Course Title: Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2019
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 4333
Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@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
None.
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
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VU21874 Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment |
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1. Provide guidance on health hazards, infection prevention and control |
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2. Apply infection prevention and control procedures for dry needling treatments |
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3. Monitor infection prevention and control measures |
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4. Conduct a health risk assessment of a myotherapy clinic |
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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 & Manage health risks – M19F | |
Date |
Class topics and Assessments |
14th Feb |
Orientation: Subject guide discussed MDN and Acupuncture explained legal and ethical considerations |
21st Feb |
Pain Physiology, Trigger Point Theory and Dermatome Theory |
22nd Feb |
Infection Control Policy and Procedures; Handling needles |
28th Feb |
Dermatome Needling: Upper and Lower limb |
1st March |
MDN: Tibialis Anterior and Gastrocnemius |
7th March |
MDN: Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis and Vastus Lateralis |
14th March |
MDN: Biceps Femoris, Semimembranosus, Semitendinosus |
21st March |
MDN: Soleus, Peroneals, TFL |
28th March |
MDN: Gluteus Medius, Piriformis, Gluteus Maximus, |
4th April |
MDN: Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus |
11th April |
MDN: Quadratus Lumborum and Erector Spinae Group |
Class treatment record to be submitted via turnitin | |
17th April |
Assessment Revision |
18th April |
Practical Case Study Test 1 |
25th April |
Mid Semester Break |
2nd May |
MDN: Rhomboids, Levator Scapulae, Upper Trapezius, Deltoids |
9th May |
Scientific Evidence: Facilitation and MDN of Upper Trapezius, Lower Trapezius, Teres Minor, Multifidus |
16th May |
MDN: Splenius Capitus & Cervicis, Semispinalis, Supraspinatus |
23rd May |
MDN: Teres Major, Infraspinatus, Triceps, Biceps |
30th May |
MDN: Brachioradialis, ECRL, ECRB, ECU and Supinator |
6th June |
MDN: FCR, FCU, Flexor Digitorum,Pronator Teres and Hand |
13th June |
MDN: SCM, Masseter and Temporalis |
14th June |
Myo AxRx GHJ Case Study Assessment – Scapulo-thoracic MDN component |
19th June |
Assessment Revision |
20th June |
Practical Case Study Test 2 |
Please note. This teaching schedule also includes assessments for provide Myofascial dry needling.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks. Assessment Task 1 – Written assessment Assessment Task 2 – Written assessment 1 Assessment Task 3 – Practical assessment 2
Assessment Tasks
- 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.
Friday 13th September 2019
- 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.
Friday 11th October 2019
- 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
Other Information
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