Course Title: Occupational and adjunctive therapeutics

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Occupational and adjunctive therapeutics

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

REHA2215

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2014,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2016

REHA2215

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023

Course Coordinator: Dr Azharuddin Fazalbhoy

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7655

Course Coordinator Email: azharuddin.fazalbhoy@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.076


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

OR

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.

Required Prior Study

You should have satisfactorily completed the following courses before you commence this course.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning. 

Required Concurrent Study

You should undertake the following courses at the same time as this course as it contains areas of knowledge and skills which are implemented together in practice.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning. 


Course Description

This course will broaden your exposure to patient management by introducing clinical scenarios using patients with musculoskeletal and systemic disorders. You will learn the principles underpinning the application of osteopathic treatment for musculoskeletal disorders in combination with clinical consideration of comorbidities. In addition, you will be exposed to theoretical and practical concepts about common adjunctive therapies and devices, and occupational health and skills analysis. You will gain an understanding of physiological therapeutics, their proposed mechanisms of action and appropriate times to use them.

The practical work in this course simulates a practice environment and involves role play as both clinician and patient. This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.


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 6 Work autonomously and collaboratively, to lead and/or contribute to inter-professional healthcare partnerships


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

  1. Discuss the physiological basis for adjunctive therapeutics and devices, and their effects on the body including indications and contraindications;
  2. Identify, apply, and justify appropriate adjunctive therapeutics to authentic case scenarios;
  3. Interrogate the evidence base for the use of adjunctive and physiological therapeutics;
  4. Discuss the use of physiological therapeutics as an adjunct to osteopathic care (indications and contraindications);
  5. Demonstrate proficiency in job task analysis (ergonomic assessment) and formulate a tailored care plan;
  6. Situate the use of adjunctive and physiological therapeutics in contemporary healthcare.


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

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 sufficiently assessed against practice-focused professional standards throughout the program.

Attendance Requirements: 
Attendance at practical classes is compulsory for several important reasons, including to prevent potential injury to participants during practical assessments. Therefore, if you don’t attend and participate effectively in at least 85% of your scheduled practical classes you won’t be entitled to a practical assessment opportunity at the end of semester, which is a hurdle requirement.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1 A/B: Knowledge Check x2
Weighting 20% (2 x 10%)
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 4 & 6

Assessment Task 2: Group Task
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 3, 4, 5 & 6

Assessment Task 3: Assignment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 4 & 5

Assessment Task 4: EOS Semester – Practical Assessment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 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.