OPN161 Optometry in Special Needs Groups
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| Unit code: | OPN161 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,180 |
| International unit fee | $4,284 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | OPN161 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Steve Vincent | sj.vincent@qut.edu.au |
Overview
The theory and practice of clinical optometry procedures form the basis for providing students with a thorough knowledge in all aspects of patient management. This unit involves clinical procedures required to perform advanced investigation of visual problems, including those in paediatric populations, for patients with visual loss, and in the workplace.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Synthesise clinical and technical skills in complex clinical scenarios
- Formulate and implement management plans for the visual requirements of paediatric and low vision populations;
- Synthesise knowledge of efficient and safe visual functioning within the occupational environment
- Demonstrate effective information retrieval and analysis, scientific writing and presenting, and group work.
Content
The content in this unit includes:
- Paediatric optometry: child and visual system development, vision assessment, ocular health, vision screenings, refractive management, strabismus, visual information processing, strabismus, paediatric ophthalmology, evidence- based practice
- Low vision optometry: vision assessment, driving, managing peripheral vision loss, optical and non-optical low vision aids, paediatric low vision, phyco-social considerations
- Occupational optometry: eye safety in the workplace, radiation and the eyes, vision in the office
You will gain clinical skills in paediatric vision assessment, prescribing optical low vision aids, and undertake interprofessional learning through group work assessment tasks and student led poster sessions.
This unit requires students to demonstrate satisfactory understanding of a range of clinical techniques and demonstration of reasoned and appropriate clinical decision making critical to the practice of optometry in these specific areas of clinical practice in order to complete the unit and progress through the course.
Learning Approaches
This unit will be taught by a series of lectures, group work using problem-based learning methods, tutorials, practical sessions and student poster presentations. The techniques and procedures learnt in this unit are put into practice in the Specialist Clinical Practice units OPN362 and OPN462.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Your learning development will be supported by case based examples, discussions during lectures, case studies, problem based learning and practicals. Feedback will be given on your development of necessary clinical skills during practical sessions by tutors. You will receive written feedback from assessors on the poster presentation assessment.
Assessment
Overview
There are 2 Summative Assessment elements within this unit; a poster presentation, and an end-semester examination. There is one Formative assessment within this unit; a mid-semester examination.
At least 50% must be obtained on the end of semester examination for a passing grade to be awarded. The Faculty of Health Threshold Assessment Policy will apply where student performance in an assessment item is unsatisfactory.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Examination (theory)
This examination will focus on your knowledge of clinical investigation, diagnosis and management of clinical patient-oriented problems of special needs populations, through the use of case based examples and clinical problems. These will include multiple choice questions to evaluate and provide feedback on learning. There is overlap and reinforcement of material covered in lectures and practical sessions.
Assessment: Poster presentation
Real-world paediatric and low vision patient scenarios will be used to evaluate your knowledge and problem-solving skills. This task involves a group written and oral poster presentation in front of an audience of peers which explains and defends your rationale for the diagnosis and management of the special needs population clinical scenario. You will represent your learning through a poster presentation which is highly relevant in health professions.
Assessment: End semester examination
This multiple-choice examination will focus on your knowledge of clinical investigation, diagnosis and management of clinical patient oriented problems of special needs populations, and occupational optometry through the use of case based examples and clinical problems.
Threshold Assessment:
Satisfactory performance in this assessment item is a condition for passing this unit. This means that at least 50% must be obtained on the end of semester examination for a passing grade to be awarded. The Faculty Threshold Assessment Policy will apply where student performance in an assessment item is unsatisfactory.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Recommended text(s)
Duckman, R.H., (2006) Visual Development, Diagnosis and Treatment of the Paediatric Patient, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Jackson, A.J., Wolffsohn, J.S., (2007) Low Vision Manual, Edinburgh, Butterworth Heinemann/Elsevier.
Rosenbloom, A.A., Morgan, M.W., (1990) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Optometry, 1st edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Risk Assessment Statement
This unit will involve practice of clinical techniques on fellow students and on people from the general public who present as patients to the QUT Optometry Clinic. High standards of hygiene and safe practices are required. You are required to be proficient in cardio- pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first-aid. You will be informed of relevant Standard Operating Procedures of the School of Optometry as they pertain to this unit.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
Entry-Level Competency Standards for Optometry 2014
1: Professional Responsibilities
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination
4: Diagnosis and Management
Relates to: End semester examination
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.OP85 Master of Optometry
- Theoretical optometric knowledge, cognitive, clinical and technical skills and research methodology in vision science
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination - Apply critical thinking and researchable questions to generate solutions to complex conditions in clinical and research settings
Relates to: Examination (theory), Poster presentation, End semester examination