MEDIC ST 5015AHO - Paediatrics and Child Health Part 1
Teaching Hospitals - Semester 1 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MEDIC ST 5015AHO Course Paediatrics and Child Health Part 1 Coordinating Unit Medical Studies Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s Teaching Hospitals Contact Attachments, common program & research Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Prerequisites MEDIC ST 4000AHO/BHO, MEDIC ST 4013AHO/BHO, MEDIC ST 4014AHO/BHO, MEDIC ST 4015AHO/BHO, MEDIC ST 4016AHO/BHO, MEDIC ST 4017AHO/BHO, MEDIC ST 4018AHO/BHO, or by approval of the Dean of Medicine Restrictions Available to MBBS students only Assessment Details provided at start of year Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Sophie Nelson
Course Coordinator: Dr Nicholas Smith
Phone: +61 8 8161 7308
Email: n.smith@adelaide.edu.au
Location: 最新糖心Vlog Department of Paediatrics, Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Discipline Head: Professor Jennifer Couper
Phone: +61 8 8161 6242
Email: jennifer.couper@adelaide.edu.au
Location: 最新糖心Vlog Department of Paediatrics, Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Administrative Contact: Precinct Officer
Phone: +61 8 8161 7619
Email: wch@adelaide.edu.au
Location: 最新糖心Vlog Department of Paediatrics, Women’s and Children’s HospitalCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Knowledge of normal growth, development, puberty, immunisation, sleep, feeding requirements with demonstrated competency in identifying normal and abnormal variations in these areas. Competency in the ability to carry out developmental assessments. 2 Knowledge of common general paediatric conditions such as fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, UTI’s respiratory infections, asthma, cardiac murmur, rashes, obesity, failure to thrive, abdominal pain, enuresis, seizures and development problems. 3 Knowledge of the common chronic conditions of childhood with demonstrated ability in taking a detailed clinical history, examination, discussion of appropriate differential diagnoses, investigations and treatment for each organ system with an understanding of the different roles and responsibilities of the treating clinical team. 4 Knowledge of the emergency care of children, common surgical conditions, resuscitation procedures, competency in common procedures such as blood sampling, urine sample collection. 5 Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health with the demonstrable ability to take a psychiatric history from children and their families, the ability to engage e.g. with a reluctant or angry young person and the formulation of appropriate treatment plans. The demonstrable ability to understand the responsibilities and approaches to revelations of child physical/sexual abuse and the structure of Psychiatric services in South 最新糖心Vlog. Knowledge of attachment theory and its implications for psychological health and the principles of transference and counter transference and how this is applied in a paediatric setting. 6 Knowledge of the role of the family and the community in providing for the needs of the child with a clear understanding of the rights of children and young people and the relevant health and welfare agencies and their roles. 7 Knowledge of the privacy issues that apply to children, proven ability to communicate and empathise with children and their families 最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1,2,4,5 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
3,5 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
5 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
6,7 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
5,6,7 Attribute 6: 最新糖心Vlogn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, 最新糖心Vlogn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.
. Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
. Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
There are no required resourcesRecommended Resources
Essential reading
Practical Paediatrics (7th ed, 2012)
ISBN: 9780443102806
Dist: Elsevier
RRP: $153.00
Paediatric Handbook (2004)
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Dist: Available from the Emergency Department
RRP: $25.00 (folder), $15.00 (insert only)
Recommended reading
Paediatric Clinical Examination Made Easy (5th ed revised, 2006)
ISBN: 9780443103957
Dist: Elsevier
RRP: $ 47.00
Great Ormond Street Colour Handbook of Paediatric Medicine and Surgery (2007)
ISBN: 9781874545279
Dist: Woodslane Pty Ltd
RRP: $ 120.00
Jones’ Clinical Paediatric Surgery (6th ed, 2008)
ISBN: 9781405162678
Dist: Wiley and Sons
RRP: $ 130.00
Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics (4th ed, 2011)
ISBN: 9780723435655
Dist: Elsevier
RRP: $ 62.00
Paediatrics and Child Heath (3rd ed, 2011)
ISBN: 9781405194747
Dist: Wiley
RRP: $77.95
Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
Claveirole, Anne & Martin Gaughan
ISBN: 9780470723456
Dist: Wiley
Further useful reading
Apley’s Concise System of Orthopaedics and Fractures (3rd ed, 2005)
ISBN: 9780340809846
Dist: Cengage
RRP: $87.95
Lecture Notes on Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat (10th ed rev, 2007)
ISBN: 9781405145084
Dist: Wiley & Sons
RRP: $49.95
Nelson’s Essentials of Paediatrics (6th ed, 2010)
ISBN: 9781437706437
Dist: Elsevier
RRP: $ 104.00
Vaughn and Ashbury’s General Ophthalmology (18th ed, 2011)
ISBN: 9780071634205
Dist: McGraw-Hill Education Aust
RRP: $ 100.00
Lecture Notes – Paediatrics (8th Ed, 2011)
ISBN: 9781405145091
Dist: Wiley & Sons
RRP: $47.95
Major text references
Nelson’s Textbook of Paediatrics (19th ed, 2011)
ISBN: 9781437707557
Dist: Elsevier
RRP: $ 150.00
Useful websites
Online Medelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
American Academy of Paediatrics
Online Learning
Online Lectures:
Formative MCQ’s in relation to lecture topics are available through MyUni:
Spotting the Sick Child:
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
History taking and physical examination
During the first 5 weeks of the Paediatrics and Child Health attachment, there will be small group (3 to 5 student) clinical tutorials on history taking and examination in children from 0-18 years. These tutorials are conducted by clinicians at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital. They will involve learning and practice of clinical skills in taking histories in Paediatrics, and undertaking physical examination of children at different ages.
The Clinical Skills Tutorials will provide information regarding the unique features of the Paediatric History.
Differences in the Paediatric History
• History often from third party
• Same problem may have different presentation at different ages
• Additional parameters:Pregnancy, Birth and Neonatal historyDevelopmental status and historyPlaygroup/Kindergarten/School historyHistory of growth and nutritionImmunisation History• Impact of illness on family unit
• Relevant social history
• Detailed family history including siblings
And ensure that students have strong abilities in the following.
Differences in Paediatric Examination
• Assessment of growth
• Plotting percentiles on relevant charts
• Assessment of development
• Understanding of assessment techniques at different stagese.g. neonate, toddler, school aged child, adolescent• The need for observational skills in examination
• The need for patience and opportunism
• Ability to measure blood pressure, perform ENT and eye examination at different ages
Internships
Each student will undertake 3 internships which will each be of 3 weeks duration. These will be clinical attachments, where the student will be part of the clinical unit providing patient care. Each of the internships will be with a different clinical unit/s. For some internships students will be attached to clinical units in pairs. Attachments will be at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Lyell McEwin Health Services. Students will be responsible to the unit Registrar and Consultant. Students will take part in all unit activities i.e. acute and elective admissions, outpatient sessions and other ambulatory care, operating theatre sessions, unit audit and teaching meetings, etc.
Learning in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Students will add to their knowledge of child and adolescent mental health by:
• Learning how to take a developmental and psychiatric history from children and their families
• Being able to assess mental health symptoms in children and adolescents, and generating a relevant management plan
• Gaining an understanding of the inter-relationship between the mental health of children and adolescents and other health problems, family problems and social circumstancesDeveloping a working knowledge of other health and welfare agencies
• Gaining confidence in approaching clinical situations that contain an element of risk e.g. self-harm and suicidality
• Developing an approach to interviewing young people and their families with a focus on enhancing therapeutic alliance and obtaining accurate historical information.
Structure:
• Students will have an opportunity to practice interviewing and generating management plans for young people facing emotional challenges in a simulated clinical environment. This interactive component of the course will take place twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays in iLab (Norwich Building). Structured feedback and on-the-fly review of interview footage is undertaken after each session to enhance skill development for students.
• Seminars in child and adolescent mental health will cover common issues in developmental mental health and illness.
• Students join clinicians for outpatient appointments in the Department of Psychological Medicine, and observe live video streams of clinical reviews with an associated tutorial.
The Department of Psychological Medicine is a Consultation-Liaison psychiatry service for the WCH.
Seminars, Tutorials; Paediatric Ressuscitation, Pathology Session, Plastering Sessions & ICU Sessions
Over the student’s 9 week attachment seminars, tutorials, and group learning exercises will be provided. These will be held at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. These sessions will involve specific aspects of Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Paediatric Emergency Care, Pathology, ICU & practical skills.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Workload for the individual students will vary from week to week but students can assume that on average they will work a 45 hour week which will include clinic sessions, lectures (both delivered and online), seminars, tutorials and private study.
Students are also expected to participate in at least three on-call evenings throughout their attachment.
Timing of Assessments:
The following provides details of the timing of the assessment processes, in chronological order for completion of the assessment tasks.
1. End of Internship Supervisor Final Assessments:
Timing: Assessment forms titled ‘Summative Clinical Assessment” which are the Internship Supervisor Final Assessments are required for each of the three internships. They are due on the Friday at the completion of each internship.
2. Observed Clinical Assessment:
Timing: In Week 6 of the Clinical Attachment in Paediatrics and Child Health.
3. Log Book
Timing: Submission of the Log Book to the Clinical Studies Officer in the Department of Paediatrics is required by the last Friday of internship 3 of the Clinical Attachment in Paediatrics and Child Health.
4. OSCE
Surgical OSCE:
Timing: The OSCE will be on the Friday morning of Week 9 of the Clinical Attachment in Paediatrics and Child Health.
Medical OSCE:
Timing: The OSCE will be on the Friday afternoon of Week 9 of the Clinical Attachment in Paediatrics and Child Health.Learning Activities Summary
Lectures, seminars and tutorials are scheduled for Friday afternoons and three Wednesday mornings over the students’ 9 week attachment. These sessions cover information regarding Paediatric medicine, Paediatric surgery, Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Paediatric Emergency Care. The lecture topics are:
Paediatric Surgery
Surgical Quiz 1- Mr Sanjeev Khurana
The Acute Abdomen in Children- Mr Sanjeev Khurana
Lumps and Bumps- Mr Chris Kirby
Neonatal Surgery- Dr Cathy Cord-Udy
Surgical Quiz 2- Mr Sanjeev Khurana
Inguino-scrotal Pathology / Hypospadias- Mr Tony Sparnon
Acute Infections of Bone and Joint- Mr Phil Brook
Principles of Fractures, Common Fractures of Upper & Lower Limbs- A/Prof Peter Cundy
Back Pain and Spinal Deformity- A/Prof Peter Cundy
Neonatal Orthopaedics- Mr Bruce Foster
Pain in the Hip & Knee Joint- Mr Joff Middleton
Lower Limb Development in Children / Bone Tumours- Dr Peter Viiret
ENT Lecture- Dr John Ling
Plastic Surgery- Dr Roger Woods
Neurosurgery Lecture- Mr Stephen Santoreneos
Paediatric Medicine
Asthma, Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis & Croup- Dr Declan Kennedy
Audiology Lecture – Hearing Assessments- Dr Tony Marciano
Physical & Sexual Abuse of Children- Dr Jane Edwards
Gastroenteritis, Diarrhoea & Malabsorption- Dr Richard Couper
The Atopic & Allergic Child- Dr Michael Gold/Dr Patrick Quinn
Childhood Immunisation- Dr Christina Boros
Heart Disease- Dr Terry Robertson/Dr Malcolm Richardson
Diabetes and Obesity- Professor Jennifer Couper
Imaging 1- Dr Tony Smith
Imaging 2- Dr Robyn Grant
Neurology Lecture- Dr Nicholas Smith
Genetic Counselling- Dr Eric Haan
Acute and Chronic Renal Disorders- Dr Paul Henning/Dr Sam Crafter
Growth & Puberty- Dr Jan Fairchild
Acute Leukemia and Major Clotting Disorders- A/Prof Tom Revesz
Paediatric Ophthalmology- Dr Theresa Casey
Serious Infections (Sepsis, Meningitis, Osteomyelitis, UTI)- Professor John Turnidge
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Behavioural Disorders- Prof Michael Sawyer
The Distressed Mother & Child: Perinatal & Infant
Mental Health & COPMI - Dr Ros Powrie
Mental Health in Indigenous Youth- Dr Emma Hanieh
A Sick Child – What About the Family?- Dr Simon Hein
Drugs, Alcohol and the Difficult Adolescent- Dr Ben Wells
A Depressed Adolescent. How Do I Know if it is Serious?- Dr Prue McEvoy
Paediatric Emergency Care
Resus4Kids Simulation Workshop- Dr Lesley Woodard-Knight/Leanne Stacy
Bedside Teaching Tutorials
During the first 5 weeks of the Paediatrics and Child Health attachment, there will be small group (3 to 5 student) clinical tutorials on history taking and examination in children from 0-18 years. These tutorials are conducted by consultant clinicians at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital. They will involve learning and practice of clinical skills in taking histories in Paediatrics, and undertaking physical examination of children at different ages.
Extra small group teaching sessions
Each student will also attend one Plastering Teaching Session, one Pathology teaching session and one ICU teaching session throughout the 9 weeks, students will be split into small groups for these sessions.Specific Course Requirements
Police Check
All students are required to submit a Department for Communities and Social Inclusion (DCSI) Criminal History Check to the Clinical Studies Officer on the first day of their attachment. This will need to be the original and not a copy.
Identification badges
Women’s and Children’s Hospital identification badges will be issued to each student on the first day of their attachment. Students will need to pay a $20 deposit to receive their ID. The deposit will be given back to the student on return of their ID badge at the end of their attachment. These are to be worn by students at all times within the hospital. This is a security requirement and access to hospital facilities may be refused if identification badges are not available. All badges are to be returned to the Clinical Studies Officer of the Department of Paediatrics before the commencement of the end of term examination.
Dress
Students are requested to dress neatly at all times. Parents, who are often under considerable stress because of the illness of their children, have certain expectations of professionals. As many children are often frightened by white coats, staff do not wear them. Therefore, students are not expected to wear white coats.
Out of Hours Work
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Assessment
The 最新糖心Vlog's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Assessment Type Weighting Learning Outcome(s) being addressed 1. Three (3) Internship Supervisor Final Assessments Summative N/A
(Submitted/Not Submitted)1-7 2. Log Book Compulsory Formative N/A
(Submitted/Not Submitted)1-7 3. Paediatric Mental Health (attendance, participation, written reflective exercises and formulations) Summative 20% 1-7 4. OSCE (Medical and Surgical) Summative 40% 5 5. MCQ Summative 30% 1-7 6. Observed Clinical Assessment Summative 10% 1 - 3
• a satisfactory result in each of the components of the summative assessment in semesters 1 and 2; and
To pass this course and the Fifth Year MBBS Examination Annual Examination Part 2 course, students must obtain:
• a satisfactory performance in the examinations overall
If an overall borderline grade is achieved in the examinations, a student may be offered an opportunity to sit a Replacement/Additional Assessment examination.
Academic Progression Requirements
Progression from one year to the next in the MBBS is dependent on the student successfully completing a compulsory annual examination course in which a full year’s learning is assessed.
To successfully complete the MEDIC ST 5000AHO and MEDIC ST 5000BHO Fifth Year MBBS Examination Part 1 and Part 2 courses, the student must pass the end of year examinations and have successfully completed all year level component courses (24 units).
IF a student fails the compulsory examination course no passing grade will be received for any core medical studies courses.
IF a student has not completed all required MEDIC ST units of the year they must successfully complete an appropriate remedial course of the same or greater value as specified in Term 4 of the same academic year.
Assessment Related Requirements
Internship Supervisor Final Assessments and Log Books need to be submitted by their due dates in order for a student to be able to sit the OSCE’s in Week 9. Students need to receive a satisfactory grade on all 3 of their Internship Supervisor Final Assessments and have all 12 signatures completed on their Log Book.
It is compulsory for students to attend clinical placements and their specific activities in line with the principles and guidelines outlined in the Medical Student Clinical Hours document.
Exemptions to mandatory clinical placement attendance requirements may be granted by the Program Coordinator in consultation with the relevant course coordinator and year level advisor if there are exceptional medical, compassionate or extenuating circumstances as defined by the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy.
Attendance at ICU, Plastering and Pathology Teaching Sessions is compulsory.
The 最新糖心Vlog has developed a Scope of Practice document which outlines appropriate activities for Year 5 students. Students should be familiar with this document, and adhere to its guidelines. The document can be found in MyUni and .
Assessment Detail
Log Book
The Log Book is provided on the first day of the student’s attachment. It is for documentation of the minimum number of unit and ambulatory service responsibilities during the internships. The entire front page of the log book is to be completed and signed by the appropriate supervisors, the back page is beneficial and completion of the majority of these exercises should be attempted.
Internship Supervisor - Final Assessments
The ‘Summative Clinical Assessment' forms for each internship are provided on the first day of the student’s attachment. Guides to performance (Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Skills) are also provided. Forms should be given to the internship supervisor (Unit Consultant or Registrar) at the end of the internship, and the supervisor will complete these with the student, using the guide provided. Forms will be signed by the supervisor and the student, and will be submitted by the student to the Precinct Officer by the last day of each internship. If a student receives a Borderline/ Unsatisfactory assessment from a supervisor, they should discuss remediation with their Clinical Tutorial Group tutor/ mentor at the earliest opportunity.
Observed Clinical Assessment (OCA)
This assessment is undertaken with a member of the Department of Paediatrics. Each Clinical Skills Tutorial group will be allocated to one of the members of the Department of Paediatrics for assessment. Each student will be observed performing a 10-minute clinical short case. These cases could be, for example, examination of the chest of a child with asthma, or examination of the abdomen of a child with an enlarged liver. It is expected that students will demonstrate competence in their examination technique and be able to detect important signs such as wheeze or hepatomegaly. Assessments will encompass the domains of Clinical Examination technique, and identification and interpretation of clinical signs. Feedback regarding performance in this assessment will be provided.
OSCE (Medical & Surgical)
The OSCE consists of 5 stations each 10 minutes (2 minutes reading time and 8 minutes examination) in duration testing core competencies in Paediatric Medicine and Surgery. In general, the OSCE will involve interviewing a surrogate parent, interpretation of laboratory or radiological investigations and explanation of the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and management of key paediatric conditions. There will be 3 or 4 Medical Stations and 1 or 2 Surgical stations - the total will always be 5 stations.Submission
All assessment components must be submitted to the WCH Precinct Officer by the due date.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
NOG (No Grade Associated) Grade Description CN Continuing Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
The 最新糖心Vlog places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the 最新糖心Vlog to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
SELT forms will be given to each student on the last day of their attachment. In addition, all students will be asked to complete a short "Surveymonkey" questionnaire that specifically requests feedback on their experience with clinical tutours, internship placements, lectures, and tutorials.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
- Academic Support with Maths
- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
- Library Services for Students
- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
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