Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to create a confidential relationship with the patient. They can interview, examine and treat patients and prepare patient documents. They can demonstrate a clear and concise patient case study to their practice supervisor using professional terminology as well as carry out an osteopathic working diagnosis under supervision. Students observe their peer students’ work with patients in small groups and appreciate the dissemination of knowledge. They are also able to take responsibility for their group’s learning and share the acquired knowledge. Student know how to plan and implement marketing, sales and patient recruitment. Students understand the significance of good relationship with patients for succeeding with the treatment.
First aid:
Students know how to act in situations threatening general safety, accidents and attacks of illnesses. They are capable of administering first aid to injured or acute patients. Students are competent in basic life support.

Content

Interview skills. Case history skills. Analysis of posture, active and passive movements of the back. Case presentation and professional communication. Osteopathic working hypothesis. Working at the reception. Marketing, sales and client service skills. Multi professional problem solving.
First aid with and without first aid kit. Use of first aid equipment and medicines in acute situations.

Materials

Student is using all previous courses material; anatomy, physiology, functional anatomy, patophysiology, and so on.

Student reads Clinical Handbook

Teaching methods

Supervised clinical practise
Clientwork
Customerservice working
Small group working
Laboratory instructions /Workshop
Guided assignments

Moodle in use

Seasons goals and assignments teacher go through the orientation.

Development conversation is held with student and tutor in the end of course.

Employer connections

Course is done in HyMy-village multidisciplinary learning environment.
Metrosport
Other working life co - operation and events during the period.

Exam schedules

The initial exam is held at the beginning of the course. The exam material is given in orientation.

International connections

International exchange students possibly visiting HyMy village.

Completion alternatives

Student can cover absent hours from clinic by observing other groups in HyMy or observing osteopath at work.

Student workload

10 op x 27h= 270h student work

Content scheduling

on 1st and 2nd period

Further information

The teacher may give additional assignments as a pedagogical solution e.g. to cover for absence.

MATERIALS and assignments created by the teacher are protected under the Copyright law (404/61), and the teacher holds copyright to these creations. Assignments and materials may not be used other than in your own studies. The public distribution of these is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.

In case the student has received a decision for individual support, which can affect the completion of the study unit, the student should be in touch with the responsible teacher of the study unit directly after the ending of the enrolment period.

First Aid 1,0 credit / Päivi Eskola

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Interview skills. Case history skills. Analysis of posture, active and passive movements of the back. Case presentation and professional communication. Osteopathic working hypothesis. Working at the reception. Marketing, sales and client service skills. Multi professional problem solving.
First aid with and without first aid kit. Use of first aid equipment and medicines in acute situations.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Interview skills. Case history skills. Analysis of posture, active and passive movements of the back. Case presentation and professional communication. Osteopathic working hypothesis. Working at the reception. Marketing, sales and client service skills. Multi professional problem solving.
First aid with and without first aid kit. Use of first aid equipment and medicines in acute situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and assess the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They assess the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act initiatively and goal-orientedly in diverse operating environments, and they apply working methods appropriately and safely.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Self evaluation
Peer evaluation
Learning assignment
Development conversation

Prerequisites

Familiarisation with clinical practice, Differential diagnostic skills, Skills related to somatic dysfunction