Women’s and Children’s Health

Course overview

Course learning outcomes

• Apply developmental, environmental, psychosocial, physiological, and pathological knowledge to women’s and children’s health
• Demonstrate safe and effective patient assessment in the setting of women’s and children’s health, according to the developmental age of the individual
• Analyse available information to formulate differential diagnoses and management plans in the context of women’s and children’s health
• Explain the value, strengths and limitations of key investigations, including the appropriate sequence, timing and application of results to confirm or refute diagnostic hypotheses in the context of women’s and children’s health
• Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based screening programs and treatments for important and commonly seen conditions in the context of women’s and children’s health
• Demonstrate safe prescribing skills for a limited range of conditions in the context of women’s and children’s health, cognisant of the unique prescribing practices during pregnancy and in the growing child
• Perform simple therapeutic and diagnostic interventions and procedures within the scope of practice that are relevant to the management of women’s health
• Communicate effectively in written and verbal form in the context of women’s and children’s health, with an awareness of specific groups’ sensitivities and backgrounds and the legal importance of clear and complete documentation
• Display ethical and professional attitudes and behaviour in interactions with patients, families, caregivers, relatives, colleagues, community workers, and the interprofessional team in the setting of women’s and children’s health
• Describe legislation and welfare structures relevant to women’s and children’s health, including that pertaining to child protection, consent and women’s safety and apply in a limited range of contexts
• Engage with the interprofessional team to optimise patient outcomes in the setting of women’s and children’s health
• Critically reflect on environmental, social and psychological determinants of health, including issues relating to health inequalities and cultural diversity, and relate this to Women’s and Children’s health outcomes
• Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes, and plan ongoing personal and professional development
• Demonstrate professionalism and leadership including adherence to the policy “Assessment of Professionalism in the MD”