Course Title: Differential Diagnosis and Management for Chiropractors 2

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Differential Diagnosis and Management for Chiropractors 2

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

REHA2208

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2016

REHA2208

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Dr Samantha Harman

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6668

Course Coordinator Email: samantha.harman@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.054


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This course will provide an opportunity to continue to build upon the clinical presentation and management of neurological, muscular and skeletal disorders in the patient presenting to the chiropractic clinical setting. You will continue to develop clinical skills in the assessment, diagnosis and management of neuromuscular and skeletal disorders whilst being cognisant of the risk factors associated with the management of these presentations.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the Program Learning Outcomes of BP280 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic)  in the following way: 

  • PLO 1 Provide specialised health care within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework; 
  • PLO 2 Gather clinical information to make accurate differential diagnoses, assessment and management plans and carry out effective treatment; 
  • PLO 3 Practice as a competent health care professional in a safe, ethical and legally responsible manner; 
  • PLO 4 Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity in the provision of specialised health care;
  • PLO 5 Communicate effectively in a range of forms (written, online, oral) and with diverse audiences (patients, community/public, agencies and health professionals);
  • PLO 6 Work independently and in teams, specifically to lead and contribute to inter-professional care partnerships


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the pathophysiology and assessment of neurological, muscular and skeletal disorders that present to the chiropractic clinical setting;
  2. Explore and identify management options available for neurological, muscular and skeletal presentations within the chiropractic clinic and external to the clinic;
  3. Develop a working diagnosis and differential diagnoses for patients presenting with these conditions;
  4. List and elaborate the risk factors associated with these conditions and their management;
  5. Differentiate between when to treat and when  appropriate referral to another health professional is required and justify your decision.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

A subject Library Guide is available at: http://rmit.libguides.com/chiropractic


Overview of Assessment

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

A hurdle requirement is necessary in order to demonstrate to the accrediting body that students are competent and are being sufficiently assessed against practice-focused professional standards throughout the course of their program.

Attendance at practical classes is compulsory for several important reasons, including to prevent potential injury to participants during practical assessments. Therefore, if you don’t attend and participate effectively in at least 85% of your scheduled practical classes you won’t be entitled to a practical assessment opportunity at the end of semester, which is a hurdle requirement.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Quiz
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 3

Assessment Task 2: Assignment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Assessment Task 3: Short Answer Assessment
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Assessment Task 4: Practical and Applied Assessment and Lab Attendance (HURDLE)
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.