XNB384 Oncology and Mental Health Disorders
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| Unit code: | XNB384 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | CSB520 and XNB280. CSB520 can enrolled in the same teaching period as XNB384 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,040 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $957 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,024 |
| International unit fee | $4,224 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | XNB384 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | CSB520 and XNB280. CSB520 can enrolled in the same teaching period as XNB384 |
| Coordinator: | Rob Robergs | rob.robergs@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This clinical unit explores the scope of practice for a clinical exercise physiologist within the domains of cancer and mental health. It provides an understanding of the disease states and develops the exercise physiology professional competencies essential to practice within these domains. You will commence the development of your client consultation skills that will be further developed in XNH386 Clinical Skills for Exercise Physiologists.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain the basic biology of cancer, risk factors associated with the development of cancer, common diagnostic techniques, treatment and the side-effects and late-effects of cancer and its treatment.
- Explain the spectrum of mental health conditions, diagnosis, treatment, management and the side effects of treatment.
- Describe and discuss the role of exercise in assisting patients to better manage cancer or mental health conditions.
- Develop and demonstrate professional skill competencies and teamwork required for successful practice in the cancer and mental health fields including patient consultation skills, exercise programming skills and clinical reasoning regarding patient management strategies.
- Communicate clinical exercise physiology knowledge through verbal and written means in both an academic and clinical practice contexts.
Content
This unit is delivered across two modules of learning.
Module 1: Oncology
The oncology module will provide students with an understanding of:
- cancer pathophysiology, diagnostics, treatment,treatment-related side effects, the latest oncology research;
- It will also enable you to explore the evidence on the role that exercise has in the management during treatment and recovery from cancer treatment; and
- the practical aspects will focus on exercise physiology skill competency development will include conducting a comprehensive oncology patient consultation. This information will then be applied to the formulation of a health and fitness assessment battery and the design of an exercise program for various cancer populations
Module 2: Mental Health Conditions
The mental health module will provide you with an in-depth understanding of:
- various mental health conditions including depression and anxiety disorders;
- the diagnosis and prognostic procedures, screening, common treatments and medications;
- the role of exercise in the management of mental health conditions and treatment-related side effects;
- exercise assessments and exercise interventions for clientele with mental health disorders; and
- contraindications for exercise
Learning Approaches
The unit adopts a blended learning approach where you are to view filmed patient scenarios and come to class to discuss the scenarios, and where you will engage in collaborative activity with peers and tutors. You will have an opportunity to discuss various approaches to assessment, client management and provide a sound rationale for your approach.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback to Students
Assessment will be spaced throughout the semester to provide the opportunity for feedback on your learning to that point. Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- you will be provided with verbal and/or written feedback on each piece of formative and summative assessment during the semester;
- criteria sheet grading;
- comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets; and
- generic comments back to the cohort via QUT Canvas.
You are encouraged to communicate with the unit coordinator or unit tutor if you have any questions or concerns about the assessment items.
Assessment
Overview
General Assessment Information
Each assessment item is designed to measure your knowledge and mastery of professional skills stated in the learning outcomes. The assessment tasks have benn chosen as tools to enhance and guide your learning as well as measure your performance.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Presentation
Virtual oncology patient consultation presentation: You will be required to view a real life patient consultation, critically analyse the information and devise an exercise based management plan for the cancer patient.
Assessment: Mental Health Mini Review
You will select a mental health condition and examine the research related to the disease state, diagnosis, common treatments and side effects, as well as the evidence related to exercise planning and prescription to support patient management of the condition.
This is an authentic assessment because it incorporates self-directed learning of empirical evidence and knowledge in further understanding the roles of an exercise physiologist working in a mental health setting.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Written Examination
You will be required to demonstrate your knowledge of cancer and mental health pathophysiology, diagnostics, treatment, side effects and the role of exercise in managing these conditions.
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
Prescribed text(s)
Irwin,M. (2012). ACSM's guide to exercise and cancer survivorship. Human Kinetics. USA
Stubbs, B., & Rosenbaum, S. (2018). Exercise-based interventions for mental illness : physical activity as part of clinical treatment . Elsevier.
Recommended text(s)
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription American College of Sports Medicine (2017)
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.