HBS345 - Collaborative Practice in Healthcare

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Sherryn Evans
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H326, H330, H355
Prerequisite:

One of HNN122, HNN124, HSO208, or HSW313

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1.5 hour online seminars across trimester. Dates to be advised at the start of the trimester.

Content

HBS345 is an online unit involving students from Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Optometry, Medical Imaging and Medicine.

In this unit, students are allocated in to interprofessional student teams. In these teams, they develop care plans for complex cases by participating in Zoom case conferences and by ongoing online-based discussion to finalise the care plans.

Students also explore the key competency domains of collaborative practice such as role clarification, team functioning, collaborative leadership, interprofessional conflict resolution, interprofessional communication and patient-centred care, along with how their personality style impacts on their teamwork.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Explain what collaborative practice in healthcare is and describe the key competencies required for interprofessional collaboration.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Explain and value the roles, responsibilities and perspectives of the various professions in the healthcare team, including their own.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Reflect on their own attitudes, behaviours, knowledge and experiences in relation to the key competencies of collaborative practice.

GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Collaborate with others in the interprofessional team to plan patient/client/family/community-centred care/services.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO5

Demonstrate the ability to effectively use information and communication technology to facilitate collaborative practice.

GLO3: Digital literacy

Assessment

Assessment description

Student output

Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)

Indicative due week

Assessment 1: Interprofessional team care plan development

Zoom case conferences, online discussions and finalised team care plans

45%

  • 10 days after case conference

Assessment 2: Online multiple-choice quizzes

Multiple-choice quizzes

15%

  • Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10

Assessment 3: Reflective piece

1500 words

40%

  • Week 11

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.

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.

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