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HS422 Complementary Therapies in the Health Care System

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HS322
Notes None
Combined Units HS322 - Complementary Therapies in the Health Care System
Coordinator(s) Judy Humphries (jharris2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the role and development of complementary therapies in the context of the Australian health care system. It explores a variety of alternative and/or complementary therapies; in doing so it engages with the cultural, social and regulatory changes which lie behind the development of a growing market of alternative therapies. The contemporary debates and conflicts over these therapies within and between various groups of health professionals such as doctors, nurses, pharmasists and others are discussed with reference to the broader social, economic and health implications of the alternative/ complementary therapies movement.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The ACP Evidence-Based Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine
ISBN: 9781934465042
Jacobs, B.P. and Gundling, K., ACP Press 1st ed. 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
ISBN: 9781437705775
Micozzi, M., Saunders Elsevier 4th ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine
ISBN: 9781444334364
Greenhalgh, T., Wiley - Blackwell 4th ed. 2010
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Understanding the Australian Health Care System
ISBN: 9780729538619
Willis, E., Reynolds, L. and Keleher, H., Churchill Livingstone Elesevier 1st ed. 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
A Guide to Evidence Based Integrative and Complementary Medicine
ISBN: 9780729539081
Kotsirilos, V., Vitetta, L. and Sali, A., Churchill Livingstone Elsevier 1st ed. 2011
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 50% 3000
Assessment Notes
Written assignment
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1,3, 4 GA: 1 - 8
Assignment 2 50% 3000
Assessment Notes
Written assignment
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 5,6 GA: 1-8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. explain and critially appraise the role of complementary therapies in the Australian health care system;
  2. discuss the key dimensions of the debates between orthodox medicine and its alternatives;
  3. analyse the social, political and cultural context of the growing interest in alternative/complementary therapies;
  4. critically evaluate their own stances towards such therapies in relationship to the views of other professionals such as natural therapists, scientists, doctors, nurses, etc;
  5. critically evaluate the role of regulating bodies such as governments and professional organisations with respect to such therapies; and
  6. describe the role of evidence-based practice in complementary therapies.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A range of perspectives relevant to the knowledge of Health Science as a discipline are taught and developed through completion of this unit and the two assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Effective written communication is an essential component of the assessment tasks of this unit. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Recommended readings for the unit, and literature cited, emphasise a global perspective for this unit. Both assessment topics encourage the practise of intercultural considerations. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are expected to practise accessing information from a variety of sources in order to complete assessment tasks. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students are encouraged the development of life-long learning practices through the application of the material covered in this unit to their practise as health professionals. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Effective problem solving is an essential component of the assessment tasks of this unit. Use of the online Discussions board is encouraged to assist in the practising of problem solving. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is an integral component of the material taught in this unit. Students are assessed on their ability to identify relevant social and ethical issues, and to integrate ethical and socially responsible considerations into the context of their professional practice. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Through use of the online bulletin board students are able to practise taking a collaborative approach to problem solving. 		True True
   

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