MMED8105 Health Professions and Society 1A: Socially Responsible Health Practice

2012

4.5

1 x 50-minute lecture-1 once-only
9 x 110-minute lecture-2s per semester
7 x 120-minute tutorials per semester
1 x 210-minute seminar per semester

1 Admission into BMBSG-Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Graduate Entry)
1a Admission into BCLSBMBS-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
1b Admission into BMBS-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
1c Admission into MD-Doctor of Medicine
1d Admission into BCLSMD-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1e Admission into MDC-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1f Admission into MDJ-Doctor of Medicine
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f))

Assignment(s); Examination; Group presentation: Elective Assessment (if selected in sem 1)

MMED8105 and MMED8106 (semester 2) provide a full year program in health professions and societies. This topic introduces core knowledge and concepts that underpin socially responsible health professional practice. It introduces the different aspects of the role of health professionals within Australian societies, including interactions with patients, community and cultural groups, civil society organisations and members of a range of professions. In this semester MMED8105 focuses on the importance of lifelong personal and professional development of health professionals. Key main themes: Ethics Law and Professionalism and Medicine and Culture, will explore concepts around cultural safety, the medicol-legal system in Australia as well as foundation of ethics in medicine. Personal development sessions cover a variety of areas including coping strategies, development of reflective practice, professional relationships and ethical and legal issues.

The aim of this topic is to:

• Understand the patient centred model of medical practice

• Advocate for patient care and service as a central focus in medical practice; and understand health professional roles and the responsibilities of doctors within health teams

• Develop an understanding and ability to work within the legal and ethical frameworks which govern medical practice

• Develop skills to practice with cultural safety and humility in a diversity of settings including Indigenous communities

On completion of this topic students will be able to:

Within the Medicine & Culture context of medical practice:

• Recognise how history can impact on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Understand and consider health issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Appreciate one's own cultural background and recognize how it impacts on health practice.

• Acquire reflective communication skills connected to cultural understandings.

• Understand the social determinants of health in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

• Understand and consider evidence based approaches in targeting key health issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Appreciate one’s own assumptions and recognize how it can impact on health practice.

• Acquire reflective communication skills connected to cultural understandings and evidence based approached to medicine.

Within the Ethics Law & Professionalism context of medical practice:

• Understand basic ethical concepts and their relationship to medical practice

• Become familiar with applying ethical concepts and using ethical terminology appropriately

• Gain skills in analysing ethical issues

• Appreciate the requirements of researching within a team

• Develop the skills required to present a conference poster

• Be aware of the role of law and other forms of regulation of the medical profession