Undergraduate - UnitMED5102 - Contemporary developments in clinical practice: patient safety

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered	Clayton Full year (extended) 2015 (Day) Malaysia Full year (extended) 2015 (Day) Clayton Second semester to First semester 2015 (Day) Malaysia Second semester to First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	A/Prof Christopher Wright

Synopsis

Medical practitioners are frequently required to respond to emerging and consolidating innovations and policies related to clinical practice. MED5102 further develops the concept of 'readiness to practice' and focuses upon the development of students' understanding of the principles of Patient Safety and the related clinical competencies. The unit will provide students with an understanding of the role of research in Patient Safety and the application of these principles and practices in diverse contexts. The unit will have the capacity to respond to other issues/innovations/policy changes as they arise in medical practice.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and describe the principles of Patient Safety;
recognise individual practitioner, patient and institutional methods and strategies used to ensure Patient Safety principles are upheld;
demonstrate competence in Patient Safety practices in simulated settings;
contribute actively to the development and implementation of Patient Safety practices; and
critique and apply current scientific and medical research related to Patient Safety.

Fieldwork

This unit requires students to undertake off-campus clinical placements. In the clinical setting students will have an opportunity to apply theory to practice under supervision. Attendance is mandatory for the clinical component of each unit.

Assessment

Students will not be individually graded, but all assessments will be a hurdle requirement. Each assessment item will need to be successfully completed to pass this unit.
1. Observed Patient Safety Skills Assessment
2. Student group presentations
3. Online assessment tasks

Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 80% tutorials and clinical placements to pass this unit.

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Peter Bartonand Professor Parasakthi Navaratnam (Malaysia)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Medicine

Prerequisites

2012 pre-reqs: MED4071, MED4082 and MED4000
2014 pre-reqs: MED4171, MED4182, MED4200 and MED4000 or GMC4151, GMC4162, GMC4200 and GMC4000.

Co-requisites

MED5091, MED5092 and MED5100. Must be enrolled in courses 0040, 1074, 3856, 3952, 4531, 4533 or 4532.