MD8002 - Rural and Remote Medicine

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:

Available to any experienced medical practitioner currently working in a rural or remote location.

This subject presents definitions and concepts describing rurality (as it applies to rural health care), data on the health care status of rural and remote Australians and the influence of these factors on rural health care policy. This information will then be applied in a practical exercise based on experience as a health care provider.

Learning Outcomes

• ability to apply these principles to describe health care of certain conditions, such as pregnancy care, diabetes, occupational injury or major trauma;
• demonstrate knowledge of major rural and remote health problems, such as infectious diseases; trauma from mining, farming and road accidents;
• demonstrate knowledge of the problems of particular populations e.g. Indigenous peoples;
• understand definitions of rural and remote, particularly as they relate to health care and be able to apply these to describe a rural or remote community;
• understand the funding and structure of a range of rural health services and the derivation of rural health policy;
• understand what it means to be rural and how this affects access to health care.

Prerequisites:

MD8001

Availabilities
, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Richard Hays.
Contact hours:	10 hours 20 hours 20 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	.
, Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Richard Hays.
Contact hours:	10 hours 20 hours 20 hours
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.