Course Title: Osteopathy Theory and Practice 1

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Osteopathy Theory and Practice 1

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

REHA2171

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

REHA2171

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Kate Burke

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: kate.burke@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course lays the foundations of practise osteopathy-focused healthcare in Australia.  The theoretical components introduce you to the history and philosophical principles of osteopathy, contemporary osteopathic healthcare in Australia and various forms of professional communication.  The practical aspects of this course will expand and refine your communication skills and commence the lifelong development of palpatory literacy as you begin to amass an eclectic variety of osteopathic entrapment modalities. 

Practical experience in this course simulates osteopathic practice by utilising role play as both clinician and patient.  You will develop the following professional skills within the 'routine osteopathic consultation' setting: professional conduct, communication, ergonomics and palpation.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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

  • PLO 1 Provide patient-centred care as a competent, safe primary healthcare professional
  • PLO 2 Provide osteopathic, musculo-skeletal healthcare within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework
  • 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 7 Develop and implement strategies to meet personal and professional demands, as a primary healthcare provider
  • PLO 8 Develop a commitment to lifelong learning, recognising the historical development and evolution of the profession, and how this integrates with contemporary practice


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

  1. Identify and demonstrate entry level clinical skills pertaining to professional communication, practitioner/patient ergonomics, the use of appropriate medical terminology, and superficial palpatory literacy
  2. Describe and discuss the historical and contemporary development of the osteopathic profession within the healthcare context; domestically and internationally
  3. Develop metacognitive strategies to identify key concepts and communicate them in a variety of mediums.
  4. Define informed consent, identify its communicative and ethical elements, and demonstrate how it is obtained
  5. Reflect on your personal characteristics, and their alignment with those of a healthcare professional
  6. Develop foundational skills required for academic pursuits


Overview of Learning Activities

Lectures are used to introduce new learning concepts (both theoretical and practical) and revise essential knowledge requirements. Lecture material(s) and related resources are available on the Learning Management System (LMS).

Tutorials often involves collaborative group work. They encourage the development of independent thinking, whilst simultaneously providing shared learning experiences for you and your peers.

Practical classed encourage and enable you to develop your skill acquisition by applying and practising the material presented in lectures and tutorial classes. You can ask questions and receive clarification and feedback from your supervising tutors in 'real time'. You are required to role play the 'student practitioner' and patient in every class to commence your clinical skill development.

Your assessment tasks have been designed to link theoretical components to their practical application in a clinical setting. These include establishing an e-portfolio, developing an infographic, and writing a reflective blog. Your end of semester examinations will assess all learning outcomes theoretically and practically. The practical component via Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS)

Course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams

Progression and Attendance Requirements: Attendance at the on campus osteopathic technique classes is compulsory. Students need to demonstrate competency in the delivery of practical techniques in a s safe and skilful manner in supervised laboratory classes.

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

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).

Hurdle requirements are necessary 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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Lab based Peer review 
Weighting 30% 
This Assessment task supports CLO’s  1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 

Assessment Task 2: E-portfolio 
Weighting 20% 
This assessment task supports CLO’s 2, 3, 5 & 6 

Assessment Task 3: End of Semester OSCE  
Weighting 50%  
This assessment task supports CLO’s 1, 3, 4 & 6 

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.