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Clinical Practicum A - HESC4611
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisites: HESC3504, HESC3541, HESC3532, HESC3592
 
 
Equivalent: HESC4511
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

200 hours of clinical practical experience will be completed within the university’s Lifestyle Clinic, in the University Clinical Schools, in other hospitals, private practices, rehabilitation clinics, fitness centres or other suitable settings. This is done under the supervision of an accredited exercise physiologist or other suitably qualified health professionals. These practicum hours are a requirement of the accrediting professional body. The assessment component of the course is attributed 6 UoC in the program. Performance is monitored through workplace integrated assessments, a supervisor’s report and a reflective log. The student will maintain records of their activities using a web-based logbook that will be checked by the clinical supervisor, the practicum coordinator and the course academic staff. Patient groups encountered during these placements will include apparently healthy populations as well as those with chronic disease (i.e. cardiopulmonary and metabolic, musculoskeletal and neuromuscular/neurological conditions). It is a professional requirement that a minimum number of hours are completed for each of the aforementioned categories of conditions. The web-based logbook will provide the necessary monitoring of these hours across both clinical practicum courses.


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