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This unit will introduce you to the assessment and management procedures commonly used in chiropractic practice. You will develop orthopedic and neurological examination skills and explore management procedures including chiropractic techniques.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: CHIR12006 Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 4 Co-requisite CHIR12007 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 1
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
The students found the staff across all campuses to be engaged and supportive.
It is recommended that staff continue to strive to provide an engaged and supportive learning environment.
Feedback from SUTE
Students would have benefited from matching ppts and recorded lectures
It is recommended that the new replacement unit has matching recorded lectures and ppts.
- Demonstrate clinical assessment skills including neurological and orthopedic procedures commonly used in chiropractic practice
- Demonstrate management procedures including chiropractic techniques commonly used in chiropractic practice
- Apply clinical reasoning skills to the selection and application of assessment and management procedures relevant to commonly encountered conditions seen in chiropractic practice
- Communicate and demonstrate behaviours to the standard expected of a registered healthcare professional.
Learning outcome 1 - Competency 1 (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3), 2 (2.1), 3 (3.1, 3.2 and 3.4)
Learning outcome 2 - Competency 1 (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3), 2 (2.1 and 2.3), 4 (4.1 and 4.2), 5 (5.1 and 5.2)
Learning outcome 3 - Competency 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4), 2 (2.2), 3 (3.3, 3.4 and 3.5), 4 (4.1 and 4.2)
Learning outcome 4 - Competency 2 (2.1), 3 (3.1, 3.2 and 3.4)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 0% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||
| 4 - On-campus Activity - 30% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 0% | ||||||||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||||||||
| 4 - On-campus Activity - 30% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Orthopedic Physical Assessment
Edition: 7th Revised (2020)
Authors: David Magee
Elsevier Australia
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780323749510
Binding: Hardcover
Chiropractic Technique : Principles and Procedures
Edition: 3rd edn (2010)
Authors: Bergmann , Thomas & Peterson , D
Elsevier Australia
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9780323049696
Binding: Paperback
Differential Diagnosis for the Chiropractor Protocols and Algorithms
Edition: 5th edn (2018)
Authors: Souza , Thomas
Jones & Bartlett ( now BPS )
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9781284457001
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
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