Overview
In Advanced Clinical Diagnosis 1, you will integrate and apply your clinical skills and knowledge to focused clinical scenarios. In this unit, you will focus on assessing, diagnosing and managing common neuromusculoskeletal conditions seen in adults. You will advance your understanding of management approaches including prevention, advice on healthy lifestyles, self-managed care, rehabilitation, management plans and the utilisation of clinical outcome measures. This unit will assist you with your clinical development in the student clinic by addressing the importance of integrating knowledge and skills to support clinical decision-making.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: CHIR20006 Clinical Practice 3 and CHIR20007 Diagnostic Imaging 2 Co-requisite: CHIR20009 Clinical Practice 4
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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 Have Your Say
Some students felt that they would have benefited from the case scenarios being set at a higher more complex level.
It is recommended that the new unit coordinator consider the complexity of the cases presented to the students in relation to their stage of learning.
Feedback from Have Your Say
Some students would have appreciated recordings to go with all of the lecture slides provided.
The new unit coordinator should ensure that all lectures placed into Moodle have an associated recording.
Feedback from Have Your Say, written and verbal student feedback, and previous unit coordinator
Students were dissatisfied with the quality of the end of term assessment.
The new unit coordinator will ensure that any assessments given to the students have been moderated by the discipline for clarity and quality.
- Explain the morphology of a clinical condition according to its anatomy, biomechanics, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and prevalence
- Interpret findings from a case history and physical assessment to formulate and develop a differential diagnosis or clinical impression in order to consider an appropriate management plan and prognosis, taking in consideration patient safety, absolute and relative contraindications
- Apply the appropriate chiropractic approach to treatment (within the scope of practice) that includes technique/skills, exercises/rehabilitation, health promotion, prevention, lifestyle advice and self-managed care in a professional and ethical way, in accordance with the chiropractic code of conduct and professional standards.
This is a specific preparatory unit to assist you to develop an individualised pathway towards strengthening the majority of elements and performance indicators of CCEA’s Accreditation Standards. There is also a loose alignment with the Clinical Interest Groups of the Chiropractors Association of Australia (National).
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Portfolio - 20% | |||
2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | |||
3 - In-class Test(s) - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Knowledge | |||
2 - Communication | |||
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||
4 - Research | |||
5 - Self-management | |||
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||
7 - Leadership | |||
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
1 - Portfolio - 20% | ||||||||
2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40% | ||||||||
3 - In-class Test(s) - 40% |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.fernandez@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Lecture 1: Dealing with your patient, the history, and a practical real-world view
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Lecture 2: Common Musculoskeleteal Masquerades, the blood test and when to suspect and refer
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Lecture 3: Review of Mental Health and psychiatric conditions
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Lecture 4: Cancer and the role of Chiropractors
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Lecture 5: Radiology, Pain Medicine, and interventional procedures
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Lecture 6: Peripheral entrapments
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Lecture 7: Headaches
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Lecture 8: Contraindications and consent
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Lecture 9: The world of Rheumatology
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Lecture 10: Uncommon conditions that present to chiropractors 1
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Lecture 11: Uncommon conditions that present to chiropractors 2
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Lecture 12: Uncommon conditions that present to chiropractors 3
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1 Portfolio
Using your clinical experience to date, select one patient that you have seen this term and reflect on your approach to treatment including technique/skills, exercises/rehabilitation, health promotion, prevention, lifestyle advice and self-managed care. Following on from that discuss and critically analyze whether the patient outcomes may have been improved or worsened (depending on the case you select) in hindsight had you selected alternative approaches. This reflections should be no more than 1000 words +/- 10% referenced using APA.
*Please note that due to the length of this assessment direct quotes are not necessary, only original content will be marked.
Week 10 Friday (21 May 2021) 2:00 pm AEST
Via Moodle
Week 12 Friday (4 June 2021)
Via Moodle
The criteria for this assessment will include;
- Overall task completion Language & grammar
- Critical reflection, knowledge and logical approach
- APA referencing & the use of additional external references or resources
- General composition and overall written presentation
A detailed assessment marking rubric, outlining specific requirements will be available in Moodle
- Explain the morphology of a clinical condition according to its anatomy, biomechanics, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and prevalence
- Apply the appropriate chiropractic approach to treatment (within the scope of practice) that includes technique/skills, exercises/rehabilitation, health promotion, prevention, lifestyle advice and self-managed care in a professional and ethical way, in accordance with the chiropractic code of conduct and professional standards.
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Online Quiz(zes)
These quizzes will assess content from weeks 1-4 and 5-8. They will take place on Moodle and will be open for 24 hours. The quizzes will be made up of multiple choice questions. You will have 30 minutes to complete 30 questions.
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Week 8 Friday (7 May 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Both quizzes will take place during the normal tutorial time on Friday mornings.
Scores will be returned via Moodle Quiz
Students will be required to score a minimum of 50% on each online test. The test will be administered and graded through Moodle.
- Explain the morphology of a clinical condition according to its anatomy, biomechanics, etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology and prevalence
- Interpret findings from a case history and physical assessment to formulate and develop a differential diagnosis or clinical impression in order to consider an appropriate management plan and prognosis, taking in consideration patient safety, absolute and relative contraindications
- Knowledge
- Communication
3 In-class Test(s)
This end of term test will take place in an on-campus computer lab. It will be supervised by a chiropractic staff member. It will involve multiple choice and short answer questions. It will cover content from weeks 1-12. Students will be given 2 hours to complete the assessment.
Review/Exam Week Monday (7 June 2021) 11:00 am AEST
The test will start at 9am on Monday of Week 13. It will finish promptly at 11am.
Exam Week Friday (18 June 2021)
The MCQ answers will be available following the test but the short answer questions will not be as they will be manually marked.
Students will be required to score a minimum of 50% on this end of term test. The test will be administered and graded through Moodle, however, the short answer questions will be marked by the coordinator to ensure the short answer questions are marked appropriately. For the short answer questions - the answers will be marked based on demonstrating correct knowledge, application of correct knowledge to clinical scenarios and grammar.
- Interpret findings from a case history and physical assessment to formulate and develop a differential diagnosis or clinical impression in order to consider an appropriate management plan and prognosis, taking in consideration patient safety, absolute and relative contraindications
- Apply the appropriate chiropractic approach to treatment (within the scope of practice) that includes technique/skills, exercises/rehabilitation, health promotion, prevention, lifestyle advice and self-managed care in a professional and ethical way, in accordance with the chiropractic code of conduct and professional standards.
- Knowledge
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.