SURG6003
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course will give the student a comprehensive and critical understanding, as well as the latest advances of Military Surgery. Students will learn about principles and problems in war surgery. The pathophysiology, aetiology, outcomes and management of war injuries will be studied. This course is a compulsory course in the Military Specialisation.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Explain and properly apply solutions to specific Military problems, injuries and diseases.
2. Evaluate and construct arguments and proofs that effectively apply to problems, injuries and disease.
3. Create and analyse cutting edge research advances in Military disease in a critical manner.
Content
- Military Trauma Preface
- War Enviroments
- War Injury Mechanisms
- War Trauma Principles
- War Trauma Strategies and Patient Care
- Haemorrhage Control in the Austere environment
- War Surgery in general
- Orthopaedic War Surgery
- Aviation Medicine
- Naval Medicine
- Other roles in War Surgery
- Research in Military Medicine
Requisite
Students must be active in the Master of Traumatology [12392] program to enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Participation: Discussion Board
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Quiz: Multiple Choice Quiz: Part 1
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Quiz: Multiple Choice Quiz: Part 2
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Final Assignment: Part 1
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Final Assignment: Part 2
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Written Assignment: Paper Upload and Summary
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Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 10 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- SURG6003 - Semester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 99.2 KB)
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