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Learning outcomes
Demonstrate critical and creative thinking in clinical and patient management skills
Apply effective methods of problem-solving to patient care, including the ability to interpret the results of clinical, laboratory and other diagnostic procedures necessary to inform care
Develop and apply management plans utilising patient information, scientific evidence, and clinical judgement.
Implement care plans that are customised and responsive to individual patients' needs while adopting evidence-based practice principles.
Generates the ability to practice professionally, ethically and legally with the application of evidence-based practices as the primary consideration in all aspects of chiropractic practice
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The unit content is designed to introduce students to the MUCC clinic and patient management. Furthering students‘ knowledge of the clinical environment, students participate in front desk duties to acquire the basic understanding of clinic environment functioning.
Broad Program Objectives:
To meet the accrediting body for chiropractic programs in Australia (Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia 2017) stipulated competencies, a graduate chiropractic student must attain:
- Clinical assessment: Understands patients’ health status and related circumstances; critically analysing these and forms a clinical impression (Practice Competency 3 Clinical Assessment).
- Planning care: Work in collaboration with patients, exploring care options available and developing agreed, evidence-based care and management plans (Practice Competency 4 Planning Care).
- Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating care: Co-ordinating the safe and effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation and appropriate adjustment of patients’ care and management plans (Practice Competency 5 Implementing Care).