Overview

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Academic contacts

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in BSc/BChiro and successful completion of years 1 to 4 and the Clinic Entrance Assessment.

Other learning activities

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Critical and creative think: Use analytic approaches to formulate differential diagnoses. Develop management plans utilising patient information, scientific evidence, and clinical judgement. Deliver care that is customized and responsive to individual patients.

2.

Social interaction: Describe the roles of health care professionals and allied staff. Be an effective member of a health care team. See themselves as others see them, and understand self-motivation and limitations, and value personal growth. Participate in productive relationships with groups and individuals.

3.

Independent and lifelong learning: Use information technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health care, and incorporate it into their daily practice. Engage in appropriate activities to address learning needs. Apply effective methods of problem solving to patient care.

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Ethics: Define what each of the following professional values entails and can explain why each is important in an effective doctor-patient relationship: honesty, altruism, compassion, boundaries, and respect for patients, families and other members of the healthcare team. Describe the legal responsibilities of chiropractors, especially in relation to duty of care.

5.

Social justice: Outline the current health status and health care needs of disadvantaged groups and plan health care with patient’s lifestyle, culture and resources in mind. Describe equity and its implications for health care delivery.

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Interdisciplinarity: Describe the influence of other fields of study on the discipline of chiropractic.

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In-depth professional knowledge
a) Use basic and clinical sciences to explain mechanisms of health and disease, and effectively carry out diagnostic investigation and patient management.
b) Use procedural skills to carry out diagnostic investigation and patient management effectively, with consideration given to the patient’s age, presentation, comfort and safety.

Assessments

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