Course Title: Professionalism and Evidence-based Health Care

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Professionalism and Evidence-based Health Care

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

PUBH1410

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

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

Course Coordinator: Dr Suzi Mansu

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7318

Course Coordinator Email: suzi.mansu@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.045


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

Professionalism and Evidence-based Healthcare is a one-semester course in which you will study the key features of the Australian healthcare system including the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the health financing system and indigenous healthcare. You will learn the key functions of the National registration and accreditation scheme and the roles of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency in regulating Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Chinese medicine practitioners in Australia. Key concepts including code of conduct, professional identity, evidence-based healthcare practice, self-care, cultural safety and competence and inherent requirements that are fundamental to the contemporary practice of complementary and allied healthcare will be introduced. You will also develop communication skills that are essential for health professionals.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP278 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine) and BP280 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic):

  • PLO 1: provide specialised health care within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework
  • 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
  • PLO 8: understand the historical development of the profession, its ethos, organisation and philosophical foundations 

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP279 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy):

  • PLO 3: Gather and interpret health information, and employ clinical reasoning to develop differential diagnoses, to inform assessment and management
  • PLO 4: Effectively communicate with a wide audience (i.e. patients, carers, healthcare professionals and agencies), with respect and sensitivity to socio-cultural diversity, using a variety of media
  • PLO 5: Manage all aspects of clinical practice to comply with ethical, legal, and regulatory standards in an evolving healthcare industry
  • PLO 6: Work autonomously and collaboratively, to lead and/or contribute to inter-professional healthcare partnerships
  • PLO 8: Develop a commitment to lifelong learning, recognising the historical development and evolution of the profession, and how this integrates with contemporary practice


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

  1. Explain key features of the Australian healthcare system including MBS, PBS and health financing system.
  2. Outline the National registration and accreditation scheme, the role of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and its relevance to individual health professions.
  3. Discuss professional identity including the roles of allied health, and code of conduct for complementary and alternative medicine practitioners.
  4. Explain evidence-based healthcare practice.
  5. Review historical and cultural factors which contribute to the context of indigenous health care, understand cultural safety and develop cultural competence.
  6. Demonstrate communication skills for inter-professional practice.


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.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: In-semester assessments
Weighting 40%
This assessment task aligns with CLOs 1, 2 & 5

Assessment Task 2: Communication skills assessment
Weighting 20%
This assessment task aligns with CLOs 3, 5 & 6

Assessment Task 3: Professionalism and evidence-based medicine project
Weighting 40%
This assessment task aligns with CLOs 3 & 4

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.