Unit of Study NATM5003 Integrative Gastroenterology (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Learners explore integrative approaches to gut health and organic and functional gastrointestinal disease. Evidence-based, patient-centred approaches are applied to various gastrointestinal conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Learners appraise current gastrointestinal tests and procedures and are equipped with recognising acute gastrointestinal emergencies.

Unit content

Organic and functional gastrointestinal disorders
Aetiology of functional and organic gastrointestinal disorders
Tests and procedures used to evaluate gastrointestinal disorders
Integrative health care for the management of gastrointestinal disorders
Integrative approaches for the management of gastrointestinal disorders
Acute gastrointestinal emergencies

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term3,5	Term3,5

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:

discuss the aetiological and clinical differences between organic and functional gastrointestinal disorders

critically reflect on the clinical relevance of current gastrointestinal tests and procedures

critically evaluate integrative approaches for managing gastrointestinal conditions in the chronic and acute phases.

recognise acute gastrointestinal emergencies and appropriate courses of action suitable to your scope of practice within an integrative health care model

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (6 weeks)

Tutorial 2 hours (6 weeks)

Assessment
Presentation	10%
Reflective writing	30%
Critical review	60%

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Domestic

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