Course overview
This course provides students with the fundamental principles and mechanisms of common and important health conditions relevant to Allied Health practitioners and how these impact on client outcomes and wider society. Students will begin with an overview of the mechanisms of how changes in physiological processes can affect health. Specific conditions of the immune, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, renal and nervous systems will be studied.
Course learning outcomes
- Apply the principles of anatomy and physiology of the human body to the pathophysiological processes of common health problems relevant to Allied Health Practitioners.
- Summarise the pathophysiology, epidemiology, presentation, natural history and diagnoses related to common health conditions relevant to Allied Health practitioners.
- Analyse how common health conditions impact individuals and wider society using case studies.
- Reflect on interprofessional approaches to improve health outcomes for people with common health conditions relevant to Allied Health practitioners.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 56645
Section WS01
Size 110
Available 7
Class number 56644
Section WS02
Size 110
Available 48
Class number 56643
Section WS03
Size 30
Available 28
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