School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Health Management
  • Unit Code

    OCT3206
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Jacqueline HUNT

Description

This unit provides an introduction to acute and chronic pain syndromes, neuromuscular rehabilitation and its contribution to chronic pain control and management. The promotion of occupational enhancement and improved quality of life for people who experience chronic pain and stress with an emphasis on techniques that promote self-management of pain and stress is also addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 4 units from OCT3201, OCT3202, OCT3203, OCT3209

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply techniques that promote the self-management of pain and stress.
  2. Apply the principles of neuromuscular rehabilitation for the control and management of chronic pain.
  3. Explain the basis of acute and chronic pain syndromes and rationales for their management.
  4. Use clinical reasoning skills and a client centred approach to promote occupational participation and improved quality of life for individuals who experience pain and stress.
  5. Use quality of life and other outcome measures as indicators of effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for individuals, carers and families.

Unit Content

  1. Acute and chronic pain syndromes.
  2. Assessment and investigation of pain.
  3. Enhancing occupational performance.
  4. Health-related quality of life and other outcome measures as indicators of effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for individuals, carers and families.
  5. Neuromuscular rehabilitation and its contribution to chronic pain control and management.
  6. Rationales for the management of pain and stress.
  7. Techniques that promote self-management of pain and stress.
  8. Treatment modalities for people who experience pain and stress.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour studioNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratories that include guest presentations, skill practice and feedback to students. E-learning activities, small group activities, presentations and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationGroup presentation of clinical programme20%
AssignmentIndividual written assignment30%
Viva ^Viva examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Health Management
  • Unit Code

    OCT3206
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Jacqueline HUNT

Description

This unit provides an introduction to acute and chronic pain syndromes, neuromuscular rehabilitation and its contribution to chronic pain control and management. The promotion of occupational enhancement and improved quality of life for people who experience chronic pain and stress with an emphasis on techniques that promote self-management of pain and stress is also addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 4 units from OCT3201, OCT3202, OCT3203, OCT3209

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply techniques that promote the self-management of pain and stress.
  2. Apply the principles of neuromuscular rehabilitation for the control and management of chronic pain.
  3. Explain the basis of acute and chronic pain syndromes and rationales for their management.
  4. Use clinical reasoning skills and a client centred approach to promote occupational participation and improved quality of life for individuals who experience pain and stress.
  5. Use quality of life and other outcome measures as indicators of effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for individuals, carers and families.

Unit Content

  1. Acute and chronic pain syndromes.
  2. Assessment and investigation of pain.
  3. Enhancing occupational performance.
  4. Health-related quality of life and other outcome measures as indicators of effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for individuals, carers and families.
  5. Neuromuscular rehabilitation and its contribution to chronic pain control and management.
  6. Rationales for the management of pain and stress.
  7. Techniques that promote self-management of pain and stress.
  8. Treatment modalities for people who experience pain and stress.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 3 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour studioNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratories that include guest presentations, skill practice and feedback to students. E-learning activities, small group activities, presentations and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationGroup presentation of clinical programme20%
AssignmentIndividual written assignment30%
Test ^END OF SEMESTER TEST Assessment change due to COVID-19’.50%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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