RTS5101 · Radiation therapy science 4

Overview

This unit will provide you with knowledge of the Australian health care system and the role of the national health care quality and safety standards. You will also gain in-depth knowledge of health care regulation and medico-legal and ethical principles relating to the practice of radiation therapy. You will gain in-depth knowledge on the psychological theories relating to responses to a cancer diagnosis, coping, the effects of treatment, grief and death and dying and you will be able to analyse and describe the cause, nature, presentation and course of psychological responses in people with cancer. Whilst studying these topics, you will be encouraged to critically reflect, analyse and synthesise relevant information from the literature and reflect on your clinical experiences to further develop and build your skills of critical analysis.

Areas of study: Radiation therapy

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

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

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Appraise medico-legal principles and reflect on their application to clinical practice, describing the Australian health care system, key health care safety standards and regulatory principles;
2. Evaluate the laws relating to assault and negligence and relate these to radiation therapy practice;
3. Analyse and reflect on ethical theories, including principles-based ethics, and how they relate to the practice of radiation therapy and service provision;
4. Critically appraise the legal and ethical issues related to equality and equity in supporting patients from diverse backgrounds with disability or with specific cultural needs;
5. Analyse the cause and nature of psychological/psychiatric responses in cancer patients;
6. Examine coping mechanisms and adjustment disorders in radiation oncology patients in a culturally safe manner.

Workload

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