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

Associate Professor Courtney Ryder

2016

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))

Online FLO activities, Student participation, Case study Analysis

MMED8105 and MMED8204 (year 2) provide a two year developmental 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. Key main themes: Ethics Law and Professionalism, Public Health, Indigenous Health & Cultural Safety.

The aim of this topic is to:

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Understand the social, cultural and political context of healthcare

Develop an understanding of key influences on public health

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 expected to be able to:

Develop an awareness of how legal and professional frameworks affect medical law, government health policy, and clinical practice.
Demonstrate an ability to use ethical terminology appropriately to analyse ethical issues and to apply basic ethical concepts to medical practice.
Develop a basic understanding of professionalism and the behavioural norms underwriting medical practice
Demonstrate a basic understanding of cultural inter-professional communication through evaluation and reflection of indigenous patient health experiences.
Develop an insight into their own assumptions and cultural background and recognise how they can impact on health practice.
Discuss the social determinants of health in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and of the ways that history has had an impact on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Develop a basic understanding of evidence-based approaches to targeting key health issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Recognise the need to balance individual and group responsibilities in health promotion and maintenance.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.

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