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INTRODUCTORY ORTHOPTIC CLINICAL PRACTICE

ORT5CLB

2020

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 also have an opportunity to travel and undertake non-metropolitan placements. 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.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Connie Koklanis

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: (ORT5CLA OR ORT4CLA) AND (ORT5INC OR ORT4INC) AND ORT4EYS AND (ORT4OMR OR (ORT5OMT AND ORT5LVR))

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced

Entire subject or partial subject: Entire subject

Total hours/days required: 140 hours

Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate autonomy and accountability in a professional practice setting
02. Demonstrate communication skills to justify and interpret clinical information to patients, their family and colleagues.
03. Demonstrate cognitive and technical skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex clinical problems
04. Demonstrate cognitive and technical skills to evaluate a complex case and generate a diagnosis.
05. Demonstrate technical and communication skills to generate and evaluate evidence based management of ocular disorders
06. Evaluate own practice based on clinical reasoning and reflection, and make plans for improvement

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 02-26, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Connie Koklanis

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 2 - 13
One 20.00 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 2 to week 13 and delivered via face-to-face.
One 4-week (20 day) clinical block placement

WorkShopWeek: 15 - 22
Four 2.00 hours workshop other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 15 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
8-hours of workshops across the teaching period. Group 1: Weeks 15-18;Group 2: Weeks 19-22

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Placement evaluation: Competency report (equiv to 4,000-words)Equates to two (one formative and one summative) 40 minute practical assessments whilst on placement. Hurdle requirement. Students must pass all competencies in order to obtain an overall pass for the subject

N/AN/AN/AYes60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

One 2,000-3,000-word clinical reflective journal (equiv to 1,000-words)

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO6

One 2,000-word case report

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2

10 x online peer discussion posts (equiv to 2,000-words)

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO2