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RH2002 - Clinical Medicine for Therapy
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
The subject provides basic knowledge of aetiology, pathology, signs and symptoms, management and prognosis of disease conditions encountered in allied health practice throughout the lifespan. Major topics will include: congenital, medical, surgical, psychiatric and geriatric conditions; trauma related injuries and degenerative disease processes; medical and surgical interventions are addressed, developments in prevention and community care with emphasis on psychological sequelae for all age related disabilities.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate correct usage of appropriate scientific and medical terminology;
- analyse the functional implications of damage or dysfunction to psychological and biological systems in the body;
- describe the aetiology, pathology, signs and symptoms, management and prognosis of medical, surgical, psychiatric and age related disorders commonly encountered in allied health practice;
- gain an understanding of the individual's experience of various disorders in day to day life and explore the implications for multi- disciplinary teams.
| Prerequisites: | (BM1031 AND BM1032) OR (BM1041 AND BM1042) OR (BM1051 AND BM1052) OR (BM1071 AND BM1072)70510E is an allowed parent study package on any EXT Availabilities of this subject |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Libby Massey Bodill |
| Lecturers: | Mrs Louise Myles, Ms Libby Massey Bodill. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (55%); other exams (%); quizzes or tests (25%); presentations (20%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Attendance/participation in tutorials assessed as pass/fail. (Students are expected to attend at least 80% of tutorials and participate actively and prepare as required for each session.) Final exam is a must pass exam and students are required to obtain at least 50% in the exam to be eligible to pass the subject overall. |
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