HLTH8302 Indigenous and Remote Clinical Paediatrics 2

Dr Alan Ruben

2015

15 x 50-minute tutorials per semester
1 x 1-day workshop once-only
1 x 6-month clinical placement once-only

Paediatrics as at completion of medical degree

This topic is the second of two topics that are grounded in the principles of providing culturally appropriate acute child health services and the practicalities of child health care delivery in remote areas. The topic covers four major areas and includes undertaking a neonatal resuscitation course:

The child with pallor and/or purpura
The child with haematuria
The child with cardiac disease
Child Development/child abuse/ behaviour Disorder

The topic aims to enable the student to effectively:

diagnose and manage the common haematological conditions of childhood
evaluate and treat the child with urinary tract disease
develop an approach to the diagnoses and management of a child with cardiac disease
advise families of children with behavioural difficulties within their social context.

At the completion of these modules, students will be able to:

Describe the clinical criteria for a diagnosis of the common presentations of diseases of childhood, their designation into the major clinical types, their management and prognosis.
Identify the clinical findings that guide investigation into their aetiology and describe when such investigations are indicated.
Identify and describe relevant public health strategies
Where relevant, be able to implement the use of protocols or standardised management schedules.
Outline the expected development of the child and differentiate behaviour problems from normal developmental stages
Describe the risk factors for child abuse, identify behaviour patterns and physical signs associated with neglect and abuse and identify the available support and allied health services in the jurisdiction with knowledge of the practitioners legal obligations.

Within each main component the student will be expected to discuss examples of traditional beliefs or child rearing practices relevant to the clinical condition.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2015 are no longer published.

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