Course Title: Clinical Medicine 2

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Clinical Medicine 2

Credit Points: 12.00


Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MEDS2073

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013

Course Coordinator: Dr Ray Myers

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7263

Course Coordinator Email: Ray.myers@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

036733 Clinical Medicine 1


Course Description

This course develops understanding of the standard medical approach to diagnosis of conditions that commonly present to primary-contact health care practitioners. In addition indicators of conditions that require referral are covered. This course also provides support for the student’s developing patient care responsibilities in the student teaching clinics.
The Course consists of six modules:

• Cardiovascular
• Haematology & Endocrinology
• Dermatology
• Respiratory & Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat (EENT)
• Gastro-intestinal & Genitourinary
• Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation

 Capability Level 3: This level requires the application and integration of previous levels with the concurrent courseware into expanded clinical problems.

Dermatology
The aim of this module is to provide osteopathic students with the necessary clinical knowledge to competently assess and make clinical decisions in relation to the health care of patients, presenting with the manifestations of dermatological disease. Students will be able to evaluate diagnostic data to determine indications and contraindications to osteopathic care and the need to refer when necessary.

Cardiovascular
The aim of this module is to provide osteopathic students with the necessary clinical knowledge to competently assess and make clinical decisions in relation to the health care of patients, presenting with the manifestations of cardiovascular disease. Students will be able to evaluate diagnostic data to determine indications and contraindications to osteopathic care and the need to refer when necessary.

Respiratory & EENT
The aim of this module is to provide osteopathic students with the necessary clinical knowledge to competently assess and make clinical decisions in relation to the health care of patients, presenting with the manifestations of upper and/or lower respiratory tract disease. Students will be able to evaluate diagnostic data to determine indications and contraindications to osteopathic care and the need to refer when necessary.

Gastro-intestinal & Genitourinary
The aim of this module is to provide osteopathic students with the necessary clinical knowledge to competently assess and make clinical decisions in relation to the health care of patients, presenting with the manifestations of gastro-intestinal and/or genitourinary tract disease. Students will be able to evaluate diagnostic data to determine indications and contraindications to osteopathic care and the need to refer when necessary.

Haematology & Endocrinology
The aim of this module is to provide osteopathic students with the necessary clinical knowledge to competently assess and make clinical decisions in relation to the health care of patients, presenting with the manifestations of haematological and endocrine disease. Students will be able to evaluate diagnostic data to determine indications and contraindications to osteopathic care and the need to refer when necessary.


Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation
The approaches to interpretation of plain radiographs of the chest and abdomen are introduced in order to distinguish between disorders that may affect the chest / abdomen based on their radiographic features; and to know the clinical indications for taking or requesting chest or abdomen radiographs.
The imaging modalities other than plain film will be introduced and their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed, together with an overview of the circumstances under which their use may be indicated. The advanced imaging modalities include ultrasound, tomography, computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine (bone scans).
 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Capabilities contributed to:

  • FC1 Diagnose the patient’ s clinical presentation
  • FC2 Perform osteopathic manipulative therapeutic procedures effectively, where appropriate
  • FC3 Apply management strategies in order to produce positive outcomes for patients
  • KC1 Have a basis for understanding the scientific literature in manual medicine and related fields and the ability to put this understanding into effective use
  • KC2 Information, locating, critically evaluating, managing and using a range of information
  • KC3 Knowledge of when to refer the patient for other medical intervention
  • PC1 Adopt appropriate behaviours in dealing with patients’ concerns, including socially and ethnically sensitive communication skills and empathy
  • PC2 Engage personally with a body of knowledge by ongoing learning, reflection and analysis and to implement best practice evidence-base practice where the evidence exists
  • PC3 Working independently or as part of the team in a multi-disciplinary setting
  • VC2 Make sound judgements, evidenced-based where possible in order to show duty of care to patients
     


To be able to diagnose common conditions that affect organ systems from a medical perspective and to recognise when there is a need for referral


Overview of Learning Activities

Lecture
Tutorial
Online discussion forum
Clinic


Overview of Learning Resources

Refer to the Learning Hub


Overview of Assessment

May Include:

Tests
Written examination
Practical Examination
Case Narrative/presentation

Students must pass both theory and  practical components to successfully complete the subject.