PAEDS 707A/B : Clinical Portfolio

Medical and Health Sciences

2024 Semester One (1243) / Semester Two (1245) (60 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Students will draw on their paediatric clinical exposure to reflect and modify clinical practice to meet best practices. Students will be given the opportunity to apply complex clinical theory in a structured framework. Students will develop a deep understanding of the theoretical underpinnings in paediatric clinical medicine and proficiency to apply relevant skills.

Course Overview

PAEDS 707A/B: Clinical Portfolio is a 60-point course delivered across 12 months, with a start date in Semester 1 of the academic year. It has been designed to build on the knowledge and skills acquired from the PGCertPaed (PAEDS 705: Neonate and Infant Health, 706A/B: Paediatric Care (Toddler-Adolescent) and 714: Emergency Paediatrics), and apply these within a clinical context. The structure of the course permits flexibility to learn from your clinical experiences, both within hospital and community-based settings. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own practice and compare this with evidence-based resources, recognise the implications of the broader psychosocial context and determinants of health in a child's clinical presentation and interactions within and between the health care sector and other governmental agencies. 

Course Requirements

To complete this course students must enrol in PAEDS 707 A and B

Course Contacts

PGCertPaed/PGDipPaed Programme director: Abby Baskett, abby.baskett@auckland.ac.nz
Programme/course administrator: Johnine Yew, dippaeds@auckland.ac.nz
Course director: Aaron Ooi, aaron.ooi@auckland.ac.nz

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Master of Paediatrics

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Integrate clinical theory and apply a structured approach towards common paediatric presentations (Capability 3.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1)
  2. Demonstrate the clinical skills required to assess and manage common paediatric presentations (Capability 3.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 8.2)
  3. Evaluate clinical practice against evidence-based resources in applying this to clinical cases encountered (and identify areas in which evidence is limited) (Capability 1.1, 4.1 and 5.1)
  4. Reflect on own practice based on clinical cases encountered, and recognise areas that require further development, the significance of the child's psychosocial context and broader determinants of health (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 7.1 and 8.1)
  5. Discuss the interactions between community/hospital-based health providers, primary/secondary/tertiary care providers in contributing to holistic care, as well as the clinician’s role of advocacy for the child within intersectoral agencies such as Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Development and Oranga Tamariki (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 6.2, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Case reports 50% Individual Coursework
Communication skills videos 20% Individual Coursework
Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) 30% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Case reports
Communication skills videos
Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE)
A requirement of the course is to complete a minimum of 6 months in rotations/placements with paediatric exposure, in an approved hospital or community based setting. These rotations should be taken simultaneously to completing coursework to provide adequate opportunities to encounter the breadth and depth of cases needed to complete the requirements for this course. In exceptional circumstances, applications may be made on a case by case basis for students to have significant and recent paediatric rotations retrospectively considered. Please contact the programme and course director in this instance to discuss. 

In addition to the assessments above, there will also be three compulsory learning activities, including an introductions task, 8 formative mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercises (mini-CEXs) and 4 online Zoom tutorials scheduled over the course of the year. 

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 60 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in. The required clinical experience is included and integrated into the course workload as part of your clinical rotations across the year. For this course, you can expect approximately 200 hours of work on learning activities and assessments. 

Delivery Mode

Online

All material will be provided online. Attendance is required at the scheduled online live Zoom tutorials. Attendance in person is also required at the end of year OSCE, to complete requirements for the course.  Where possible, study material will be available at course commencement. This course runs to the University semester timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply. 

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

This information will then be utilised to refine future courses to ensure that learning needs are met. 

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 07/05/2024 03:44 p.m.