PHC5304 - Primary care across the lifespan

Child health

1. Develop a systematic and evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and management of child health issues which commonly present in the Primary Health Care setting
2. Assess child development using valid and reliable assessment instruments, determine deviations from the norm and formulate appropriate management strategies in the Primary Health Care setting
3. Formulate a comprehensive management plan surrounding child health by collaborating with other health professionals
4. Analyse the psychosocial and environmental context of children's lives and apply this analysis to child health.
5. Identify paediatric emergencies which commonly present in the Primary Health Care setting and formulate an appropriate initial management plan
6. Effectively use the available literature to inform ongoing learning needs relating to child health

Women's sexual and reproductive health in General Practice

1. Analyse the psychosocial context of women's lives and apply this analysis to women's sexual and reproductive health
2. Develop a systematic and evidence based approach to the diagnosis and management of women's sexual and reproductive health issues which commonly present in the General Practice setting
3. Evaluate those factors contributing to the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and based on best available evidence formulate an appropriate response that addresses these issues in the General Practice setting
4. Develop a systematic and evidence based approach to contraceptive counselling and counselling for unplanned pregnancy and sexual problems
5. Critically appraise the evidence concerning hormone replacement therapy and screening for cervical, breast and ovarian cancer
6. Evaluate the health outcomes of violence against women and formulate appropriate responses in the General Practice setting based on best available practice evidence

Health care for older people

1. Critically analyse the patient-centred orientation of existing published guidelines for aged care, including aspects of patient experience and expectations as determined by their psycho-socio-cultural environment
2. Create and justify a database of resources and processes that will optimise team-based care of the aged, including available community-based supports
3. Analyse a small self-audit of aged patients who take multiple medications (or attend multiple healthcare providers) and develop a strategy to optimise patient safety and the management of medico-legal risk
4. Create a plan for quality improvement in one area of aged care that is informed by evidence-based assessment and practice