PAR5339 · Extended care 1

Overview

In this unit you will examine the context, scope and role of clinicians working in urgent, primary and community-based care. The unit focuses on person-centred culturally safe and evidence-informed approaches to triage, assessment, clinical reasoning, escalation, referral and safety netting for patients with lower-acuity and undifferentiated presentations. You will explore common urgent and primary care presentations, diagnostic decision support, medication and infection prevention governance. You will also consider safety netting, documentation, result follow-up, referral, communication with usual care providers and clinical governance processes that support continuity and safety across the patient journey.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Analyse the scope, context and operational models of urgent, primary and community-based care within contemporary healthcare systems.
2. Evaluate the role of clinicians within interprofessional teams in coordinating patient care.
3. Apply person-centred, culturally safe and evidence-informed approaches to the assessment and management of patients presenting to urgent and primary care settings.
4. Analyse the approach to triage, risk assessment, escalation of care and referral for patients presenting to urgent and primary care settings.
5. Evaluate signs and symptoms to support clinical reasoning and decision-making for patients with undifferentiated presentations.
6. Apply principles of clinical governance to support safe and effective practice in urgent and primary care settings.
7. Communicate and document clinical information to support continuity, coordination and quality of care across healthcare settings.

Workload

You will be expected to complete at least 12 hours of directed learning, including online lectures, tutorials and workshop activities, and a minimum of 12 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.