Unit of Study NATM5009 Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 7: Multi-morbidity and Complex Cases (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NATM5008 - Clinical Studies in Naturopathic Medicine 6: Cancer and Haematological System

Enrolment information

Students are required to attend on-campus classes and participate in online activities. Prior knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, botanical medicine and nutritional medicine is required.

Unit description

Integrates knowledge and skills in clinical sciences, naturopathic therapeutics, interdisciplinary care and clinical reasoning in order to safely and effectively assess, diagnose, plan, treat and review multimorbid clinical cases, in diverse clinical settings, within the scope of contemporary naturopathic medicine practice.

Unit content

Complex therapeutic interactions
Multi-morbidity I
Multi-morbidity II
Acute care
Aged care
Palliative care

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term2,4	Term2,4

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:

illustrate complex herb-drug-nutrient interactions

integrate clinical sciences, appropriate therapeutic applications and interdisciplinary care in multi-morbidity cases

relate different models of care and scope of practice within specialised healthcare settings

apply clinical reasoning to a multi-morbidity clinical case in a specialised setting

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hrs (Weekly)

Practical 18 hrs (Intensive)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Evaluation	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Students are required to bring to each practical class: non-restrictive clothing, fully enclosed sturdy flat non-slip shoes (shoes must fully cover toes), and a hair-tie (if applicable).

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Students are required to bring to each practical class: non-restrictive clothing, fully enclosed sturdy flat non-slip shoes (shoes must fully cover toes), and a hair-tie (if applicable).

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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