HMO703 - Community Optometry 1
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)^ |
| Credit point(s): | 4 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.500 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Amanda Edgar |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry or H710 Master of Optometry |
| Prerequisite: | HMO702 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 600 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | The equivalent of four days per week (approximately 8 work hours per day) placement, in community settings (approximately 11 weeks, some of which fall outside of trimester time). Approximately 8 hours per week (the equivalent of 1 day), across 10 within-trimester weeks, undertaking a structured, Cloud-delivered program. This online program will involve engaging with specified resources, consisting of an online curriculum and twice-weekly webinar participation. Approximately 5 days (of 8 hours each, distributed across the two weeks constituting the final week of trimester and the study period) of structured consolidation of learning. |
Note:^Students enrol at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and undertake clinical placements in metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria. You will need to access substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin’s online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment. | |
Content
In this unit students will undertake clinical placements in community optometry settings in metropolitan, rural and regional Australia for the equivalent of four days per week. Their learning will be supported by access to Cloud-accessible learning materials and an online logbook enabling them to map their clinical development progress. One further day per week will be devoted to completion of a Cloud-delivered learning program, self-directed private study and webinar participation. Students will extend their previous learning of the competencies for optometry practice defined by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) through application in the community optometry settings. There will be particular attention to assessment and prescribing of pharmacological interventions for common conditions in optometry. The experience gained will enable students to analyse and reflect upon legal and ethical issues; professional, management and business development; and the social, public and population health context of optometry practice.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Design and conduct an optometric examination in a supervised clinical practice environment, demonstrating high level competency in a comprehensive range of designated examination component sub-skills | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Assemble and evaluate clinical information, formulate a diagnosis from a series of viable differentials, create a management plan, brief a supervisor regarding a case presentation, and communicate outcomes and appropriate advice to patients presenting for optometric care | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Evaluate simulated case-based data and defend sound, evidence-based decisions regarding management of a wide-range of commonly encountered clinical situations and scenarios | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Select, interpret and illustrate interesting case presentations to supervisors and colleagues by means of concise, insightful, written case reports and verbal feedback to supervisors regarding ongoing patient interactions | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Develop an ability to conduct themselves in a work-ready, professional manner by consistent, reliable and timely practice attendance, respectful behaviour, and by regular use of a self-reflective e-journal to write and appraise what they have learned from each clinical interaction and experience whilst on clinical residential placement | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 3:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Supervisor's assessment of clinical performance | Students will be assessed on their holistic performance on placement - professional preparation, optometric practice and clinical communication | 15% |
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| Assessment 2: Case report | 2000 words | 15% |
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| Assessment 3: Online case-based assessment | 6 x summative submission, MCQ and 2 x SAQ 2 x Clinical reflective portfolio case-based discussions, equivalent 750 words each and 4 presentations | 20% + 30% Total: 50% |
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| Assessment 4: Personal Learning Plan | Deakin staff assessment of logbook entries and Deakin staff assessment of professional identity | 20% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
- Attendance on all scheduled clinical residential placement days.
- Verified completion of on-line log-book entries for each clinical interaction, every day on placement.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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