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Critical Care Medicine

Unit of study descriptions

BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Roger Magnusson and Professor Cameron Stewart Session: Semester 1 Classes: 4x6.5hr intensives or online. Attendance is compulsory if enrolled in face-to-face block mode Assessment: 1x2000wd problem (40%); 1x3500 word essay (60%). Online 'attendance' is also compulsory and will be demonstrated by engagement in at least 8 out of the 10 weekly discussion topics. No formal mark will be given for attendance, but failure to meet the attendance requirement may result in failure of the course. Mode of delivery: Block mode, Online
Note: Prerequisites: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission.
BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society introduces students to interrelationships between health care, ethics, and the law. Students will explore the moral basis of law and the means by which law in turn, influences and directs clinical practice and health policy. We also look at the limits of law in solving ethical dilemmas, and consider what happens when the law falls out of step with the moral institutions of health care providers, patients, and the general public. Over the course of the semester, students will learn to critically read and analyse primary sources of law relevant to bioethics. Students will then examine a number of areas of law that have particular significance for bioethics and society including the law of consent, medical negligence, advance directives, maternal-foetal conflicts, abortion, reproduction, end-of-life decision-making, tissue regulation and infectious disease. Learning activities in BETH5104 include lectures, case discussions (during lectures), problem-based learning, online learning activities and written assessments.
Textbooks
Required: Kerridge, Lowe and Stewart (2013), Ethics and law for the health profession, 4th Edition (Federation Press). All other compulsory readings are provided to students in digital format. Most supplementary readings can be accessed through the library collection.
CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Fiona Stanaway Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Offered online and face-to-face (daytime tutorials) Prohibitions: PUBH5010 Assessment: Completion of online quizzes (15%), tutorial participation (10%), assignment 1 (15%), assignment 2 (60%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day, Online
This unit introduces the concept of clinical epidemiology and provides students with core skills in clinical epidemiology at an introductory level. Topics covered include asking and answering clinical questions; basic and accessible literature searching techniques; study designs used in clinical epidemiological research; confounding and effect modification; sources of bias; interpretation of results including odds ratios, relative risks, confidence intervals and p values; applicability of results to individual patients; critical appraisal of clinical epidemiological research literature used to answer questions of therapy (RCTs and systematic reviews), harm, prognosis, diagnosis, screening and clinical guidelines.
Textbooks
Online readings and resources to be provided on the eLearning website.
CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Merrilyn Walton Session: Semester 1 Classes: offered online Assessment: online participation (20%); 4 x 1500 word assignments (80%) Mode of delivery: Online
Note: People working in health care will benefit from this course.
This course is specifically designed for health professionals who are working in health care. It will equip participants with underpinning knowledge about patient safety. The course modules cover quality and safety principles, professionalism and ethics, risk management and risk information, complexity theory, clinical governance and the impact of adverse events, methods to measure and make improvements in health care. The modules, tools and the discussions are designed to enable participants to change behaviours by understanding the main causes of adverse events-poor team work, busyness, hierachies. The course provides foundation knowledge about quality and safety; governments around the world are concerned to address unsafe care. The course will better prepare health professional to understand the complexity of health care and take steps to minimise the opportunities for errors and address vulnerabilities in the system.
Textbooks
Runciman, Bill, Merry A Walton M. Safety and Ethics in Healthcare: A Guide to Getting it Right. 2007 Asgate Publisher.
CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Angela Webster Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 9 self-paced modules each comprising: course notes, lecture, demonstrations, exercises, quizzes Prerequisites: (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) Prohibitions: CEPI5214 Assumed knowledge: Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed Assessment: quizzes (30%), assignment 1 (20%), assignment 2 (50%) Mode of delivery: Online, Block mode
Note: Students without the pre-requisites are encouraged to contact the unit coordinator to discuss their motivation and experience.
Students will work at their own pace through 9 modules covering research integrity, medical style, abstracts, presentations and posters, constructing a paper, data visualisation, manuscript submission, responding to reviewers comments, publication dissemination, and reviewing a paper. This unit aims to teach students the principles of research integrity in writing for medical journals, typical issues they may face, and link to resources to help them maintain integrity through their publishing careers. It will guide them to reliable evidence based resources to improve their conference abstract, presentation and poster design, and manuscript style and writing.. Students will learn about reporting guidelines, common pitfalls in writing and presenting research, choosing a journal, keywords, improving tables and figures for manuscripts through open source software, copyright, writing cover letters and response letters to reviewers. Students will learn about measuring research impact and ways to improve your research reach, dealing with the media and press releases, using social media in dissemination, digital archiving and basic skills needed to act as a quality peer-reviewer. This is an online unit, but those needing to study in block mode will do online study as well as a workshop.
Textbooks
No mandatory text book-readings available online.
CEPI5300 Research Grants: theory and practice

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Germaine Wong Session: Semester 1 Classes: 12 online or face-to-face sessions and 1 face-to-face workshop (June) Prerequisites: (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 Prohibitions: CEPI5505 Assessment: 1 x written research proposal(40%); online class presentations (30%); peer assessment (30%) Mode of delivery: Block mode, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening
In this unit of study, the student will develop his/her own research proposal, to a standard suitable for a peer-reviewed granting body. Each section of a grant proposal (Aims, Background/Significance, Methods, Analysis) will be discussed, with the student presenting and refining the corresponding section of his/her own proposal in a synchronous online workshop setting. This will then be complemented by online presentations from experienced researchers on the practical aspects of clinical research, followed by synchronous online class discussion. Topics include: observational studies, randomized controlled trials, diagnostic test evaluation, qualitative studies, funding application, ethical approval, publication strategies and grant administration. The unit will conclude with a one-day, face- to-face, mandatory workshop- where students will learn about budgeting, peer review of research grants, and present their completed research proposal.
CEPI5315 Introduction to Systematic Reviews

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Sharon Reid, Professor Jonathan Craig Session: Semester 1 Classes: all students will work through four online-modules and participate in weekly tutorials (online or on-campus depending on mode enrolled) over 12 weeks Corequisites: CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 Prohibitions: CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 Assessment: module assessment tasks (30%) and 1 x 4000 word assignment (70%) after the modules are completed Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day, Online
In this unit of study, we aim to introduce you to systematic reviews and meta-analyses of relevance to healthcare with a particular focus on systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials. Students can choose to learn in online or normal day (on-campus) mode. All students will work through four online modules, delivered over twelve weeks, addressing the following topics at an introductory level: What and why systematic reviews (and meta-analysis); How to formulate answerable healthcare questions and searching for systematic reviews; how a systematic review is conducted and understanding the principles of meta-analysis; and how to appraise, interpret and apply the results of systematic reviews (and meta-analyses). Students will have the opportunity to discuss unit of study learning materials in online tutorials or via weekly (on-campus) tutorials. Readings and other learning materials will be available via eLearning.
Textbooks
Readings and access to other learning resources are available through the unit's elearning site
CLNP5001 Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Miguel Iglesias Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online lectures, webinars and/or discussion forums Assessment: Online quizzes (20%); video and written short answer questions (30%); participation in generation and peer review of assessment items (10%); online exam (40%). Mode of delivery: Online
Note: Students can apply for a waiver if they have completed equivalent study within the last 5 years. Evidence of previous study will be required and completion of an RPL examination.
This unit of study provides the core anatomical, physiological and electrical knowledge required for the practice of clinical neurophysiology. In order to obtain and interpret information regarding the function of the neural systems, clinicians must be able to accurately record and quantify electrical signals from a myriad of neurological structures. The methods by which these electrical signals are generated, recorded, processed and presented for interpretation are studied. The relevant aspects of neurology and physiology will be presented as well as the role of clinical neurophysiology in the diagnosis of disease.
CLNP5002 Diagnostic Electroencephalography

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Karen Storchenegger Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online lectures, webinars and/or discussion forums, 2 day face-to-face workshop (compulsory) Corequisites: CLNP5001 Assessment: Online quizzes (20%); short answer questions (20%); participation in generation and peer review of assessment items (10%); participation in online discussion forums (10%); online exam (40%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Note: Critical Care and Internal Medicine students must request special permission to enrol in this unit of study.
Electroencephalography (EEG) forms the basis of multiple neurophysiological techniques and is an extremely powerful tool in its own right. This unit will introduce the standardised systems and nomenclature for EEG recordings, examine the characteristics of normal recordings and illustrate the pathological changes associated with intracranial lesions, systemic disease and critical illness. The utility of EEG in the diagnosis and management of seizure disorders will be examined in detail.
CLNP5005 Neuromonitoring in Anaesthesia

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Adam Hastings Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online learning, webinars and/or discussion forums Corequisites: CLNP5001 Assessment: Online quizzes (10%); short answer questions (20%); participation in webinar tutorials and/or discussion groups (10%); generation and peer review of assessment items (20%); online exam (40%) Mode of delivery: Online
Note: Critical Care students must request special permission to enrol in this unit of study.
This unit will examine the techniques available to monitor the function and wellbeing of the brain and nervous system during anaesthesia and surgery. Despite their widespread use, the effect of general anaesthetic agents on the brain and spinal cord is still poorly understood. There is wide interpatient variability in responses to these agents, and intraoperative hemodynamic fluctuations and underlying disease processes are all threats to the central nervous system which may be mitigated by careful monitoring.
CLNP5006 Intraoperative Monitoring I

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Adam Rehak Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online learning, webinars and/or discussion forums, compulsory 1 day face-to-face workshop (compulsory) Corequisites: CLNP5001 Assessment: Online quizzes (20%); short answer questions (30%); participation in online discussion forums and/ or webinars (10%); online exam (40%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Note: Critical Care students must request special permission to enrol in this unit of study.
Unexpected postoperative motor deficit is arguably one of the most devastating potential complications of surgery. This unit will examine the methods used for monitoring the function and safety of cranial and peripheral motor nerves, the techniques used for risk reduction during spinal instrumentation and the use of motor evoked potential monitoring in both spinal and non-spinal surgery.
CRIT5001 Anatomy for Critical Care

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Tatiana Lowe Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online lectures and face to face workshops including prosected specimens (3 x separate full days). Students must attend at least one workshop and attendance at all workshops is strongly recommended. Assessment: Online quizzes (20%); workshop assessment (30%) i.e. best score out of 3 workshop assessment scores; online exam (50%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
The unit of study covers the requirements of the anatomy syllabi of the primary examinations of the Australian Colleges of Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. It is focussed on clinical relevance and application. Students will learn anatomy relevant to the professional demands of each college, for example the anatomy relevant to venous access, airways and peripheral neural structures. Anatomical imaging, including ultrasound, CT and MRI is integrated where relevant.
Textbooks
Required: Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th edition 2013 Moore, Dalley, Agur (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) McMinn's Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy 7th edition 2013 Mosby Recommended: Anatomy for anaesthetists / H Ellis and S Feldman - 8th ed - Carlton, Vic : Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
CRIT5002 Pathology for Critical Care

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Annette Katelaris Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online learning including lectures and webinar tutorials and/or discussion boards Assessment: Online quizzes (10%); clinical cases (10%); generation and peer review of assessment items (10%); short answer questions (30%); online exam (40%) Mode of delivery: Online
This unit of study covers the syllabus requirements of the Primary or First Part examinations of the Australian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM), Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetists, with a focus on the syllabus for the ACEM first part exam. Topics covered include basic pathological processes (e.g. immunology, inflammation, neoplasia etc) and systems pathology (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, gastroenterology, neurology, rheumatology etc). The unit is presented by academic pathologists and specialist clinicians and will focus on clinical relevance and application of knowledge.
Textbooks
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease 9th Ed (Kumar, Abbas, Fausto, Aster) Saunders Elsevier 2014.
CRIT5003 Pharmacology for Critical Care

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Clinical Professor Ross MacPherson Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online learning including lectures and webinar tutorials and/or discussion boards Assessment: online quizzes (10%);generation and peer review of assessment items (10%); short answer questions (30%); 1 x online exam (50%) Mode of delivery: Online
This unit will address the syllabus requirements of the Primary or First Part examinations of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, College of Intensive Care Medicine and the Australian College of Emergency Medicine. It includes basic pharmacology and clinical applications of relevant drugs and drug groups.
Textbooks
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology BG Katzung 13th ed McGraw - Hill 2014; Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice R K Stoelting and S C Hillier - 5th ed -Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014
CRIT5004 Physiology for Critical Care

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Louise Cole Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online learning including lectures and webinar tutorials and/or discussion boards Assessment: Online quizzes (10%); generation and peer review of assessment items (10%); short answer questions (40%); 1 x online exam (40%) Mode of delivery: Online
This unit will address the Primary or First Part syllabus requirements of the Australian College of Anaesthetists, the College of Intensive Care Medicine and the Australian College of Emergency Medicine. It will include normal physiology, physiology at the extremes of age (ie neonates, paediatrics and the elderly), obesity, pregnancy (including foetal), common disease states in the critically ill and the effects of commonly used drugs on the relevant physiological systems.The unit will have a clinical focus.
Textbooks
Principles of Physiology for the Anaesthetist/ I Power, P Kam- 3rd ed, CRC Press, 2015; Textbook of Medical Physiology / A C Guyton, J E Hall - 13th ed, Philadelphia, PA: W B Saunders, 2015; Supplementary: Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology / K E Barrett, S M Barman, S Boitano, H Brooks- 25th ed- Lange/McGraw-Hill, 2015; Nunn's Applied Respiratory Physiology / A B Lumb- 8th Elsevier, 2016
CRIT5005 Clinical Reasoning and Communication

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Renee Lim Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online learning and compulsory face to face workshop (1x 2 days) Assessment: 5 x 300-500 word clinical case study tasks (25%), participation in on-line discussion tasks and quizzes (10%), participation in 2 day face to face communication skills training session (30%), 1 x 1,500-2,000 word written assignment (35%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Places in this unit are limited and departmental permission is required.
Critical care medicine is practised in highly charged and stressful settings and requires many decisions to be made quickly with limited information and resources. There are also many 'players' and confusion and miscommunication can easily occur. The hierarchical nature of hospital based practice and tribal differences between professions bring their own challenges. This unit of study aims to help clinicians develop decision making and high level communication skills in order to effectively care for patients, engage carers and relatives and perform optimally as a team member or leader. The unit is built around complex clinical cases and includes simulations using actors and experts.
Textbooks
Online readings
CRIT5006 Retrieval Med - Operational Environment

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Sandra Ware, Dr Cliff Reid Session: Semester 1 Classes: Face to face intensive (1x2days compulsory) plus self-directed online learning Assessment: 1x1hr online exam (20%) 1x1,500 word essay (30%), 2x online discussions (30%) and quizzes (20%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Retrieval medicine is an emerging specialty area within the broader field of critical care medicine. This unit of study has four modules; Module 1: Scene Management and Safety; Module 2: Aeromedical Environment; Module 3: Retrieval Transportation; Module 4: Special Rescue Settings. On successful completion of this unit of study students will have gained: an understanding of the theory that underpins the operational environment of retrieval medicine including safety systems, clinical governance and human factors. Through case study presentations and discussion students will analyse the conditions that impact on patient and retrieval crew outcomes and critique the application of best practice in different retrieval situations.
Textbooks
ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine ed by T Nutbeam and M Boylan 1 ed; Wiley-Blackwell (2013); ABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine ed by A Lowe and J Hulme 1 ed Wiley-Blackwell (2013); Aeromedical Transportation: A Clinical Guide T Martin 2nd ed; Ashgate Publishing Limited; (2006); Cases in Pre-hospital Retrieval Medicine M Hooper; Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd (2009); ASTNA Patient Transport: Principles and Practice(Air and Surface Patient Transport: Principles and Practice) RS Holleran; Mosby; 4th edition (2009); Safety At Scene V Calland; resQmed Limited; Revised edition (2006); Safety at the Sharp End: A Guide to Non-Technical Skills P O'Connor and M Crichton; Ashgate (2008); Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings: Human Factors and Team Psychology in a High Stakes Environment by M St Pierre, G Hofinger and C Buerschapner; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 1 edition (2007); Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics by K Curtis and C Ramsden; Mosby Australia (2011)
CRIT5007 Clinical Retrieval Medicine

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Sandra Ware, Dr Cliff Reid Session: Semester 2 Classes: Face to face intensive (1x2days compulsory) plus self-directed online learning Prerequisites: CRIT5006 Assessment: 1x1hr online exam (20%) 1x1,500 word essay (30%), 2x online discussions (30%) and quizzes (20%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
This unit follows on from CRIT5006 and aims to equip and train prospective candidates in thie exciting field of retrieval medicine. The unit of study has three major areas: prehospital trauma care; critical care transport; special patient groups (obstetric, neonatal and paediatric, bariatric, mechanical cardiorespiratory support). On successful completion of this unit students will be able to analyse and critique: appropriate prehospital trauma care; critical care issues specific to different transport modes; and issues regarding special groups that are increasingly encountered in retrieval medicine. Students will also gain an understanding of equipment and monitoring in retrieval medicine.
Textbooks
ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine ed by T Nutbeam and M Boylan 1 ed; Wiley-Blackwell (2013); ABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine ed by A Lowe and J Hulme 1 ed Wiley-Blackwell (2013); Aeromedical Transportation: A Clinical Guide T Martin 2nd ed; Ashgate Publishing Limited; (2006); Cases in Pre-hospital Retrieval Medicine M Hooper; Harcourt Publishers Group (Australia) Pty.Ltd (2009); ASTNA Patient Transport: Principles and Practice(Air and Surface Patient Transport: Principles and Practice) RS Holleran; Mosby; 4th edition (2009); Safety At Scene V Calland; resQmed Limited; Revised edition (2006); Safety at the Sharp End: A Guide to Non-Technical Skills P O'Connor and M Crichton; Ashgate (2008); Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings: Human Factors and Team Psychology in a High Stakes Environment by M St Pierre, G Hofinger and C Buerschapner; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; 1 edition (2007); Emergency and Trauma Care for Nurses and Paramedics by K Curtis and C Ramsden; Mosby Australia (2011)
CRIT5008 Evidence and Ethics in Critical Care

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Sandra Ware Session: Semester 2 Classes: Weekly online lectures, and regular discussion groups (from week 5) Prerequisites: CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units of study Prohibitions: BETH5208 or PAED5005 or MBHT5005 Assessment: 1 x 1,000-1,200 wd ethics assignment (20%) and 4 x ethics discussion board tasks (10%) and 5 x Evidence Based Medicine written assignments (70%) Mode of delivery: Online
This is the capstone unit of the Critical Care Medicine Master's degree and it aims to develop the ethical and critical thinking needed to inform best clinical practice. It is divided into two parts: an introduction to key ethical concepts and methods of ethical analysis relevant to health care practice and research, and an overview of evidence. Students will critically appraise the evidence base related to an area of practice in their workplace or a clinical guideline. This will require the development of a clinical question, a literature review, then an appraisal of the literature and application of evidence to individual patient care. Learning modules will include how to carry out a literature review, an example of how clinical practice and guidelines have changed based on changing evidence and review, and further refinement of clinical epidemiology and critical appraisal skills developed in CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology.
Textbooks
Online readings
CRIT5009 Teaching with Simulation

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Clinical A/Prof Leonie Watterson Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online lectures, discussion groups and tutorials. Compulsory face to face intensive 2 days (8.30am-5pm) in simulation centre. Assessment: 2 x written assignments (20%); preparation and participation in face to face workshops (25%); portfolio of written assignments (50%); participation in online discussion (5%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Enrolments in this unit are limited and departmental permission is required.
Simulation is required to learn and maintain skills for those practising critical care medicine. This unit will provide students with the skills and knowledge to construct a challenging, yet safe learning environment with realistic simulation scenarios. Students will learn how to manage the technology and the learning environment. The unit of study also aims to enhance students' skills as teachers in busy clinical settings, improving supervision and feedback and creating effective teams.
Textbooks
Manual of Simulation in Healthcare 2nd Edition, 2016, Riley R.H(Ed), Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-871762-1 (recommended)
CRIT5010 Point of Care Ultrasound

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Khanh Nguyen Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 2 x compulsory face-to-face teaching days, online lectures and webinar tutorials and/or discussion forums Assessment: online quizzes (10%), short answer questions (30%), submission of ultrasound scans performed by the student with written reports (60%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Note: Students must have access to an ultrasound machine as well as live patients to complete scans. Enrolments in this unit of study are limited and departmental permission is required.
Point of care ultrasound is now used routinely in the assessment and management of critically ill patients. This unit of study will introduce students to ultrasound physics and knobology on ultrasound machines. Students will learn how to perform scans including e-FAST, AAA, vascular access, DVT studies, renal, hepatobiliary, basic echo and early pregnancy.
Textbooks
Emergency Ultrasound Made Easy (2011) edn 2 J Bowra and R McLaughlin, Elsevier Health Sciences, Critical Care Ultrasound Manual (2012) edn 1 A Mclean and S Huang, Elsevier
DERM5001 Essential Dermatology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Pablo Fernandez-Peñas Session: Semester 2 Classes: compulsory 1 day face to face workshop; online lectures and webinar tutorials and discussion forums Assessment: online exam (40%), workshop participation and skills assessment (20%), case based discussion boards (20%), participation in the generation and peer review of assessment items (10%), online quizzes (10%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Essential Dermatology will cover most of the common skin diseases, providing a comprehensive review of: clinical presentation; differential diagnosis; impact on quality of life; and management. The unit will also cover the clinicopathological correlation and aetiopathogenesis of skin disease and will equip students to interpret histology reports. Diseases are organised by area of the body and clinical characteristics and include: inflammatory diseases (acne, psoriasis or eczema); autoimmune diseases (lupus, scleroderma); cutaneous drug reactions; dermatological emergencies; infections; and cancer. The use of new technologies in diagnosis and treatment is also discussed. On completion of the unit, students should be able to diagnose the most common cutaneous presentations, recognise possible alternative diagnoses, and complete an appropriate management plan.
Textbooks
Goldsmith LA, Katz SI, Gilchrest BA, Paller AS, Lefell DJ and Wolff K. (2012). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. Ed 8, New York: McGraw-Hill
IMAG5042 Essential Imaging for Clinicians

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Stuart Grieve Session: Semester 2 Classes: online lectures Assessment: online quizzes (20%), case based assignments (30%), final online examination (50%) Mode of delivery: Online
This unit of study aims to provide students with a practical and clinically relevant overview of the uses of imaging in medicine. Topics are organised by systems, with clinically relevant cases illustrating key concepts. The course will cover the various modalities in current use and highlight future directions of imaging. Students will gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of common imaging tests including the risks associated with different modalities will be able to recognise the appearance of 'need to know' cases, and will be better able to appropriately order and perform basic interpretation of commonly used tests.
INTM5014 Cardiology

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Mark Dennis, Dr Kelly Stanton Session: Semester 1 Classes: online lectures, webinars, discussion boards and podcasts Assumed knowledge: Theoretical and practical knowledge of cardiology at least at the level of a registered medical practitioner Assessment: on-line exam (30%) 1 x 1,000 word case study (15%) 1 x 2,000 word literature review (30%) online quizzes (10%) participation in the generation and peer review of assessment items (10%) and participation in online discussion forums (5%) Mode of delivery: Online
Note: This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
The Cardiology syllabus is designed to meet the needs of medical practitioners who are either trainee physicians or have a special interest in the practice of cardiology. The content is focussed on diagnosis and investigation of common cardiologic conditions and the essentials of management of these conditions. The module learning materials are linked to a library of clinical cases representing common and important cardiologic conditions.
Textbooks
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 19th ed, Mcgraw-Hill 2015; Oxford Textbook of Medicine, 5th ed Oxford Medicine Online 2016.
MBHT5001 Diabetes Management

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Albert Hsieh Session: Semester 1 Classes: Weekly online lectures and podcasts. Practical on campus half day workshop and 3x90 minute online tutorials. It is compulsory that all of these sessions be attended/viewed live or by download. Attendance at the workshop is strongly encouraged but if you are unable to attend the workshop you will be required to complete an alternative ungraded practical learning activity that will relate to the viewing of the workshop. Assessment: 3 clinical case study tasks of 500 words (3 x 10%), 1 x 1500 word assignment (25%), online exam (25%) and participation in online discussion boards/webinars (20%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
This unit of study aims to enable students to manage diabetes mellitus effectively. Current data and concepts in epidemiology and classification, pathogenesis, and screening for diabetes and its complications will be addressed. This will be followed by an intensive focus on patient centred management of diabetes, including patient engagement, lifestyle interventions, bariatric surgery, medication options and regimens, new technology and monitoring. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as prediabetes and diabetes in pregnancy will each be explored with a personalised, case-based approach. Differing health care delivery methods in diabetes and team based approaches to care will be discussed. Learning will be enhanced by individual and group online methods plus a practical on campus half-day workshop.
Textbooks
Endocrinology Expert Group. Therapeutic Guidelines: Endocrinology. Version 5. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; 2014.ISBN9780980825374; additional required reading: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. Diabetes Care January 2014 vol. 37 no. Supplement 1 S14-S80; NHMRC Clinical Care Guidelines in Diabetes, especially: Craig ME, Twigg SM, Donaghue KC, Cheung NW, Cameron FJ, Conn J, Jenkins AJ, Silink M, for the Australian Type 1 Diabetes Guidelines Expert Advisory Group. National evidence-based clinical care guidelines for type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents and adults, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra 2011.
MBHT5002 Advanced Diabetes Management

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: DrAlbert Hsieh Session: Semester 2 Classes: Weekly online lectures and podacsts. Practical on-campus half-day workshop. It is compulsory that the workshop be attended/viewed live or by download. If you do not attend you will be required to complete an alternative practical ungraded learning activity that will relate to the viewing of the workshop. Prerequisites: MBHT5001 Assumed knowledge: It is recommended that students first complete MBHT5001 (Diabetes Management) unless they have a reasonable working knowledge of how to approach assessment and management of diabetes mellitus in a variety of clinical settings. Assessment: 3 clinical case study tasks of 500 words (3 x 10%), 1 x 1500 word assignment (25%), online exam (25%) and participation in online discussion boards (20%) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Note: Departmental permission required unless MBHT5001 satisfactorily completed.
This unit of study provides students with an advanced level of understanding of the effective management of diabetes mellitus. It will build on the Diabetes Management unit of study by focusing on more complex cases of diabetes, with a particular focus on type 1 diabetes. Topics addressed will include atypical, unusual and difficult to classify diabetes, intensive therapy in diabetes including complex insulin regimens, and managing diabetes related complications such as heart failure, painful neuropathy, diabetic foot disease, advanced retinopathy, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and end-stage renal disease. New technologies including state of the art insulin pump therapy and real time continuous blood glucose monitoring will be exemplified using real life cases. The role of pancreas transplant and closed loop systems in diabetes will also be addressed. Diabetes translational research across the bench, clinic and bedside, will be examined. Learning will be enhanced by individual and group online methods plus a practical on-campus half-day workshop.
Textbooks
Required reading (accessible on line): Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. Diabetes Care January 2014 vol. 37 no. Supplement 1 S14-S80; NHMRC Clinical Care Guidelines in Diabetes, especially: Craig ME, Twigg SM, Donaghue KC, Cheung NW, Cameron FJ, Conn J, Jenkins AJ, Silink M, for the Australian Type 1 Diabetes Guidelines Expert Advisory Group. National evidence-based clinical care guidelines for type 1 diabetes in children, adolescents and adults, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra 2011.
MEDF4001 Medicine Research A

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Mode of delivery: Supervision
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit and the associated units, MEDF4002, MEDF4003, MEDF4004, and MEDF4005, are research units of study. The contents and assessments are determined according to each individual student's needs.
MEDF4002 Medicine Research B

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MEDF4001 Mode of delivery: Supervision
See MEDF4001.
MEDF4003 Medicine Research C

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MEDF4002 Mode of delivery: Supervision
See MEDF4001.
MEDF4004 Medicine Research D

Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Corequisites: MEDF4003 Mode of delivery: Supervision
See MEDF4001
MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical Environment

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Marguerite Tracy Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 day face to face workshop 9am - 3pm (not compulsory) and online learning. students who do not attend the face to face will be required to complete an alternative ungraded learning activity. Assessment: 20% personal learning plan (1500 words); 20% online activities; 60% portfolio of evidence of learning (4500 words equivalent) Mode of delivery: Distance education/intensive on campus
Almost all healthcare professionals are involved in education and training throughout their careers. This unit of study provides a practical introduction to the theory and practice of teaching and learning in the health environment. The unit will cover 3 main areas: planning for and facilitating learning in the clinical environment; assessing performance and providing constructive feedback; and fostering the development of students as professionals. Each of these areas will be underpinned by best evidence from clinical education research and will address current challenges and opportunities in the learning environment. This will include the role of new technologies from the perspective of both educators and learners. Participants in the course will gain a framework they can use to support their teaching, and will develop a portfolio of evidence to support their professional development as clinician educators.
MEDF5301 Project (Advanced Masters)

Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Students must have a University of Sydney staff member or university approved supervisor for their project. Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to have regular contact with their supervisor to discuss the progress of their project. Assessment: 2,000 wd written project proposal (30%) and written final work of up to 10,000 wds, or a publication (as negotiated) (70%) Mode of delivery: Supervision
Note: Approval of the project and supervisor by the course coordinator must be confirmed prior to commencing the project.
Candidates will work on an independent research project in an area of specific interest relevant to their master's degree. The project may take the form of analysis of an existing data set, a systematic review of the literature, a case series, survey or other project acceptable to the project supervisor. In some streams, critical care for example, projects may be available for students to select. It is essential, where there is the use of patient information or recruitiment of patient study subjects, that appropriate ethics approval is gained from the governing body where the project will take place. The candidature will be guided through the steps required to plan and execute a substantial research project, and prepare a scholarly work which may be a paper for publication. A candidate must enrol in a minimum of 12 credit points of project units of study in order to submit their final written work.
MEDF5302 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Students must have a University of Sydney staff member or clinical associate supervising their project. Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to have regular contact with their supervisor to discuss the progress of their project Assessment: 2,000 wd written project proposal (30%) and written final work of up to 10,000 wds, or a publication (as negotiated) (70%) Mode of delivery: Supervision
Note: Approval of the project and supervisor by the course coordinator must be confirmed prior to commencing the project.
Candidates will work on an independent research project in an area of specific interest relevant to their master's degree. The project may take the form of analysis of an existing data set, a systematic review of the literature, a case series, survey or other project acceptable to the project supervisor. In some streams, critical care for example, prjects may be available for students to select. It is essential, where there is the use of patient information or recruitment of patient study subjects, that appropriate ethics approval is gained from the governing body where the project will take place. The candidate will be guided through the steps required to plan and execute a substantial research project and prepare a scholarly work which may be a paper for publication. Where appropriate students will prepare a work suitable for publication. A candidate must enrol in a minimum of 12 credit points of project units of study in order to submit their final written work.
MEDF5303 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Students must have a University of Sydney staff member or clinical associate supervising their project. Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to have regular contact with their supervisor to discuss the progress of their project Assessment: 2,000 wd written project proposal (30%) and written final work of up to 10,000 wds, or a publication (as negotiated) (70%) Mode of delivery: Supervision
Note: Approval of the project and supervisor by the course coordinator must be confirmed prior to commencing the project.
Candidates will work on an independent research project in an area of specific interest relevant to their master degree. The project may take the form of anlysis of an existing data set, a systematic review of the literature, a case series, survey or other project acceptable to the project supervisor. In some streams, critcal care for example, projects may be available for students to select. It is essential where there is the use of patient information or recruitment of patient study subjects that appropriate ethics approval is gained from the governing body where the project will take place. The candidate will be guided through the steps required to plan and execute a substantial research project and prepare a scholarly work which may be a paper for publication. A candidate must enrol in a minimum of 12 credit points of project units of study in order to submit their final written work.
PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Michael Nicholas and Dr Christopher Vaughan Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 4000-5000 word written assignment/s or equivalent (80%) Mode of delivery: Online
To introduce and develop participants understanding about the basic neuroscience of pain and the interrelationship between psychological, physiological and environmental processes in pain. Neuro-anatomical, physiological, pharmacological, and biochemical mechanisms involved in nociception, including peripheral and central sensitisation are discussed. Theoretical bases are introduced and the ways in which psychological and environmental factors modify or maintain pain perception and behaviour are explored.
PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Charles Brooker Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 4000-5000 word written assignment/s or equivalent (80%) Mode of delivery: Online
To introduce participants to the core principles of pain assessment, treatment and management. Participants consider the biopsychosocial model and the scientific basis for assessment, diagnosis and treatment. They explore principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, together with routes of drug administration. The role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation management, and the use of procedures such as neural blockade, simulation techniques and surgery are also considered.
PAIN5018 Pain in Children

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Karin Plummer Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 4000-5000 word written assignment/s or equivalent (80%) Mode of delivery: Online
This unit provides an opportunity for students to understand the developmental physiology and psychology of infants and children, together with the pharmacology (particularly with reference to dose and route of administration) of pain management in children. Particular attention is given to management of acute pain in children, both post-operative and procedure-related pain, to methods of pain assessment in children of various ages, to non-pharmacological pain management strategies and to chronic pain presentations in children.
PAIN5021 Acute Pain

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Philip Corke Session: Semester 1 Classes: Approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: Participation in online discussion (25%), 4000-5000 written assignment/s or equivalent (75%) Mode of delivery: Online
The aims of this unit are to provide a theoretical framework for the management of acute pain, to examine the specific contributors that are important in the development of acute pain conditions and to examine pharmacological and other approaches used in the management of acute pain. Topics that will be covered will include the principles of pre-emptive analgesia and evidence of effectiveness in preventing pain, pharmacological management of acute pain including approaches such as patient controlled analgesia, adjunctive approaches in managing acute pain and the transition from acute to chronic pain.
PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kevin McGeechan Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2 x 2hr lecture, 10 x 1hr lectures, 11 x 2hr tutorials, 2 x 1hr and 8 x 0.5hr statistical computing self directed learning tasks over 12 weeks - lectures and tutorials may be completed online Assessment: Weekly quizzes (10%), 1x4 page assignment (20%) and 1x2.5hr open-book exam (70%). For distance students it may be possible to complete the exam externally with the approval of the course coordinator. Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) evening, Online
This unit aims to provide students with an introduction to statistical concepts, their use and relevance in public health. This unit covers descriptive analyses to summarise and display data; concepts underlying statistical inference; basic statistical methods for the analysis of continuous and binary data; and statistical aspects of study design. Specific topics include: sampling; probability distributions; sampling distribution of the mean; confidence interval and significance tests for one-sample, two paired samples and two independent samples for continuous data and also binary data; correlation and simple linear regression; distribution-free methods for two paired samples, two independent samples and correlation; power and sample size estimation for simple studies; statistical aspects of study design and analysis. Students will be required to perform analyses using a calculator and will also be required to conduct analyses using statistical software (SPSS). It is expected that students spend an additional 2 hours per week preparing for their tutorials. Computing tasks are self-directed.
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SEXH5409 Medical Management of Interpersonal Violence

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Katherine Brown, Dr Shailendra Sawleshwarkar Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online plus block/intensive mode, 2 days (9am-5pm) Assessment: Workbook (60%); pParticipation and workshop presentation (10%); Case study (15%); Expert certificate (15%) Mode of delivery: Block mode
Interpersonal violence has been recognised as a significant problem in Australia. This includes family violence, sexual assault and physical assault. Whilst health professionals are aware of the issue they often lack the requisite skills to examine patients with a view to documenting injury and preparing court reports and expert certificates in relation to the interpretation of injury. General practice and emergency departments are two common locations for the victims of interpersonal violence to present with injury. This unit of study is designed to equip the learner with the knowledge and skills required to respond to the clinical needs of a person who has experienced interpersonal violence and to document the findings in a manner that would be useful for medico-legal reports. The learning process will include readings and self-directed learning activities relevant to the learner¿s working environment and geographical location. The course will deal primarily with the physical effects of violence with limited emphasis on the management of psychological trauma. The course includes epidemiology, interpretation of injury, basic forensic science and toxicology, legal issues such as consent and the presentation of an expert certificate for the court.
SURG5011 Imaging Surgical Patients

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Stuart Grieve Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online lectures from radiologists paired with a surgeon or physician will complement designated readings plus case based discussion boards and/or webinars Assessment: Online quizzes 20%, case based assignments 15%, participation in online case based discussion forums 15%, final examination 50% Mode of delivery: Online
The unit of study aims to introduce all types of imaging relevant to the practice of surgery, to understand the underlying physical and technological principles upon which imaging relies and to know the indications for use and complications of imaging. By the end of the unit students will understand the scientific basis of the various imaging modalities and the indications for their use and appreciate the importance of protection of patients and personnel from the harmful effects of imaging. The contents of the unit are: B mode, spectral analysis and duplex ultrasound; computerised tomography; magnetic resonance; positron emission tomography; radio isotope imaging; angiography; imaging guided therapeutic techniques and safety measures in imaging.