Course Title: Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2018

Course Code: HWSS6149

Course Title: Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6159 - Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy

Course Contact: Joshua Davies

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Contact Email: @rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage health risks within a myotherapy environment. It includes aspects of health risk analysis, personal and premises hygiene, as well as infection prevention and control. It also covers special infection prevention and control for treatments involving dry needling.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	VU21874 Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment
Element:	1. Provide guidance on health hazards, infection prevention and control
Performance Criteria:	1.1   Relevant information on health risks, infection control regulations and the legal obligations of the practice is sourced and interpreted 1.2   Colleagues are fully informed of the need for compliance with infection control regulations and the implications of non-compliance 1.3   Health hazards are identified and removed or minimised, where possible 1.4   Policies and procedures are established that incorporate infection prevention and control into work practices 1.5   Opportunities are provided for colleagues to seek further information on workplace health hazards, infection prevention and control 1.6   Colleagues are encouraged to report health hazards and to improve infection prevention and control procedures 1.7   The importance of maintaining personal hygiene in minimising infection is emphasised 1.8   The importance of the premises layout, cleanliness and workflow arrangements in managing health risks is promoted 1.9   Issues relating to health hazards and infection prevention and control are resolved through a consultative process
Element:	2. Apply infection prevention and control procedures for dry needling treatments
Performance Criteria:	2.1   Commonwealth, State and local standards, regulations and guidelines applying to skin penetration treatments are interpreted 2.2   Infection control risks for dry needling are identified and appropriate procedures are established and followed 2.3   The hygiene of the premises is monitored to ensure that infection risks are eliminated or minimised 2.4   Dry needling treatments are performed in accordance with client needs and to industry standards 2.5   Single use items are disposed of in appropriate waste containers 2.6   Potentially contaminated items are separated, removed, cleaned and sterilised according to the infection control policy and procedure 2.7   Dry needling work practices are regularly reviewed and adjusted, if necessary, to maintain infection control
Element:	3. Monitor infection prevention and control measures
Performance Criteria:	3.1   Work practices are scrutinised regularly and adjusted, if necessary to control infection risks 3.2   Infectious hazardous event are investigated promptly to identify their cause, in accordance with the clinic’s policies and procedures 3.3   Prompt feedback is provided to colleagues on any non-compliance issues resulting in changes to work practices 3.4   Accurate records are maintained of any infection prevention and control risk or incidents and the corrective action taken 3.5   Appropriate training is provided, where infection prevention or control risks or incidents suggest that it is necessary 3.6   Potential breaches of the infection prevention and control procedures are recorded and investigated, to determine the appropriate corrective action required
Element:	4. Conduct a health risk assessment of a myotherapy clinic
Performance Criteria:	4.1   Checklists are established to facilitate the risk assessment process for the myotherapy practice 4.2   Health hazards and risks are identified and removed or minimised, as required 4.3   The clinic design is assessed to identify potential improvements that would minimise the risk of transmission of infection 4.4   Relevant policies and procedures are evaluated to identify potential improvements in work practices relating to risk of infection

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to elements of competency 

Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage health risks within a Myotherapy environment.  It includes aspects of health risk analysis, personal and premises hygiene, as well as infection prevention and control.  It also covers special infection prevention and control for treatments involving dry needling.

Students will be provided the environment and material to ensure they  have the ability and resources to manage infection  risk in a Myotherapy environment with particular focus  applied towards  Myofascial Dry Needling.

Presentations and information will be presented in the classroom and in an online environment, supported by online assessment and practical tasks relevant to the outcomes.

Teaching Schedule

Myofascial Dry Needling  – Semester 1 2018                    & Infection Control
Date	Class Topics and Assessments
8th Feb	Orientation: Subject guide discussed Pain Physiology, Trigger Point Theory and Dermatome Theory
15th Feb	MDN and Acupuncture explained legal and ethical considerations.
16th Feb	Infection Control Policy and Procedures Handling needles
22nd  Feb	Dermatome Needling: Upper and Lower limb
23rd Feb	MDN: Tibialis Anterior and Gastrocnemius
1st Mar	MDN: Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis and Vastus Lateralis
8th Mar	MDN: Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus
15th Mar	MDN: Soleus, Peroneals, TFL
22nd  Mar	MDN: Gluteus Medius, Piriformis, Gluteus Maximus,
29th Mar	MDN: Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus
5th Apr	Mid Semester Break
12th Apr	MDN: Quadratus Lumborum and Erector Spinae Group
19th Apr	Practical Case Study Test 1
26th Apr	MDN: Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae, Upper Trapezius, Deltoids
3rd May	Scientific Evidence: Facilitation and MDN of  Upper Trapezius, Lower Trapezius, Teres Minor, Multifidus
10th May	MDN: Splenius Capitus & Cervicis, Semispinalis, Supraspinatus
17th May	MDN: Teres Major, Infraspinatus, Triceps, Biceps
24th May	MDN: Brachioradialis, ECRL, ECRB, ECU and Supinator
31st May	MDN: FCR, FCU, Flexor Digitorum,Pronator Teres and Hand
7th June	MDN: SCM, Masseter and Temporalis
Class Treatment Record to be submitted
8th June	MyoAxRx Practical Assessment 3 – MDN component
14th June	Practical Case Study Test 2

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

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Overview of Assessment

 

 

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks - Infection Control

 

1. Research and Develop a Health Risk Assessment for Myotherapy Clinic (Part 1)

For this task you will be assessed on researching and developing a ‘Health Risk Assessment Checklist’ for a Myotherapy clinic in your selected municipality.

                                                                                                Thursday 20th September 2018

 

1. Conduct a Health Risk Assessment of a Myotherapy Clinic (Part 2)

For this task you will be assessed on conducting a ‘Health Risk Assessment’ of the RMIT Myotherapy Clinic. You will be required to use the ‘Health Risk Assessment checklist’ that you submitted for Part 1 for the assessment in this unit.

Thursday 18th October 2018

 

1. Manage Health Risk in a Myotherapy Clinic including Dry Needling (Part 3)

During your time in the Student Clinic, you will be assessed on managing the health risks associated with a Myotherapy clinic. This includes personal and premises hygiene, infection prevention and control, including for dry needling. This must be completed by your last shift in the student clinic to demonstrate your practical application in a clinical setting.

Assessment Matrix

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