Available in 2014
| Central Coast Clinical School | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Hunter Clinical School | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| Manning Base Hospital | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| Tablelands Clinical School | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| Tamworth Base Hospital | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
Previously offered in 2013, 2012
As part of a pre-internship year, this course develops the skills required in anaesthetics, intensive care, oncology, emergency medicine and orthopaedic surgery for clinical practice, by giving students the opportunity to review and apply previously learned topics.
During the course, students will develop the practical and intellectual skills which are essential for the care of patients who are unconscious or suffering from acute life-threatening illnesses. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to deal with oncologic problems commonly encountered at intern and junior resident level. Students will learn assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with common orthopaedic conditions and will observe and participate in the assessment and management of patients presenting to the Emergency Department.
A schedule of Special Study Options will be offered across a wide range of basic and clinical sciences, clinical and laboratory investigation, public health and community care. Students will be encouraged to formulate a plan for their study in consultation with a supervisor. Their interest may be in any of three general directions: improving their capacity as clinicians and interns; to explore a possible career; to explore a topic of personal interest relating to medicine.
Students will develop clinical skills, administrative skills and knowledge required as an intern.This course is offered in both Semesters 1 and 2 on a rotating basis.
| Objectives | By the end of the course, students will demonstrate understanding, skills and professional attitudes that will prepare them to function at the level of an intern in the areas of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine, Oncology and Orthopaedic Surgery. Demonstrate understanding of: 1. Aetiology, pathophysiology, presentation and prognosis of illnesses and conditions that commonly present within the environments of the Critical Care Course 2. Appropriate common diagnostic procedures, including their uses and limitations 3. Basic principles of delivery of care and management of common problems 4. Problems that require urgent assessment and treatment, including patients who are unconscious or suffering from acute, life-threatening illnesses 5. Psycho-social and cultural significance of disease and its treatment, including understanding cultural differences in response to illnesses 6. Systems of delivery of care and patient management, including pain control, symptom assessment and management 7. Public health impact of critical care and the potential benefits of related preventative health strategies 8. How the cost of care may affect choices made within the health care system, at both individual and community levels 9. The basis of clinical pharmacology and use of drugs in clinical practice 10. The application of basic anatomical pathology to clinical practice Demonstrate skills by being able to: 1. Obtain an accurate, problem-oriented, tactful and organised medical history from presenting patients 2. Perform accurate, appropriate, problem-oriented, tactful and organised physical and mental state examinations 3. Interpret and integrate the history and physical examination findings to arrive at an appropriate diagnosis and differential diagnosis, and to identify the personal and social problems to which the illness may contribute 4. Recognise serious illness and perform common emergency and life-saving procedures, such as caring for the unconscious patient and CPR 5. Formulate a plan addressing the investigation and management of the patient's illness, and the personal and social problems to which the illness may contribute 6. Demonstrate the capacity to communicate clearly and sensitively with patients, their families and other health professionals, including communication regarding critical and terminal illness and education and counselling for patients and their families 7. Show the capacity to contribute appropriately as a member of the health care team, including referral to other disciplines, interaction with other health care professionals and understanding of the role of other members of the health care team 8. Demonstrate capacity to evaluate and interpret medical evidence in a scientific manner at a level similar to an intern and use information sources to pursue independent inquiry 9. Communicate key features of a patient history with other health care professionals 10. Manage uncomplicated wounds and simple trauma 11. Recognise potential ‘risk situations’ and be able to respond appropriately (The information relating to students demonstrating appropriate professional attitudes has been placed in the Course Description area) |
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| Content | Interactional and communication skills Indigenous / Migrant Health Integrated basic sciences Ethical considerations and decision making Population Health Oral Health Multidisciplinary approach in critical care Practical skills in critical care Anaesthesia / ICU Management of the unconscious patient Management of patients in the ICU Use of equipment in the Emergency Department and ICU Oncology Public Health impact of cancer Cancer patient diagnosis, treatment and management Psychosocial impact of cancer Orthopaedics Pathology, anatomy and mechanism of injury of common orthopaedic presentations Emergency Medicine Airway management, applying oxygen therapy, external cardiac massage, ventilation, defibrillation Identification of conditions requiring urgent referral |
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| Replacing Course(s) | MEDI5013 - A/ICU / Oncology / Palliative Care and MEDI5014 - Surgery / Emergency Medicine | ||||||||||||
| Transition | Students who fail MEDI5013 or MEDI5014 must enrol in MEDI5016 in 2012. | ||||||||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Students must have successfully completed the first 4 years of the JMP | ||||||||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Clinical
Lecture Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Clinical: for 35 hour(s) per Week for Full Term | ||||||||||||
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for MEDI5016 |