ort5clb orthoptic clinical practice b
ORTHOPTIC CLINICAL PRACTICE B
ORT5CLB
2014
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this foundation level clinical practicum subject, students will develop basic clinical and patient handling skills in a supervised context within the Eye & Ear Hospital clinical school network. Students will undertake a six-week placement. At the end of the placement, it is expected that students will have developed skills to assess vision, various ocular structures, functions and pathologies within a clinical ophthalmology context. This subject will enable students to progress to the advanced Orthoptic Clinical Practicum subjects.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorConnie Koklanis
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites ORT5CLA and ORT5OMT
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
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Melbourne, 2014, Week 03-14, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorConnie Koklanis
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 03 - 14
One 25.0 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 03 to week 14 and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 5-week clinical block placement"
WorkShopWeek: 03 - 14
Eight 3.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 03 to week 14 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Eight 3-hour workshops across the teaching period"
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
---|---|---|
one 10-min individual case report presentation (equiv to 500 words) | Hurdle requirement: students must pass all pieces of assessment in order to obtain an overall pass for this subject. | 0 |
one 30-min OSCE examination (equiv to 3,000 words) | 100 | |
one 750-word case report, supported by a 3,000-word clinical reflective journal | Hurdle requirement: students must pass all pieces of assessment in order to obtain an overall pass for this subject. | 0 |
one competency checklist report (equiv to 2,000 words) | Hurdle requirement: students must pass all pieces of assessment in order to obtain an overall pass for this subject. | 0 |