Unit of Study HLTH1006 Foundations of Interprofessional Health Practice (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to interprofessional practice and the professional requirements of practice as a health professional. Students will explore the roles, responsibilities, of their own and other disciplines and how to work together to deliver collaborative-person centred care. A second focus of this unit is to prepare students for their early placement experiences by recognising the legal, regulatory, and ethical expectations of practice.

Unit content

Introduction to interprofessional education and collaborative person-centred practice
Interprofessional communication
Interprofessional teams and team functioning
The Clinical Reasoning Framework for interprofessional practice
Value, ethics and safety – legal and regulatory requirements of healthcare
Foundations of health careers

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term1,5	Term1,5
Gold Coast	Term1,5	Term1,5
Lismore	Term1,5	Term1,5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify the contribution of own and other disciplines in improving stakeholder outcomes utilising the clinical reasoning framework

demonstrate interprofessional communication skills appropriate for person-centred care

outline relevant interprofessional and discipline-specific ethical, legal, and regulatory principles, frameworks, and practice standards

develop strategies that can be applied during work integrated learning to optimise professional and career development

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Portfolio	60%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Portfolio	60%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Portfolio	60%

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Domestic

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