Course Title: Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2021

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: Laura Yeomans

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4289

Course Contact Email: laura.yeomans@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

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 interpreted1.2 Colleagues are fully informed of the need for compliance with infection control regulations and the implications of non-compliance1.3 Health hazards are identified and removed or minimised, where possible1.4 Policies and procedures are established that incorporate infection prevention and control into work practices1.5 Opportunities are provided for colleagues to seek further information on workplace health hazards, infection prevention and control1.6 Colleagues are encouraged to report health hazards and to improve infection prevention and control procedures1.7 The importance of maintaining personal hygiene in minimising infection is emphasised1.8 The importance of the premises layout, cleanliness and workflow arrangements in managing health risks is promoted1.9 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 interpreted2.2 Infection control risks for dry needling are identified and appropriate procedures are established and followed2.3 The hygiene of the premises is monitored to ensure that infection risks are eliminated or minimised2.4 Dry needling treatments are performed in accordance with client needs and to industry standards2.5 Single use items are disposed of in appropriate waste containers2.6 Potentially contaminated items are separated, removed, cleaned and sterilised according to the infection control policy and procedure2.7 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 risks3.2 Infectious hazardous event are investigated promptly to identify their cause, in accordance with the clinic's policies and procedures3.3 Prompt feedback is provided to colleagues on any non-compliance issues resulting in changes to work practices3.4 Accurate records are maintained of any infection prevention and control risk or incidents and the corrective action taken3.5 Appropriate training is provided, where infection prevention or control risks or incidents suggest that it is necessary3.6 Potential breaches of the infection prevention and control procedures are recorded and investigated, to determine the appropriate action to be carried out

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 practice4.2 Health hazards and risks are identified and removed or minimised, as required4.3 The clinic design is assessed to identify potential improvements that would minimise the risk of transmission of infection4.4 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

Manage health risks in a myotherapy environment   –     M21F

Date

      Class topics and Assessments

1

Hazards

Compliance

Best practice guidelines

2

Chain of infection

Hand washing

Disease transmission

Needle stick injury

3

Group presentations – Assignment Part A – Provide guidance on health hazards

4

Work flow

Policy and procedures for prevention and control of infection

5

Team assessment activity – Assignment Part B – Identify health hazards and determine risk

6

Accident/ Incident reports

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


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: Clinic observation checklist

Assessment Task 2: Written assignment

 

 


 

 


Assessment Tasks

Clinic – Observation skills checklist due date: Refer to Canvas for further information

During your time in the Student Clinic, you will be assessed on managing the health risks associated with a Myotherapy clinic. This will include assessing hygiene practices, following best practice guidelines and using appropriate disposal units for contaminated waste. The student will also be asked several questions by their assessor as they complete the task to help assess their knowledge and how they can apply it to work relevant situations. This must be completed by your last shift in the student clinic to demonstrate your practical application in a clinical setting.

 

 

Written assignment due date: Refer to Canvas for further information

For this assignment you will be assessed on your understanding of infection control prevention and the control processes for myofascial dry needling treatments, providing guidance on health hazards, monitoring infection prevention and control measures and conducting a health risk assessment of a myotherapy clinic.

 

Course guides for Semester 2, 2020 were finalised and published before the semester started with all the teaching, learning and assessment information current at that time. Please note that some course guides may have small differences between Part A and Part B because of necessary changes (related to COVID-19) made to Part B during the semester.


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once. 

Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher.

All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to  re submission completion dates.

   

Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.

 

EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 5 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.

Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. 

If you require further information please contact your teacher or Program Coordinator.

 

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to 

https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity

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