical Competency standardised case presented in a paper-based format to students. Standardised case, including material from CHIR8601 & CHIR8602. Students are examined in a viva voce format where the student will present their answers orally rather than in writing.

 

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Take a chiropractic clinical history, perform the relevant physical examination, order any necessary radiographs, refer for any other necessary evaluation in order to provisionally diagnose the patient's condition and carry out safe and effective chiropractic management of a patient (as taught by the Department) within the allocated time.
• Educate patients in the aims and objectives of the proposed care including a rehabilitation program.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective administrative structures required for the running of a chiropractic clinic.
• Apply accurate and appropriate clinical record keeping skills.
• Demonstrate satisfactory competency in the ongoing assessments and attendance criteria for the clinic internship. Demonstrate ability to meet quotas as determined by the Department with respect to patient consultation requirements as set out in the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines (Appendix 1 in Clinic Manual) inclusive of radiography quotas set by the Department with respect to the number of diagnostic radiographs produced and reports written. Demonstrated compliance to all requirements for the unit as described in the Clinic Manual.
• Display sociocultural competency awareness and respect.
• Critically analyse ethical and legal issues, chiropractic code of practice and compromising situations.
• Gain an understanding of the occupational health and safety area and how chiropractors work in this field.

Clinical competency on new patient

Assessment Type ¹: Clinical performance evaluation Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours Due: Week 7 Weighting: 25%

 

Full clinical competency assessment is to be undertaken on a patient that is new to the student. The student performance will be assessment and marked by a Clinic Supervisor.

 

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Take a chiropractic clinical history, perform the relevant physical examination, order any necessary radiographs, refer for any other necessary evaluation in order to provisionally diagnose the patient's condition and carry out safe and effective chiropractic management of a patient (as taught by the Department) within the allocated time.
• Educate patients in the aims and objectives of the proposed care including a rehabilitation program.
• Apply accurate and appropriate clinical record keeping skills.
• Demonstrate satisfactory competency in the ongoing assessments and attendance criteria for the clinic internship. Demonstrate ability to meet quotas as determined by the Department with respect to patient consultation requirements as set out in the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines (Appendix 1 in Clinic Manual) inclusive of radiography quotas set by the Department with respect to the number of diagnostic radiographs produced and reports written. Demonstrated compliance to all requirements for the unit as described in the Clinic Manual.
• Display sociocultural competency awareness and respect.
• Critically analyse ethical and legal issues, chiropractic code of practice and compromising situations.
• Gain an understanding of the occupational health and safety area and how chiropractors work in this field.

Additional clinic requirements

Assessment Type ¹: Clinical performance evaluation Indicative Time on Task ²: 85 hours Due: Week 7 Weighting: 0%

 

Adequate clinical progression with respect to treatments delivered as deemed satisfactory by the Director of Clinics.

 

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Educate patients in the aims and objectives of the proposed care including a rehabilitation program.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective administrative structures required for the running of a chiropractic clinic.
• Demonstrate satisfactory competency in the ongoing assessments and attendance criteria for the clinic internship. Demonstrate ability to meet quotas as determined by the Department with respect to patient consultation requirements as set out in the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines (Appendix 1 in Clinic Manual) inclusive of radiography quotas set by the Department with respect to the number of diagnostic radiographs produced and reports written. Demonstrated compliance to all requirements for the unit as described in the Clinic Manual.

Ongoing clinical assessments

Assessment Type ¹: Clinical performance evaluation Indicative Time on Task ²: 10 hours Due: See iLearn page for due dates Weighting: 15%

 

The ongoing clinical assessments incorporate the quotas of clinical activities required to fulfil the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines.

 

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Take a chiropractic clinical history, perform the relevant physical examination, order any necessary radiographs, refer for any other necessary evaluation in order to provisionally diagnose the patient's condition and carry out safe and effective chiropractic management of a patient (as taught by the Department) within the allocated time.
• Educate patients in the aims and objectives of the proposed care including a rehabilitation program.
• Demonstrate an understanding of effective administrative structures required for the running of a chiropractic clinic.
• Apply accurate and appropriate clinical record keeping skills.
• Demonstrate satisfactory competency in the ongoing assessments and attendance criteria for the clinic internship. Demonstrate ability to meet quotas as determined by the Department with respect to patient consultation requirements as set out in the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Inc (CCEA) Standards for First Professional Award Programs in Chiropractic Guidelines (Appendix 1 in Clinic Manual) inclusive of radiography quotas set by the Department with respect to the number of diagnostic radiographs produced and reports written. Demonstrated compliance to all requirements for the unit as described in the Clinic Manual.
• Display sociocultural competency awareness and respect.
• Critically analyse ethical and legal issues, chiropractic code of practice and compromising situations.
• Gain an understanding of the occupational health and safety area and how chiropractors work in this field.

 

 

Students are required to attend 3 x four hour shifts per week in the University's teaching clinics. Two of these shifts will be as a treating intern, the other as a reception intern. There will be a one hour lecture delivered most weeks of the semester. 

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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 and clinic 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 clinic session.

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