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Units not offered in 1998 are detailed on the world wide web at: http://www.admin.utas.edu.au/HANDBOOKS/handbooks.html

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Health ScienceHealth Science units are offered by the Faculty ofMedicine & Pharmacy and the Faculty of Nursing. Theunits fall into the following discipline groups:CAM- Multi-disciplinaryCBA- BiochemistryCGC- Paediatrics and Child HealthCGG- Clinical SpecialtiesCGW- Obstetrics and GynaecologyCHG- Anatomy/PhysiologyCHN- AnatomyCHP- PhysiologyCJA- PathologyCKA- SurgeryCLA- Community Health/General PracticeCMG- Clinical Studies (multi-disciplinary)CMM- MedicineCMP- PsychiatryCNA- NursingCRA- Biomedical ScienceCSA- Pharmacy

Bachelor of Medicine-Bachelor ofSurgery

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Medicine-Bachelorof Surgery (MBBS), or the Bachelor of Medical Science(BMedSc) are taught by staff from the followingdivisions and disciplines of the Faculty of Medicine &Pharmacy:Anatomy & Physiology –Anatomy, Neuroscience,Pharmacology & Physiology;BiochemistryClinical Sciences - Medicine, Psychiatry;Community and Rural Health - Community Health& General Practice and clinical teaching and researchat Launceston General Hospital;Pathology - Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology;SurgeryWomen’s and Children’s Health - Obstetrics andGynaecology, Paediatrics & Child Health;

Students usually purchase the books listed as required; if indoubt, consult the lecturer Note, however: unlessotherwise stated, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd- year students areadvised not to buy textbooks, instruments orequipment for Anatomy, Biochemistry, Neuroscience,Pharmacology and Physiology until after receivingadvice from staff on the first day of semester

The following unit descriptions are based on informationavailable at the time of publication. Students are advised tocontact the Faculty before enrolling

Note: The Bachelor of Medicine-Bachelor of Surgerydegree course is being revised. At the time thisHandbook was printed, two new Year 1 units had notbeen finally approved. The units are CAM100

Foundation Medical Studies and CHG110 IntegratedStructure and Function. If there are any changes toYear 1 of the course, new students will be notifiedbefore the start of the academic year.

CAM100 Foundation Medical StudiesComprises two sub-units, Foundations of MedicalChemistry and Foundations of Clinical and EvidenceBased Medicine. The overall aim of this unit is toprovide bases for future study in the medicalcurriculum, including an introduction to EvidenceBased Medicine and a first exposure to clinicalmedicine. Foundations of Medical Chemistry providesa scientific basis for understanding of structure andfunction from the cell to the whole human andincorporates those parts of Biological Chemistryrequired to equip medical students adequately tounderstand chemically orientated material presented inlater units, particularly (but not only) in Biochemistry.Foundations of Clinical and Evidence Based Medicinewill introduce students to the ideas of data analysis andstatistics, and will show how knowledge of structureand function, and ability to analyse data are required inthe clinical situation. Also within Foundations ofClinical and Evidence Based Medicine, students willbegin a five year study of a child within a family setting(The Child and Family Longitudinal Study).

• Staff Dr BF Yates (Chemistry), Assoc Prof SC Nicol(Anatomy & Physiology), Dr R Wood-Baker (ClinicalSciences) (Coordinators); Dr AJ Blackman, Prof AJCanty, Dr NA Andersen (Anatomy & Physiology), Dr DCouper (Menzies Centre), Assoc Prof R Fassett (ClinicalSciences), Prof D Marsden (Women’s and Children’sHealth) and other staff of the School of Medicine. •Hbt,int •12.5% • sem 2 – 7 hrs weekly: Foundation MedicalChemistry: 2x1-hr lectures weekly, 14 tutorials.Foundations of Clinical and Evidence Based Medicine:3 x 1hr lecture (statistics), 4 x 2hr computer practicalclasses, 10 x 2 hr tutorial/case presentations,approximately 14 hrs family visits. • prereq admissionto Medicine • assess Foundations of Medical Chemistry(50% of unit marks): 2-hr exam in Nov (85%),assignments (5%) and mid-sem test (10%) Foundationsof Clinical and Evidence Based Medicine (50% of unitmarks): 1-hr exam in Nov (15%), in-course (oralpresentations, assignments) (85%)• req Atkins PW and Jones LL, Chemistry, Molecules,

Matter and Change, 3rd edn, WH Freeman & Co, NYMcMurry J, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 3rd edn,

Brooks/ColeClements A (ed), Infant and Family Health in Australia,

2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone, Melbourne, 1992Illingworth R, The Normal Child, 10th edn, Churchill-

Livingstone, 1991Illingworth R, The Development of the Infant, 9th edn,

Churchill-Livingstone, 1987.

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182 University of Tasmania – Course and Unit Handbook, 1998

For an explanation of abbreviations used above see inside back cover.

CAM105 Community Health and MedicineSeeks an understanding of modern medicine in theAustralian community. Studies include: a brief historyof disease, death, population, and medicine; alternativemodels of national health care, and the current natureof the Australian health care system; basic principles ofdisease prevention and health promotion; biomedicalethics fundamental to an informed understanding ofkey ethical dilemmas in medicine; a consideration ofthe various forms of ‘health’ and ‘ill-health’, and of thedistribution of morbidity and mortality incontemporary Australia; psychosocial and behaviouralfactors affecting quality of health and acceptance of andresponse to treatment; biomedical statistics; childdevelopment, with particular reference to pregnancy,delivery, and the first six months of life; drug andalcohol studies. At the end of semester 1 students areassigned to families with whom they remain in contactfor at least the first four years of their course. Thisprovides them with insights into family relationships,health, early child development, patterns of ill-healthand the use of health services within the context of thefamily. Students are introduced to the World Wide Weband communication by electronic mail.

• Staff Mr S Lockwood (Coordinator) •Hbt, int•12.5% •sem 1 –42 hrs of lectures and 42 hrs ofpracticals and tutorials • prereq admission to Medicine• assess a written exam at the end of sem 1 (60%),essays and written reports (40%)• req in addition to prescribed journal articles and

specially extracted material which will be reservedfor students’ use, the following texts arerecommended and prescribed:

St John’s Ambulance Association, First Aid, RuskinPress.

Lovat TJ and Mitchell KR, Bioethics for Medical andHealth Professionals, Social Science Press, WentworthFalls, NSW 1991

Clements A (ed), Infant and Family Health in Australia,2nd edn, Churchill-Livingstone, Melbourne 1992.

• rdg Davis A and George J, States of Health, 2nd edn,Harper Educational, Sydney, 1993.

Australian Resuscitation Council, CardiopulmonaryResuscitation, 1980.

Illingworth R, The Normal Child, 10th edn, Churchill-Livingstone, 1991.

Illingworth R, The Development of the Infant, 9th edn,Churchill-Livingstone, 1987.

CAM205 Community Health and MedicineBuilds on CAM105, encouraging students to see health,illness, and medical care in terms of the individualbeing treated, building on their interpersonal andcommunication skills; and developing a hierarchicalconcept of health and health care. Studies include: the

role of the behavioural sciences in medicine; verbal andnonverbal communication, including contact withpeople with special needs, and the principles of healthpromotion and patient education; stress, copingstrategies, and social support in relation to specificdiseases and illnesses; the theory and practice ofcounselling; demographic risk factors in vulnerabilityto disease; an introduction to clinical epidemiology; thehistorical development and current role of ‘publichealth’; and a more detailed examination of morbidityin the community. Students continue contact withfamilies encountered in the first year; and are given:further opportunities to develop skills incommunicating with patients with special needs; aforum to debate current ethical dilemmas in modernmedicine; a detailed study of psychosocial problems incontemporary Australia; and practical experience in thework of a general practitioner and of a dispensingpharmacist.

• Staff Mr S Lockwood (Coordinator) •Hbt, int •25%•full year –84 hrs of lectures, and 84 hrs of practical,tutorials, and experiential learning in the community• assess work assigned during the year (40%), andassessment early in sem 2 (20%) formal end-of-yearexam (40%)• req prescribed journal articles and specially extracted

material will be reserved for students’ use andreference will be made to material on the World WideWeb.

CAM400 Advanced Study/ResearchMost of semester 2 in Year 4 of the MBBS course isdevoted to this unit whereby students may select froma wide variety of advanced study or research programsoffered by clinical and preclinical departments.Individual programs may be of either 9 or 18 weeksduration, and occupy 2 or 4 days per week. Studentsare required to select a combination of programstotalling 4 days per week for 18 weeks. Details ofprogram offerings will vary from year to year and Year3 students will be provided with a handbook outliningthe current programs. This information is also availableon line from the School of Health Science home page(WWW address http://www.healthsci.utas.edu.au/).

• N.B. There are quotas on most advanced study programs,but students will normally be able to enrol in their firstchoice. Students wishing to participate in one of the researchprograms will first need to consult the specific projectsupervisor. Inquiries about this unit should be directed to theprogram coordinator, Prof HK Muller.

•Hbt, int •50% •sem 2



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Division of Biochemistry

Biochemistry explores the functioning of livingorganisms from a molecular and cellular perspective. Itprovides an essential basis for detailed understandingof biology and medicine. The range of topics covered byunits in this Division includes:• DNA structure, replication, transcription and

translation; molecular biology and gene technology;• structure, function and metabolism of amino acids,

proteins, carbohydrates and lipids;• the integration and control of metabolism, by

hormonal and other means; nutrition –energyturnover, macro- and micro-nutrients, dietaryguidelines; metabolic basis of disease states;

• photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation. (Not all thesetopics are presented in all the units mentioned below.)

MBBS CANDIDATES

study CBA200 Biochemistry 2 in year 2. CBA400Biochemistry 4 (BMedSc Honours) is also offered.

CBA200 BiochemistryGives medical students a comprehensive knowledge ofbiochemistry, its integration and regulation in thehuman body. Studies address the following core areas:(a) Nucleic acid structure, replication, transcription,translation, molecular biology, gene technology andapplications; (b) structure, function and metabolism ofproteins and amino acids; (c) structure, function andmetabolism of carbohydrates; (d) structure, functionand metabolism of lipids; (e) effects of the hormonesinsulin, glucagon and epinephrine; (f) integration andcontrol of metabolism; (g) nutrition, energy turnover,macronutrients, micronutrients and dietary guidelines.• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in Medicine

• Staff Dr JD Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward(Coordinator) •Hbt, int •25% •full year –up to 7 hrsclass contact weekly (2 to 3 lectures weekly; a tutorialper fortnight focusing on integrative problems; 3 to 4hrs of self-directed learning projects) • prereq 1st yearMedicine • coreq CHN200, CHP200, CLA205 • assess 2-hr written paper at end of sem 1; 3-hr written paper anda 10-min viva voce at end of sem 2; self-directedlearning projects will also be assessed• req Mathews CK and Van Holde KE, Biochemistry,

2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, Redwood City, 1995or Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, New York,

1995.• rdg Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K and

Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edn,Garland, New York, 1994

Montgomery R, et al, Biochemistry: a Case-OrientedApproach, 6th edn, Mosby, St Louis, 1996

Wahlqvist ML, Food and Nutrition, Allen & Unwin, StLeonards, 1997.

BPHARM CANDIDATES

study CBA220 Biochemistry (Pharmacy) in year 2.

CBA220 Biochemistry (Pharmacy)Gives students enrolled in Pharmacy a background ingeneral biochemistry appropriate for their needs. Theunit covers the same areas as detailed in CBA200.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in Pharmacy

• Staff Dr J Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward(Coordinator) •Hbt, int •12.5% •full year –64 lectures• prereq KRA160, CHG101 • assess 2-hr written paperat end of sem 1, 3-hr written paper at end of sem 2• req Mathews CK and Van Holde KE, Biochemistry,

2nd edn, Benjamin/Cummings, Redwood City, 1995or Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, New York,


Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edn,Garland Publishing Inc., New York, 1994.

BAGRSC CANDIDATES

study CBA230 Agricultural Biochemistry in year 2.

CBA230 Agricultural BiochemistryGives students enrolled in Agricultural Science abackground in general biochemistry appropriate fortheir needs. The lectures, practicals and tutorials coverareas: (a) to (f) as detailed in CBA200, and (h)photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.

• N.B. restricted to Agricultural Science students

• Staff Dr JD Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward(Coordinator) •Hbt, int •16.67% •full year –51lectures, 11 tutorials and 8 practicals/assignments• prereq KRA120 and KPZ160 • assess 2-hr writtenpaper at end of sem 1, 2-hr written paper at end of sem 2• req Mathews CK and Van Holde KE, Biochemistry,

2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, New York, 1995or Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, New York,


Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edn,Garland Publishing Inc, New York, 1994.

BSC CANDIDATES

who wish to study biochemistry should have a firmgrounding in chemistry and biology. They begin thestudy of biochemistry with the second-year level courseCBA250 Biochemistry & Microbiology 2, and may thencomplete a biochemistry major by studying the third-year level unit CBA327 Molecular Biochemistry:Techniques & Theory. This third-year levelbiochemistry unit may be studied along with units ofmicrobiology, immunology, chemistry, physiology,

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botany or zoology, but students are warned thattimetable clashes may hinder some combinations ofunits. Honours (CBA410) and postgraduate studies inbiochemistry are also offered.

For BSc students

First year

The following are prerequisites for students wishingto study biochemistry at second year level (CBA250)in 1999: (KRA110 Chemistry 1A [25%] or KRA130Chemistry 1B [25%]), and at least one of (KZA150Zoology 1G [25%], KPA152 Botany 1G [25%]).

For students wishing to study CBA250 in 1998, theprerequisites are: (KRA110 or KRA130) and (KPZ160or KPZ101) and (KZA101 and/or KPA100).

For both 1998 and 1999, other units are chosenaccording to the candidate’s interests and intendedmajor subjects, to make a total of 100% for the year.Students without the prerequisites are invited todiscuss entry into CBA250 with the unit coordinator(Dr DR Woodward).

Second year

CBA250 Biochemistry & Microbiology 2 [33%], andunits from other disciplines to make a total of 100%for the year.

Students are encouraged to enrol in units from the listbelow, according to their interests and intended majordisciplines:

CHP205 Human Physiology [33%];KRA200 Chemistry 2 [33%];KRA203 Analytical and Environmental Chemistry [16.67%];KRA205 Chemistry for Life Sciences [16.67%];KZA210 Zoology 2 [33%];KPA200 Botany 2 [33%].

Third year

CBA327 Molecular Biochemistry: Techniques andTheory [50%], and units from other disciplines tomake a total of 100% for the year.

Examples of suitable complementary units include:

for a double major in biochemistry and microbiology

CJA308 Medical Microbiology & Immunology [25%]and KLA309 Microbial Ecology [25%].

for a double major in biochemistry and chemistry

KRA301 Chemistry 3A [25%] and KRA302 Chemistry3B [25%], or one of these units together with (KRA303Instrumental Analytical Chemistry [12.5%] andKRA305 Biosynthesis and Function of NaturalProducts [12.5%]).

Double majors in biochemistry/physiology,biochemistry/botany, biochemistry/zoology and othercombinations are also possible.

CBA250 Biochemistry and Microbiology 2Provides students with an introduction to thedisciplines of biochemistry [75% of the unit] andmicrobiology [25% of the unit], by means of lectures,practicals and tutorials. The biochemistry componentcovers molecular biology, metabolism and itsregulation, and nutrition. Core topics covered are: (a)nucleic acid structure, replication, transcription,translation, molecular biology, gene technology andapplications; (b) structure, function and metabolism ofproteins and arninoacids, carbohydrates, lipids; (c)effects of the hormones insulin, glucagon, andadrenalin; (d) integration and control of metabolism; (e)nutrition, energy turnover, macro- and micro-nutrients,dietary guidelines. The microbiology componentcovers: (f) history and significance of microbiology; (g)bacterial structure and function, (h) genetics andsystematics; (i) virology; (j) factors affecting microbialgrowth and death; (k) immunology and epidemiology.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in Science

• Staff [Biochemistry] Dr JD Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DRWoodward (Coordinator); [Microbiology], Prof TAMcMeekin, Dr MA Line. •Hbt, int •33.33% •full year–84 hrs lectures, 84 hrs lab work, 14 hrs tutorials;comprising: [Biochemistry] 70 lectures, 14x3-hr practicalsessions, 14 tutorials; [Microbiology] 14 lectures, 14x3-hr practical sessions. • prereq for students doingCBA250 in 1998: (KRA110 Chemistry 1A or KRA130Chemistry 1B) and (KPZ160 Concepts of Biology orKPZ101 Biological Principles) and (KZA101 Zoology 1and/or KPA100 Botany 1); for students planning to doCBA250 in 1999 or subsequent years: (KRA110Chemistry 1A or KRA130 Chemistry 1B) and at least oneof (KZA150 Zoology 1G, KPA150 Botany 1G). • m/exclthis unit may NOT be included in BSc with CBA211 orKLA210. • assess [Biochemistry,] 2-hr written paper atend of sem 1, and 3-hr written paper at end of sem 2;[Microbiology] 2-hr written paper and a practical examat end of sem 2. Overall, the Biochemistry componentcomprises 75% of the marks, and the Microbiologycomponent 25%.• req Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, New

York, 1995or Mathews CK, van Holde KE, Biochemistry, 2nd edn,

Benjamin-Cummings, Redwood City, 1995.• rdg Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K,

Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edn,Garland, New York, 1994

Brock TD et al, Biology of Microorganisms, 8th edn,Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1997.

CBA327 Molecular Biochemistry:Techniques and TheoryProvides students with (i) an understanding andapplication of contemporary techniques in protein



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biochemistry and molecular biology and (ii) anunderstanding of contemporary developments in theareas of biochemistry relating to hormones, signaltransduction and molecular biology, particularlyregulation of gene expression, cell division anddevelopment. Lectures cover: techniques in proteinbiochemistry and molecular biology including isolationof organelles and membrane proteins; measurement ofmembrane transport processes; isolation andpurification of proteins and enzymes; determination ofkinetic constants of enzymes; isolation of nucleic acids(DNA and RNA) from cells; in vitro manipulation ofnucleic acids; detection of sequences of definedcomposition and reintroduction of genes into bacterialand eukaryotic cells; transformation, transfection,transgenic animals, control of gene expressionincluding prokaryotic and viral regulatory mechanisms,eukaryotic transcription factor function, promoter andenhancer elements, and the role of chromatin structure;hormonal control systems; adrenergic control systems;insulin and insulin-like growth factors; receptors;phosphoinositol turnover and control of intracellularcalcium; protein kinases; phosphoprotein phosphatases;covalent modification. The study of developmentincludes both vertebrate and invertebrate organismsand focuses on invertebrate embryonic and larvaldevelopment, vertebrate inductive signalling, andcomparisons between vertebrate and invertebratesystems. Practicals emphasise ‘hands-on’ experiencewith contemporary biochemical techniques. The unitfeatures a 10-week research project in the secondsemester.

• Staff Prof MG Clark, Dr AK West, Dr MJ Fietz •Hbt,int •50% •full year –3 lectures, 1-hr tutorial, 11 hrspracticals weekly (28 wks) • prereq for students doingCBA327 in 1998: CBA211; for students planning to doCBA327 in 1999: CBA250 • assess 3-hr written exam inJune, 3-hr written exam in Nov, with 20% of final markfrom practical assignments and projects• req Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K and

Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edn,Garland Publ Inc, New York, 1994.

• rdg Lewin B, Genes VI, OUP, Oxford, 1997other appropriate material will be indicated during the

year.

BMEDSC HONOURS CANDIDATES

CBA400 Biochemistry 4 (BMedScHonours)Enables students to demonstrate a knowledge andunderstanding of scientific method as applied tobiomedical research; the ability to interpret medicalliterature in a critical and scientific manner; the abilityto use the computers and the resources of the medicallibrary to pursue independent inquiry; and the ability

to execute a laboratory based research project.

• N.B. for medical students only

•Hbt, int •100% •full year –research, or research andapproved coursework • prereq at least the first threeyears of Medicine successfully completed • assessthesis, or thesis and formal exams

BSC HONOURS CANDIDATES

CBA410 Biochemistry 4 (Honours)Aims: (a) to provide students with the opportunity toplan, execute, interpret and analyse purposefulexperiments, appropriate to their research project, andto communicate their results; and to investigate andpresent on two areas, unrelated to their own researchtopic, but representing important contemporarybiochemical research in order to demonstrate their skillsin providing a condensed account of these areas ofresearch and in communicating their essential featuresin written and oral form; and (b) to provide a year’straining in research, in order to give successful studentsa competitive edge in seeking employment inbiochemical research laboratories. The unit testsabilities which were largely ignored in the earlier years.Students who excel in this Honours year who are wellorganised, plan carefully, are intensely motivated, areinnovative thinkers, and express their ideas andfindings clearly.

• N.B. for Science students only

•Hbt, int •100% •full year • prereq BSc including [in1998] CBA323 and CBA324; and [in 1999] CBA327• assess the year’s performance is assessed from theresearch topic (thesis, 60%; project seminar, 10%), and 2assignments (10% for the essay and 10% for the readingtopic seminar presentation), supervisor’s assessment(10%). There are no written exams or additionallectures, but students are expected to attend Division ofBiochemistry seminars and those of their own researchgroup.

Division of Women’s & Children’sHealth

CGC500 Paediatrics and Child HealthExposes students to medical and surgical conditions ofthe newborn, infant, child and adolescent. They gainexperience in assessing paediatric patients in the wardsand in out-patients and emergency departments; visitpaediatric consultants’ rooms; study emotional andbehavioural disorders of childhood through contactwith paediatric outpatients and in association with theChild and Adolescent Psychiatry Services; and visitcommunity centres caring for children with a widerange of disabilities. Computer-assisted learning,

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together with videotapes and audiocassettes on avariety of paediatric subjects are available for use.Students are attached to the Royal Hobart orLaunceston General and North West General Hospitalsfor their clinical instruction and to gain experience.

• Staff Prof A Carmichael, Dr AL Tulloch, Dr AJLarson, and staff of the Departments of Paediatrics,RHH, LGH and NWGH •Hbt, Ltn, int •25% •rotation–a 9-wk block (each block involving approx 15students) of clinical experience and discussions,tutorials, computer-assisted learning, videotapes• prereq 4th year medicine • assess written, clinical andcontinuous assessments, all of which must be passed• req Robinson MJ and Roberton DM, Practical

Paediatrics, 3rd edn, Churchill-Livingstone 1994.

Paediatrics and Child Health (6th year)Integrates paediatrics and paediatric surgery duringstudents’ clinical attachments in medical, surgical andcommunity health terms (see CMM600, CKA600 andCGW600 respectively).

• Staff Prof A Carmichael, Dr AL Tulloch, Dr AJ Larson•Hbt, Ltn, Brn, int • 3x9-wk blocks involvingCommunity and General Practice, Medicine, andSurgery • prereq 5th year medicine • assess forms partof the integrated final exam including both written andclinical components• req Robinson MJ and Roberton DM, Practical

Paediatrics, 3rd edn, Churchill-Livingstone 1994.

CGG310 Clinical SpecialtiesConsists of four components with a combined weight of3.25%. See next unit, CGG410, for descriptions of thecomponents. For details of assessment and texts,contact the School of Medicine.

•3.25% •sem 2

CGG410 Clinical SpecialtiesConsists of four components as described below:

•Hbt, int •3.1% •sem 1

(a) Community and Rural HealthHas the same objectives as CLA410.

• Staff Dr J Walker, Dr R Climie, Dr M Kilmartin andvarious clinical title holders as on-site supervisors•Hbt, int •sem 2 –10 wks lecture series; 9 wks rotationblock for rural project with 2 weeks seminars and 2residential weeks at Smithton or Scottsdale rural teachingsite; urban project to be undertaken at times suitable tostudents in either sem 1 or sem 2 • prereq 2nd yearMedicine • assess critial appraisal assignment (30%),group report (rural project)(30%), individual report(urban project)(30%), epidemiology assessment (10%)• req Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW and Wagner EH, Clinical

Epidemiology – The Essentials, 2nd edn, Williams &

Wilkins, Baltimore, 1988McWhinney IA, Textbook of Family Medicine, OUP,

Oxford, 1989.

(b) Paediatrics and Child HealthProvides an understanding of normal and abnormalgrowth and development of children; providing anunderstanding of and a clinical approach to childrenand adolescents; teaching communication and historytaking skills and how to conduct the physicalexamination and developmental screening of children;introducing the common conditions of paediatrics andchild health, and the prevention of disease anddisability in childhood; studying the influence of familyand social factors on child health; and providing aknowledge of the services available for the support ofchildren and adolescents.

• Staff Prof A Carmichael, Drs AL Tulloch, and AJLarson •Hbt, int •full -year –clinical history taking,examination of children, tutorials, videotapes, lectures• prereq 3rd year Medicine • assess clinical and awritten component conducted at the end of eachrotation (60%), written end-of-year exam (40%)• req Lewis IC, Oates RK and Robinson MJ, Consulting

with Children, WB Saunders, 1989;and/or Gill D and O’Brien N, Paediatric Clinical

Examination, Churchill-Livingstone, 1993.These texts may be obtained on loan from the division

for the 2-week clinical attachment at a cost of $2 each.

(c) PsychiatryTeaches students to recognise psychiatric phenomenaand syndromes; alerting them to the relevance ofemotional processes to the practice of medicine;teaching the biological and psychological foundationsof psychiatry; enabling students to appreciate the extentof psychiatric phenomena, both in the study ofpsychiatry and in medicine, surgery, and other medicaldisciplines.

• Staff Dr K Kirkby, Dr C Clifford, Dr B Daniels,Honorary University teachers, Clinical Prof S Pridmore,Dr P Fernando, Dr D Maclean, Dr IP Burgess Watson,Dr W Ashley, Dr M McArthur, Dr R Wilson, Dr PParton, Dr N Husain, S Fernandez, Dr D Weidmann•Hbt, int • 2-wk half-time clinical attachmentincluding seminars and case presentations, in additionto a systematic course of lectures throughout the year• prereq 3rd year Medicine • assess written exam at theend of the lecture program• req Bloch S and Singh B, Foundations of Clinical

Psychiatry, Melbourne Univ. Press, 1994Kaplan HI and Sadock BJ, Synopsis of Psychiatry –

Behavioral Sciences Clinical Psychiatry, 6th edn,Williams & Wilkins 1991

Tomb D, Case Studies in Psychiatry for the House Officer,Williams & Wilkins 1987



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Weeding D, Behavior and Medicine, Williams & WilkinsMosby, Year Book, 1990.

(d) Obstetrics and GynaecologyIntroduces students to: gynaecological history takingand examination; obstetric history taking andexamination; the physiological and pathological basesof common gynaecological and obstetric problems;current controversies, including place of birth, abortion,hysterectomy, and sterilisation.

• Staff Prof DE Marsden, Dr F Murray-Arthur, Dr GDudgeon •Hbt, int •full -year –tutorial sessions,guided clinical experience, clinicopathological & casediscussions, and clinic and operating theatre exposure• prereq 3rd year Medicine • assess written essaytesting attitudes to obstetric and gynaecologicalproblems• req Hacker NF and Moore JG, Essentials of Obstetrics

and Gynaecology, 2nd edn, WB Saunders, 1992.

CGW500 Obstetrics and GynaecologyA program of lectures and demonstrations which givean overall introduction to obstetrics and gynaecology.Some weeks are spent working in obstetrics andgynaecology, with time at the end of the period forrevision and assessment, when students are expected topresent their research in obstetrics, neonatology andgynaecology.

• Staff Prof DE Marsden, Dr F Murray-Arthur, Dr RFullerton, Dr D Humphrey, Dr G Dudgeon •Hbt, Ltn,int •25% •rotation • assess will be conducted at theend of the rotation and will be based on individualresearch presentations in obstetrics, neonatology andgynaecology, an objective structured clinicalexamination (OSCE), and MCQ• req Hacker NF and Moore JG, Essentials of Obstetrics

and Gynaecology, 2nd edn, WB Saunders Company,1992.

Division of Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology are the study of the structureand function of living organisms –at the molecular,subcellular, cellular and tissue level, in order tounderstand function at the integrated level of the wholeorganism, particularly of the human being.

The department has specialist interests indevelopmental neurobiology, response to injury(central nervous system), molecular neurobiology,acute phase reaction, comparative physiology, exercisephysiology, comparative and developmental aspects ofvisual, olfactory and somatosensory systems; the role ofhypothalamic regions in cardio respiratory regulation.Collectively these studies rely on a wide variety ofanatomical, neuroanatomical, physiological,

immunological, biochemical and molecular techniques;electronmicroscopy, Golgi impregnation,histochemistry, antero- and retrograde tract tracing,degeneration, radioautography, tissue culture,immunocytochemistry, vascular casting,electrophysiology, morphometry, in situ hybridisation,immunoelecrophasis, radiotelemetry in vivophysiological recordings (cardiorespiratory, bloodgases, etc) and image analysis. Molecular techniques: insitu hybridisation, Northern blot analysis, protein andcarbohydrate chemistry.

MBBS candidates study Integrated Structure andFunction (CHG110) in their first year, Structure andFunction –Clinical Correlations in their second year,and CHP320 (pharmacology) and CHP310(neuroscience) in the third year of their course.

Units available to science students are Human Biology(1st year), Human Physiology (2nd year), NeuroscienceA and B, Pharmacology, Applied Physiology and CellBiology (3rd year). These units are complementary toother disciplines such as biochemistry or life sciences.They become more research oriented as studentsprogress from the 2nd to the 3rd year of their studies,and may lead to 4th year Honours and otherpostgraduate degrees.

The following are specimen courses for studentsintending to obtain a combined subject degree whichincludes physiology and related disciplines in theDivision of Anatomy & Physiology.

First year

CHG100 (25%) and [KZA150 (25%) or KZA151 (25%)]and [KRA110 (25%) or KRA130 (25%)] together withunits to make a total of 100%

Second year

CHP205 [33.33%] and either

(CBA250 [33.33%] and 33.33% from other units) or

(KZA210 [33.33%] and 33.33% from other units) –among the ‘other units’ those recommended areKYA221 [8.33%] and Year 2 units in Chemistry(KRA2-) or Plant Science (KPA2-), to make a total of100%.

Third year

CHP311 [12.5%] and

CHP312 [12.5%] and/or CHP321 (25%) and/or CHP330(12.5%) and/or CHN310 (12.5%) and/or CBA324 (25%)and/or KZA340 (25%) to make a total of 100%

Students are encouraged to consult the head ofdepartment, Prof NR Saunders or Assoc Prof SC Nicol,Human Physiology (CHP205) course organiser, aboutcourses offered by the department. Apparent timetableclashes can often be avoided by flexible courseplanning.

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CHG100/101 Human BiologyBuilds a foundation for subsequent studies inbiomedical/life sciences, areas such as physiology,biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, zoology andpharmacy. Studies cover: (a) the basic facts andconcepts relating to the human body’s structural andfunctional organisation at different levels (cells, tissues,organs, systems), and the constituent regions, parts andorgans of all the several body systems and theirfunctional interactions; (b) the range of normalvariation in human anatomy and physiology, includingthose aspects showing important developmental andfunctionally related changes and the variety ofrelationships between structure and function; and (c)anatomical and physiological terminology whichenables students to discuss, orally or in writing, facts,concepts, problems and biomedical issues relating tothe structural and functional organisation of the body.Students define a self-directed program of independentstudy of a topic in human biology that encompassesboth structural and functional aspects. Studies includepractical computing, word processing, elementary datahandling and statistical evaluation.

• Staff Assoc Prof M Maskrey, Dr L Weller;(Coordinators); Prof NR Saunders, Prof BL Munger andstaff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiology •Hbt,int •25% •full year –up to 7 hrs contact time perstudent weekly (lectures, seminars, tutorials andpractical sessions) • prereq *CH856 and (*PH866 or*MT841); or admission to Pharmacy • assess mid-sem 1test (10%), sem 1 exam (20%), end-of-year exam (30%),assignments (20%) and project (20%)• req Totora GJ and Grabowski SR, Principles of

Anatomy and Physiology, 8th edn, Harper Collins,1996.

From 1999 Human Biology will be a prerequisite forCHP205 Human Physiology. The Division ofAnatomy & Physiology supplies practical manualsfor which a small levy is made.

CHG110 Integrated Structure andFunctionProvides an integrated study of the structure andfunction of the human body, with an emphasis onmedical relevance. It provides the background forStructure and Function –Clinical Correlations (2ndYear), which involves a more detailed study ofstructure and function with a greater clinical emphasis.Methods of teaching involve a lecture-based frameworksupplemented by practical work, small group seminars,tutorials and self directed learning opportunities. Thepractical component comprises an introduction tosurface anatomy and medical imaging, humandissection, observation and examination of tissuestructure from sub-microscopic to macroscopic levels,

and laboratory experiments designed for exploringgeneral and fundamental principles of medical scienceand for introducing methods of collecting andanalysing medical scientific data.

The unit promotes an integrated understanding ofstructure and function at all levels (of cells, tissues,organs and systems) using complementary systemicand regional approaches. The unit also promotes thedevelopment of relevant observational, cognitive andcommunication skills. Students explore medicallyrelevant aspects of all systems of the body(integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, digestive, urinaryand reproductive) along with their development, andconsider some functions that range across severalsystems.

Themes stressed in Integrated Structure and Functioninclude (1) the interrelation of structure and function;(2) levels of organisation; (3) interactions of differentsystems; (4) normal ranges of variation; and (5) thestructural and functional implications of injury anddisease in humans.• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in medicine

• Staff Prof FP Lisowski, Prof NR Saunders, Assoc ProfCFL Hinrichsen, Assoc Prof M Maskrey, Assoc Prof SCNicol, Dr WL Weller, Dr J Barr, Dr MI Chuah, Dr GWKnott, Dr TJ Gale, Dr JT Walls, staff of the Division ofAnatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •50% •full year –up to 14 hrs contact time weekly (lectures, tutorials, labclasses, project work) • prereq admission to Medicine• assess mid-sem feedback (up to 10%, i.e. will countonly if it improves the overall mark for the yr), mid-year exam (25%), end-of-year exam (45%), project work(10%), practical component (10%)• req an Atlas of Anatomy: eitherAnderson JE, Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy, 8th edn,

Williams & Wilkins orGosling JA et al, Atlas of Human Anatomy with Integrated

Text, Churchill- Livingstona Medical Dictionary, and the following texts:Hall-Craggs ECB, Anatomy as a Basis for Clinical

Medicine, 3rd edn, Williams & WilkinsRoss MH et al, Histology: A Text & Atlas, 3rd edn,

Williams & WilkinsSadler TW, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 7th edn,

Williams & WilkinsTortora GJ and Grabowski SR, Principles of Anatomy &

Physiology, 8th edn, Harper CollinsCarlson BM, Human Embryology and Developmental

Biology, 1st edn, MosbyThe Division of Anatomy & Physiology supplies

practical manuals, workbook and dissecting guide forwhich a small levy is made.

Essential Equipment includes:Two long white coats exclusively for use in the

dissecting room;



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The following instruments: one pair of non-tootheddissecting forceps; one scalpel handle and blades; onepair of blunt-ended scissors; one pair of sharp-pointed scissors; probe or seeker.

CHG210 Structure and Function –Clinical Correlations

Builds on the approach of CHG110 Integrated Structureand Function, in which students were introduced tomicroscopic anatomy, regional anatomy and thefunctional systems of the body. This is achieved by (a)reinforcing the knowledge and understanding ofstructure and function in a medical context that isimparted by the earlier unit; (b) extending the students’knowledge and understanding of structure andfunction with a progressively more clinically orientatedapproach throughout the year. Structure and Function –Clinical Correlations is aimed at providing the detailedfoundation required for clinical studies (medicine,surgery and pathology) as well as for neuroscience andpharmacology.

The overall aim of Structure and Function –ClinicalCorrelations is to present an integrated unit on thestructure and function of the major functional systemsof the body, apart from the nervous system. Thecardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and renalsystems are covered extensively in terms of structure(clinical, dynamic, imaging and histological anatomy,and relevant developmental aspects) and function.Aspects of the reproductive, endocrine, musculoskeletaland host defence systems are covered in less detail.

Material is presented in clinically relevant contexts, andfeatures case presentations and hospital based projects.

The unit is taught as a series of blocks (cardiovascular,respiratory, endocrine & reproductive, renal,gastrointestinal, and body defences) in whichhistological, anatomical and physiological aspects aretaught and assessed in an integrated fashion. The majorblocks start with an illustrative clinical problem that thestudents are expected to report on at the end of theblock; in addition the main blocks conclude with aclinical synthesis or clinical case presentation.

As a means of acquiring realistic clinically basedpractically orientated educational experience, studentsspend time attached to clinical departments with astrong base in anatomical and physiological sciences egcardiothoracic medicine/surgery, intensive care.Overall structural, functional and clinical integration isobtained and assessed by the students having toprepare oral presentations on a case that they observedduring their attachment.

• N.B. will be included in the Year 2 MBBS course in 1999

• Staff Assoc Prof S Nicol (Coordinator), Assoc Prof MMaskrey, Dr J Barr, Dr I Chuah, Dr G Knott, Dr T Gale,

Dr J Walls, Dr S Parkes, Clinical staff of RHH and otherhospitals and staff of Division of Anatomy &Physiology •Hbt, int •[na] • prereq 1st-year Medicine• assess in-course practical and project work (30%), 2mid-year 2-hr written exams (essays, problem solvingand multiple choice), 2x40-min practical exams (10%), 3end-of-year written exams (essays, problem solving andmultiple choice), 2x40-min practical exams, 15-min vivavoce (60%)• req Ellis H, Clinical Anatomy, 9th edn, Blackwell, 1997Interactive Lessons in Clinical Anatomy CD ROM,

Standford ProjectJacobsen Ed and Levine JS, Clinical Physiology for the

Exam Taker, WB Saunders, 1994McMinns Interactive Clinical Anatomy CD ROM, MosbyRoss MH, Romrell LJ and Kaye GI, Histology: A Text and

Atlas, 3rd edn, Williams & WilkinsWeir and Abrahams, Imaging Atlas of Anatomy, Wolfe,

1994 (plus CD ROM)Est JB, Best & Taylor’s Physiological Basis of Medical

Practice, 12th edn, Williams & Wilkins, 1991 orBerne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn, MosbyReference textBurkitt HG, Young B, Heath JW, Wheater’s Functional

Histology. A Text and Colour Atlas, Churchill-Livingstone, 1993

Hinrichsen CFL, Organ Histology –A Student’s Guide,World Scientific Publ, Singapore, 1995.

CHN200 AnatomyPresents a synthesis of topographic, microscopic,ultramicroscopic and developmental anatomy, throughlectures and practical classes correlated with theteaching of physiology and biochemistry. Regionalanatomy is taught through dissection of the body, butin a selective manner, the emphasis being placed onareas of clinical importance.

• N.B. will be discontinued from the beginning of 1999

• Staff Assoc Prof CFL Hinrichsen (Coordinator),teaching staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiology•Hbt, int •25% •full year –about 1 lecture and up to5 hrs practical work weekly (28 wks) • prereq CHG100,CLA105, KRA140, KYA151 • coreq CBA200, CLA205,CHP200 • assess mid-semester 1.5-hr written exam(10%), end-of-sem exam (1 written and 1 practical forgross anatomy; 1 written and 1 practical for histology)(30%), final 3-hr written exam, a 40-min practical and20-min viva voce (gross anatomy), and a 2-hr writtenand 45-min practical (histology) exam (60%).• req as for CHN100.An Atlas of Anatomyeither Anderson JE, Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy, 8th edn,

Williams & Wilkinsor Gosling JA, Harris PF, Humpherson JR, Whitmore I

and Willan PLT, Atlas of Human Anatomy withIntegrated Text, Churchill-Livingstone.

A Medical Dictionary

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Hall-Graggs ECB, Anatomy as a Basis for ClinicalMedicine, 3rd edn, Williams & Wilkins.

Ross MH, Romrell LJ and Kaye GI, Histology: A Text andAtlas, 3rd edn, Williams & Wilkins.

Sadler TW, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 6th edn,Williams & Wilkins.

The Division of Anatomy & Physiology supplies adissecting guide, workbook and practical manual foruse in Histology for which a small levy is made.

Essential equipment.1. two long white coats exclusively for use in Anatomy

practicals;2. instruments (a) one pair of non-toothed dissecting

forceps (b) one scalpel handle and blades (c) one pairof blunt-ended scissors (d) one pair of sharp-pointedscissors (e) one probe or seeker.

The Division requires a levy for use of skeletal materialin practical classes.

CHN310 Human Cell BiologyEmphasises the principles of cell biology sufficient tomeet the needs of students planning a career inteaching and/or research in human anatomy,physiology, biochemistry or molecular biology. It dealsexclusively with mammalian cell biology and focuseson human cell biology. Plant cell biology is not coveredin this unit. Topics include cell structure, histochemistryand immunocytochemistry, tissue culture, culturedcells in the study of physiological processes, structureand function of cell membranes, cytoskeleton,organisation of organelles, regulation of geneexpression, cell division and the environmentalregulation of the cell cycle, cell junctions, hormones andendocrine signalling, paracrine communication, signaltransduction events and cell motility. Stress is placed onthe relevance of the subject to many common diseaseswhere the cellular and biological basis of the disorder isunderstood. Skills taught include light and electronmicroscopy and tissue culture. The unit is supported bystudents’ evaluation of current scientific literature tosearch for the most up to date information in a givensubject.

• Staff Assoc Prof CFL Hinrichsen (Coordinator), staffof the Division of Anatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int•12.5% •sem 2 –3 lectures, 1 tutorial and 3-hrpractical time weekly (14 wks) • prereq CHP205,CBA211, or KZA210 • assess written exam (65%);written research paper on review of current literature(35%)• req Goodman SR, Medical Cell Biology, Lippicott,

1994.• rdg Kleinsmith LJ and Kish VM, Principles of Cell

Biology, Harper & Row, 1988Alberts B, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd edn,

Garland, 1994.

CHN400 Anatomy 4 (BMedSc Honours)Introduces students to research in anatomical sciencethrough their active engagement in research and criticalreviews of literature. Students prepare and submit athesis which is based on research undertaken within thedepartment in one of the fields of anthropology,embryology, gross anatomy, histology orneuroanatomy.

• Staff Staff from of the Division of Anatomy &Physiology •Hbt, int •100% • no formal periods ofinstruction are given • prereq third year Medicine (orequiv) • assess written assignments and research thesis.

CHN415 Psychology 4 (Honours)Is for students enrolling for honours in the Departmentof Psychology who wish to include a laboratory-basedcomponent of neuroscience in their honours program.The unit introduces them to research inneuroanatomical science through active pursuit of aresearch project and the critical review of relevantliterature. Students prepare and submit a thesis whichis based on research undertaken within the Division ofAnatomy & Physiology in the field of neuroanatomy.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders (Coordinator), and staff of theDivision of Anatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •46% •no formal periods of instruction are given • prereqKHA399 or CHN350 • coreq KHA400 or KHA401 orKHA415 or KHA416 • assess thesis.

CHP200 Human PhysiologyIs for students enrolled in MBBS (or BMedSc). The unitbuilds on CHG100, giving students an understanding ofthe function of the main physiological systems and theirintegration and interaction in the human body. Theylearn how to collect and interpret relevant informationin order to develop logical ways of dealing withproblems associated with the function and control ofphysiological systems; and are given the opportunity todevelop their oral, written and computer literacy skills.

The unit includes the study of: the cardio-vascular,respiratory, gastrointestinal and renal systems;integrated physiology; and the patho-physiologicalconsequences of disease in these systems. Some projectwork will be carried out at the Royal Hobart andLaunceston General hospitals.

• N.B. will be discontinued from the beginning of 1999

• Staff (Coordinator) Assoc Prof SC Nicol; teachingstaff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiology andClinical staff from appropriate departments at theRoyal Hobart Hospital •Hbt, int •25% •full year –upto 7 hrs of class contact weekly in sem 1 and 2 includingtwo seminars/lectures, a tutorial and 3-4 hrs lab projectwork. The latter may include library projects andcomputer recordings from hospital patients and visits



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to specialist units at the Royal Hobart Hospital • prereq1st year Medicine • assess in-course written and oralreports on experimental and library projects (30%),mid-year exam (10%), 2-hr end-of-year written exam,including essays and evaluation of experimental dataand 10-min viva voce (60%)• req one of the following 3 texts:Berne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn, Mosby

Williams & Wilkins, 1993;Ganong WF, Review of Medical Physiology, 16th edn,

Lange, 1993;West JB, Best and Taylor’s Physiological Basis of Medical

Practice, 12th edn, Williams & Wilkins, 1991;and Jacobsen ED and Levine JS, Clinical Physiology for

the Exam Taker, WB Saunders, 1994.The Division of Anatomy & Physiology supplies a

practical manual for which a small levy is made.

CHP310 NeuroscienceIncludes the study of human gross and microscopicneuroanatomy and theoretical and experimentalneurophysiology, enabling students to apply theirstructural and functional knowledge in clinical andexperimental contexts.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders, Dr PD Kitchener(Coordinators), staff from the Division of Anatomy &Physiology, clinical staff and visiting academics •Hbt,int •12.5% •sem 1 –30 lectures, 10 tutorials and 50 hrspractical and clinical case computer work, 24 hrs project• prereq CHN200 • assess 2-hr written and 1-hrpractical mid-sem test (20%); a lab report (5%), a projectreport (15%), a 3-hr written and a 1-hr practical reportat the end of sem 1 (60%)• req one of the following 3 texts:Berne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn, Mosby

Williams & Wilkins, 1993Ganong WF, Review of Medical Physiology, 17th edn,

Lange, 1994;Schmidt RF and Thews G, Human Physiology, 2nd edn,

Springer-Verlag 1989.• rdg Recommended Neuroscience text, one of the

following:Conn PM, Neuroscience in Medicine, JB Lippincott, 1995.Waxman and Degreet, Correlative Neuroanatomy, Lange

Medical Textbook, 1995.Reference texts, Atlas and CD ROMs (optional):Nicholls JG, Martin AR and Wallace BG, From Neuron to

Brain, 3rd edn, Sinauer, 1992.Kandel ER, Schwartz JH and Jessell TM, Principles of

Neural Science, 3rd edn, Elsevier 1991.Jennes L, Traurig HH, Conn PM, Atlas of the Human

Brain, JB Lippincott. 1995.CD ROMs: Brainstorm, Mosby, 1995The Digital Anatomist, Interactive Brain Atlas, Univ of

Washington Med Sch, 1994.

CHP311 Neuroscience AProvides a substantial basis for understanding theintegrated structure and function of the nervoussystem. Following introductory sections on propertiesof neurons, glia and synapses the unit deals with majorfunctional systems (motor control, vision, other sensorysystems, speech and homeostatic mechanisms) that arewell understood, with special emphasis on normalfunction and effects of experimental and pathologicallesions. Particular emphasis is given to experimentalmethods and the evidence on which currentunderstanding is based. The core lecture series isamplified by structured tutorials and practical classeswith both a structural and functional orientation.Opportunities for understanding applied aspects ofbasic neuroscience are provided by studies of modelclinical cases. An important component of the unit is awritten project report on aspects of neuroscienceselected by students after discussion with thecoordinators.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders, Dr PD Kitchener(Coordinators), staff of the Division of Anatomy &Physiology and visiting lecturers •Hbt, int •12.5%•sem 1 –2/3 lectures, 1 tutorial and 3/4-hr practical/project time weekly (14 wks) • prereq CHP205, CBA211or KZA210 • assess 2-hr written and 1-hr practical mid-sem test (20%); a lab report (5%), a project report (15%),a 3-hr written and a 1-hr practical report at the end ofsem 1 (60%)• req one of the following 3 texts:Berne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn, Mosby









Washington Med Sch, 1994.

CHP312 Neuroscience BFollows on directly from Neuroscience A. It deals withgeneral areas of neuroscience not included in

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Neuroscience A, namely cognition, other higherfunctions and development of the nervous system.These areas of neuroscience are used to developstudents’ understanding of the nervous system andtheir ability to analyse and present experimental data aswell as building on the structural and functionalapproach developed in Neuroscience A. The unitconsists of a lecture/seminar series supported bytutorials and practical classes and project work. Aproject is an essential component of the unit; it may beof a theoretical or a practical nature.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders, Dr PD Kitchener(Coordinators), staff of the Division of Anatomy &Physiology and visiting lecturers •Hbt, int •12.5%•sem 2 –2/3 lectures, 1 tutorial and 3/4-hr practical/project time weekly (14 wks) • prereq CHP311 • assessoral project report (25%), written project report (40%),end-of-sem 2-hr theory and 1-hr practical exams (35%)• req one of the following 3 texts:Berne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn, Mosby









Washington Med Sch, 1994Gazzaniga MS, The Cognitive Neurosciences, MIT Press,

1995Jacobsen M, Developmental Neurobiology, 3rd edn,

Plenum 1991.

CHP320 PharmacologyGives an understanding of the classification andmechanisms of action of drugs. Drug groups arestudied to provide an outline of important pharmaco-dynamic and pharmacokinetic principles and concepts.The second semester includes an introduction to clinicalpharmacology. The more specialised material of clinicalpharmacology is taught in the latter part of the degreecourse.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders, Dr GW Knott (Coordinators),

staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiology, thediscipline of Medicine, the Schools of AppliedBiomedical Science and Pharmacy, and the MenziesCentre for Population and Health Research •Hbt, int•12.5% •full year –a total of 100 hrs lectures, tutorials,practical sessions (wks 1-30) • prereq 2nd year Medicine• assess end-of-sem 1, 1-hr exam (15%), end-of-year 3-hr written exam (50%), in-course assessment includesreports on lab practicals (10%), research report (25%)• req Rang HP, Dale MM and Ritter JM, Pharmacology,

Churchill-Livingstone, Melbourne, 3rd edn, 1995 orKatzung BG, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 6th edn,

Lange, 1995 orPage CP, Curtis MJ, Sutter MC, Walker MJA and

Hoffman BB, Integrated Pharmacology, 1st edn, Mosby,1997.

CHP321 PharmacologyExamines fundamental pharmacokinetics andpharmacodynamics of different classes of drugs withparticular emphasis on the mechanism of action ofdrugs. The lecture series covers the main groups ofpharmacological compounds and their actions on majortissue and organ systems. Strong emphasis is placed onexperimental methods. The lecture series is amplifiedby weekly tutorials and a series of laboratory practicals.

• Staff Dr GW Knott, Prof NR Saunders (Coordinators),staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiology andvisiting lecturers •Hbt, int •25% •full year –3lectures/seminars, 1 tutorial and 3-hr practical/projecttime weekly (28 wks) • prereq CHP205, CBA211, orKZA210 • assess end-of-sem 1, 1-hr exam (15%), end-of-year 3-hr written exam (60%), in-course assessmentincludes reports on lab practicals (10%), research report(15%)• req Rang HP, Dale MM and Ritter JM, Pharmacology,

Churchill-Livingstone, Melbourne, 3rd edn, 1995, orPage CP, Curtis MJ, Sutter MC, Walker MJA and

Hoffman BB, Integrated Pharmacology, 1st edn, Mosby,1997.

CHP330 Applied PhysiologyProvides the opportunity for students to expand theirknowledge of physiology by advanced studies inparticular areas. Applied aspects of respiratory,comparative and sports physiology are given particularemphasis through a series of advanced lectures andseminars supported by tutorials. Following these thestudents will concentrate on one area for a major projectwhich will include the presentation of a seminar, awritten report and a literature review.

• Staff Dr JT Walls (Coordinator), staff of the Divisionof Anatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •12.5% •sem 2 –3 lectures/seminars, 1 tutorial and 3-hr practical/project time weekly (14 wks) • prereq CHP205, CBA211,



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or KZA210 • assess 2-hr written exam (40%) writtenreport and seminar (60%)• req Berne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn,

Mosby, 1993, orGanong WF, Review of Medical Physiology, 17th edn,

Lange, 1995.

CHP400 Physiology 4 (BMedSc Honours)Has the same broad objectives as CHP415.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders and staff of the Division ofAnatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •100% •full year –research project, seminars, thesis • prereq BMedSc• assess main research projects, thesis (60%), lab workduring the year (20%), seminar (10%), and otherresearch activities (10%).

CHP410 Pharmacology 4 (BMedScHonours)Has the same broad objectives as CHP415.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders and staff of the Division ofAnatomy & Physiology and the School of AppliedBiological Sciences and the School of Pharmacy •Hbt,int •100% •full year –research project, seminar, thesis• prereq BMedSc • assess main research projects, thesis(60%), lab work during the year (20%), seminar (10%),and other research activities (10%).

CHP415/416 Physiology 4 (BScHonours) Full time/Part timeProvides students with an experience of an education inlaboratory based research.This is achieved mainly bystudents working on a specific research project. Withappropriate guidance from their supervisor (a memberof the academic or research staff of the division),students plan, execute, interpret, analyse andcommunicate the results of their experimental work. Inorder to broaden the scope of their research experience,students will also contribute to their research in thediscipline by collaboration with other research oracademic staff, once the students have acquiredresearch skills of their own. They may also be requiredto make a theoretical study on a topic not immediatelyrelated to their main project. The results of thisadditional study will be presented orally or in a writtenreport. Modern physiological research involves a widerange of techniques from the molecular to working withwhole animals and human subjects and including awhole range of methods in cell biology, immunology,physiological system monitoring, morphological andbiochemical techniques.

The division’s main areas of research are:developmental neurobiology, comparative physiology,cardiorespiratory physiology (SIDS), human exercisephysiology, molecular physiology. A successfulHonours year is hard work but enjoyable for

appropriately motivated students. Students are stronglyadvised to have detailed discussion with the supervisorand other staff and especially students in the laboratorythey are contemplating going to, before making adecision on an Honours year. They should, if possible,spend some time working in that laboratory prior to afinal decision.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders and staff of the Division ofAnatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •CHP415 100%/CHP416 50% •full-year –research project, seminarsand thesis • prereq BSc • assess main research projects,thesis (60%), lab work during the year (20%), seminar(10%), and other research activities (10%).

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CJA211 Microbiology (Pharmacy)Is a study of medical microbiology which covers: themicrobial world; systematic bacteriology; mycology;virology; parasitology; antibiotics; and immunology.

• Staff Prof J Goldsmid, Assoc Prof SM Kirov, Dr GMWoods •Hbt, int •12.5% •full year –2 hrs weekly• prereq KRA160, KYA161, CSA110, CHG101 • assesspractical reports (20%), 2-hr exam in Nov (80%)• req Murray PR, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA, Rosenthal

KS, Medical Microbiology, Mosby, latest ednSlater DI, Lo T, Narayan L (eds), An Atlas of Medical

Microbiology, Melbourne, 1993.• rdg Goldsmid JM, The Deadly Legacy, UNSW Press,

1988.

CJA308 Microbiology and ImmunologyBrings together two disciplines: (a) MedicalMicrobiology –a systematic coverage of causativeagents of microbial diseases common in our communityor likely to occur here; mechanisms of microbialpathogenicity; sources and transmission of infection;introduction to the laboratory handling of clinicalspecimens; basis of treatment and prevention; and (b)Immunology –introduction to the basic principles ofthe immune system; the major defence mechanisms ofthe body against foreign invaders; cytokines;immunoglobulins; the cells of the immune system; itsregulation and control; its role in disease, tissuetransplantation and rejection and immuno-surveillanceagainst cancer.

• Staff Prof HK Muller, Prof J Goldsmid, Assoc Prof SMKirov, Dr GM Woods, Dr G Dandie •Hbt, int •25%•full year –6 hrs weekly lectures/tutorials/practicals(28 wks) • prereq for 1998: KLA210 and preferablyCBA211; for 1999 CBA250 • assess 2-hr mid-yr test inJune (20%), final 3-hr written exam in Nov (50%),continuous tutorial tests, practical reports andpresentations (30%)

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• req Murray PR, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA andRosenthal KS, Medical Microbiology, Mosby, latest edn

Inglis TTJ, Colour Guide to Microbiology, Churchill-Livingstone, latest edn

Roitt I, Brostoff J and Male D, Immunology, Churchill-Livingstone, latest edn or

Roitt I, Essential Immunology, Blackwell Scientific, latestedn.

CJA310 General PathologyTeaches students the basic processes of diseaseincluding structural and functional consequences ofabnormal and/or injurious stimuli on cells, tissues andorgans; mechanisms of disease development(pathogenesis) and causation (aetiology).

• Staff Prof HK Muller, Dr R Kelsall, Dr GM Woods•Hbt, int •12.5% •sem 1 –51 lectures, 17 tutorials, 25hrs practical work, weekly demo of autopsy material• prereq 2nd year Medicine • assess 2-hr mid-yearexam (20%), final 2-hr practical exam (40%), final 2-hrtheory exam (40%)• req Robbins SL et al, Pathological Basis of Disease, 5th

edn, Saunders, 1994.Benjamini E et al, Immunology: A Short Course, 3rd edn,

Wiley-Liss, 1996.• rdg MacSween RNM and Whaley K, Muir’s Textbook

of Pathology, 13th edn, Edward Arnold, 1992.Stites DP et al, Basic & Clinical Immunology, 8th edn,

Prentice-Hall, 1994.Underwood JCE, General and Systematic Patholgy,


CJA315 Special PathologyEmphasises the understanding of pathology andincludes clinico-pathological correlation as part of thepreparation for the use of pathology in clinical practice.Communication skills are further developed, withstudents taking an active part in teaching sessions.

• N.B. This unit continues through semester 1 of the 4thyear (as CJA410)

• Staff Prof HK Muller, Dr GRH Kelsall, Dr GM Woods•Hbt, int •12.5% •sem 2 –up to 7 hrs weekly oflecture/demonstrations, tutorials, practical classes andclinico-pathological conferences; wet specimen teachingis also included on a regular basis throughout the year• prereq 2nd year Medicine • assess classwork, clinico-pathological conference presentations, 2-hr mid-yearexam, final 2-hr practical exam, final 3-hr theory exam ,viva voce (with Microbiology) (details of assessment tbaat the commencement of the unit)• req Robbins SL et al, Pathological Basis of Disease, 5th

edn, Saunders, 1994Practical Manual, III & IV Year Medicine, General & Special

Pathology.• rdg MacSween RNM and Whaley K, Muir’s Textbook

of Pathology, 13th edn, Edward Arnold, 1992.Underwood JC, General and Systematic Pathology,


CJA320 General Medical MicrobiologyGives a basic grounding in the aetiological agentscausing infectious disease, modes of transmission,pathogenesis and disease associations, treatment andcontrol. The practical classes introduce students to thetechniques used in the laboratory diagnosis ofinfectious diseases. Students are prepared for the moreapplied practical approach in Clinical Microbiology andare given the basis for their further medicalundergraduate and postgraduate careers. The unitprovides an understanding of medical microbiology toallow a critical assessment of microbiological problemsand reports; and instils in students an understanding ofmicrobiological research needs and methods in orderthat they can better appreciate the relationship betweenresearch and the good practice of medicine.

• Staff Prof J Goldsmid (Coordinator); Assoc Prof SMKirov, Dr GM Woods, Dr AK Ott •Hbt, int •6.25%•sem 1 –73 hrs teaching, 43 lectures, 3 tutorials, 27 hrspractical • prereq 2nd year Medicine • assess mid-semtest (20%), final 2-hr theory exam (80%)• req Murray PR, Drew WL, Kobayashi GS and

Thompson JH, Medical Microbiology, latest edn,Mosby

Slater DI, Lo T and Narayan L, An Atlas of MedicalMicrobiology, Melbourne, 1993

Benenson A (ed), Control of Communicable DiseasesManual, latest edn, APHA

Practical Manual, III & IV Year Medicine, General & SpecialPathology.

• rdg Goldsmid JM, The Deadly Legacy, UNSW Press,1988.

CJA325 Clinical MicrobiologyConsists of interactive lectures and associated clinico-pathologic case presentation (CPC) classes/tutorialsand practical laboratory exercises in ClinicalMicrobiology, infections being dealt with by bodysystem. Lectures cover the viral, bacterial, mycotic andparasitic diseases of humans with emphasis beingplaced on epidemiology, clinical aspects andpathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Lectures arealso given on antimicrobial use, immunisation andtravel-related disease. CPCs are presented by thestudents and the practicals involve problem solvingexercises using laboratory techniques with givenspecimens from patients with relevant case historiesand are, again, presented by the students.

• N.B. This unit continues through semester 1 of the 4thyear (as CJA400)

• Staff Prof J Goldsmid, Dr GM Woods, Dr AK Ott, Dr



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E Cox, Dr A McGregor •Hbt, int •6.5% •sem 2 –about 90 hrs of interactive lectures, practicals, tutorialsand clinico-pathological case conference style teaching• prereq 3rd Year Medicine • assess yearly assessment(15%), theory exam (65%), practical exam (15%), mid-year exam (5%)• req Mandal et al, Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases,

5th edn, Blackwell, 1996Victorian Drug Usage Advisory Committee, Antibotic

Guidelines, 8th edn, 1994Inglis TJI, Microbiology Colour Guide, Churchill-

Livingstone, latest ednPractical Manual, III & IV Year Medicine, General & Special

Pathology.• rdg Wilks D et al, The Infectious Diseases Manual,

Blackwell, 1995.

CJA400 MicrobiologyIs the continuation of CJA325.

•Hbt, int •12.5% •sem 1

CJA410 Special PathologyIs the continuation of CJA315.

•Hbt, int •12.5% •sem 1

CJA420 Microbiology 4 (BMedScHonours)A research-oriented program where students undertakea supervised research project in microbiology. The mainobjective is to train students to organise, perform andunderstand high quality research by applying arigorous scientific approach. Students are trained todevelop effective written and verbal communicationskills, develop laboratory skills, analyse scientific dataand scientific literature, and to keep accurate andinformative laboratory notes.

• Staff Prof HK Muller, Prof J Goldsmid, Assoc Prof SMKirov, Dr GM Woods, Dr AK Ott, Dr J Williamson•Hbt, int •100% •full year –seminars, lab work,tutorials, research thesis • prereq 3rd year Medicine• assess thesis, seminar and viva voce exam, researchproposal, analysis of scientific paper.

See also KLA417 Immunology and Microbiology(Honours)

CJA450 Pathology 4 (BMedSc Honours)Has the same broad objectives as CJA420 in the area ofpathology or immunology.

CJA510 Graduate Diploma ofImmunology & MicrobiologyMaster unit code for the diploma

CJA515 Cellular ImmunologyFor a description of this unit, contact the Division ofPathology.

•Hbt, int •25% •sem 1 –lectures • assess theory examat the end of sem 1• rdg reading guidelines will be provided by staff.

CJA520 MicrobiologyFor a description of this unit, contact the Division ofPathology.

•Hbt, int •25% •sem 1 –lectures • assess theory examat the end of sem 1• rdg reading guidelines will be provided by staff.

CJA525 Research ProjectFor a description of this unit, contact the Division ofPathology.

•Hbt, int •50% •full year • assess research report tobe submitted at the end of the year; and an oral exam• rdg reading guidelines will be provided by staff.

CJA530 Research Project (part time)As for CJA525 except that this unit is completed overtwo years.

•Hbt, int •50%.

See also KLA417 Immunology and Microbiology(Honours)

Discipline of Surgery at Hobart

CKA320 SurgerySemester 1: A number of lectures on basic principles ofsurgery are delivered. Practical sessions with smallgroups of students are held every week to learn basicsurgical skills such as suturing and knot-tying, urethralcatherisation, intravenous canulation, etc.

Semester 2: The clinical block attachments in surgery (9weeks for each group of students) begin, and continuethrough the first semester of year 4. During the surgicalblock students are attached in small groups to differentsurgical units where they follow the unit activities inthe wards, clinics and operation theatre. Clinicalexamination techniques, investigative procedures aretaught through tutorials, group seminars, and bed-sideteaching. Topics include informed consent, ethics, paincontrol, drug and alcohol related surgical problems,and are taught in the tutorials based on illustrativesurgical case studies.

A series of regular lectures and clinico-pathologicalpresentations on general and surgical specialitiesincluding ENT, Ophthalmology, are arranged in thissemester, and continue through semester 1 of year 4.

• Staff Mr AV Forage, Assoc Prof SN Sinha, Mr MDjeric(Coordinators) •Hbt, int •9.5% •sem 2 –lectures, tutorials, teaching ward rounds, andunscheduled teaching in the wards, operating theatre,accident and emergency • assess theory exam (essay

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and multiple-choice questions) at the end of sem 1 ofyear 4; practical exam (clinical examination) in the 9thweek of the surgical block attachment. To be successful,students are required to obtain pass marks individuallyin theoretical and practical (clinical) exams.• req contact the coordinators for details.

CKA400 SurgeryIs a continuation of CKA320. In semester 1, surgicalblock attachments continue. In semester 2, students areinvolved in advanced studies and research.

Students should contact the coordinator for details.

• Staff Mr AV Forage, Assoc Prof SN Sinha, Mr MDjeric (Coordinators) •Hbt, int •9.4% •sem 1 –acombination of lectures, tutorials clinico-pathologicalcorrelation (CPC), seminars and assignments • prereq3rd year Medicine • assess see CKA320• req contact the coordinators for details.

CKA450 Surgery (BMedSc Honours)Is for students who have completed a BMedSc, and isby thesis.

[100%].

CKA500 SurgeryCover: (a) Surgical Specialty teaching –for eachspecialty, students are given a basic curriculum whichmust be covered during attachment to the specialty,and through self-directed learning. The curriculumincludes a number of skills (OSCE) which must beacquired, and at the end of each specialty attachment.Students sit a multiple choice question test and a skillsexamination; and (b) General Surgery teaching –students are attached to a general surgical unit wherethey act as junior interns, under close supervision ofmedical staff. Students record the history and clinicalfeatures of patients admitted to their unit, may performminor procedures under supervision, follow cases tothe operating theatre, take part in ward rounds (wherethey are expected to present case histories/progressreports to medical staff) and in ward teaching.

• N.B. this unit continues into the 6th year as CKA600

• Staff Assoc Prof D Lees (LGH), Assoc Prof SN Sinha(Coordinators), Mr A Scott, Mr Hung (LGH) •5th yearis taught in Northern Tasmania (NWGH & LGH) •25%•rotation –5th and 6th years are considered as acontinuum over 72 wks made up of 8 blocks, each of 9wks. Of these, one block will be for General Surgeryteaching, and one block for Surgical Specialty teaching• prereq successful completion of 4th year medicine• assess (5th & 6th years) specialty surgery multiplechoice questions (40%), skills (OSCE) exam (60%); and,at the end of the General Surgery Block, a clinical examinvolving a ‘long case’ and several ‘short cases’.

CKA600 SurgeryIs the continuation of CKA500.

• Staff Assoc Prof D Lees (LGH), Assoc Prof SN Sinha(Coordinators) •6th year in the South (RHH), int •25%•rotation –5th and 6th years are considered as acontinuum over 72 wks made up of 8 blocks, each of 9wks. Of these, one block will be for General Surgeryteaching, and one block for Surgical Specialty teaching• prereq successful completion of 5th year medicine• assess (5th & 6th years) specialty surgery multiplechoice questions (40%), skills exam (60%); and, at theend of the General Surgery Block, a clinical examinvolving a ‘long case’ and several ‘short cases’.

Sixth year rotations in Hobart: Completion of a TraumaCourse in 6th year is mandatory. In the 6th year of thecourse, in addition to the specialty or general surgeryrotations outlined above, students must satisfactorilycomplete a 2-day trauma course, involving acquisitionof knowledge and skills required in the emergencymanagement of severely injured patients. Theintegrated exam at the end of sixth year also hassurgical components on OSCE, SAQ and multiplechoice questions.

Division of Community & RuralHealth

CLA410 Community Health andGeneral Practice (BMedSc Honours)Provides students with primary health care experienceby developing and carrying out projects within ruralcommunities; gaining an understanding of health andhealth care in the context of rural communities;studying the role and functions of agencies that deliverprimary health care to patients in urban communitiesand developing skills for effective research, projectmanagement and information and communicationtechnology. Students undertake a lecture series basedon rural health issues, a rural-based primary health careproject; an urban-based health care project; and a stand-alone course in epidemiology. Students developprojects through a process of faculty-supported groupand individual self-directed learning. The rural projectinvolves one week on-site activity in rural teaching sitesat Smithton and Scottsdale in rotation groups. Theurban project involves individual work with a GeneralPractitioner in Hobart.

• Staff Dr J Walker, Dr R Climie, Dr M Kilmartin andvarious clinical title holders as on-site supervisors•Hbt, int •sem 2 –10 wks lecture series; 9 wks rotationblock for rural project with 2 wks seminars and 1residential wk at Smithton or Scottsdale rural teachingsites; urban project to be undertaken at times suitable tostudents in either sem 1 or sem 2 • prereq 3rd year



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Medicine • assess critical appraisal assignment (30%),group report (rural project) (30%), individual report(urban project (30%), epidemiology assessment (10%)• req Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW and Wagner EH, Clinical

Epidemiology –The Essentials, 2nd edn, Williams &Wilkins, Baltimore, 1988

McWhinney IA, Textbook of Family Medicine, OUP,Oxford, 1989.

CLA600 Community Health (GeneralPractice)Teaches students, in the context of general practice, torecognise and understand: commonly met symptoms,diseases, and chronic illnesses, and conditions whichmay endanger life or have serious consequences; theopportunities, methods and limitations of prevention,early diagnosis, and management; the social, culturaland environmental circumstances of individuals andfamilies and how these may affect their health; peerbased and individual professional competency reviews;the Australian health system, community rural andurban health care resources and services to otherdisadvantaged groups; and the GP’s role as a providerof continuing ‘whole person’ care. Studies include:accurate history taking; physical and mentalexaminations; holistic descriptions of patient and familyhealth; common GP procedures; supportive care, andpatient education; cost effective choice of investigationsand management; managing the patient with multiplehealth problems; professional communications; usingtime as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool; and themanagement of uncertainty. Students learn how toform a specific and effective professional relationshipwith patients, and to accept and value patients of allbackgrounds and beliefs. They must show a willingnessto evaluate critically their own work and learning.

• Staff Prof A Thomson, Dr R Climie, Dr MR Kilmartin,Mr SA Lockwood, Dr C Newell, Dr D Saner, Dr JWalker •Hbt, int •25% •rotation –2 wks seminars inBurnie, 3 wks in rural general practice and 3 wks inurban general practice, and 1 wks on tutorials andassessment in Hbt • prereq 5th year medicine • assessduring the final week of tutorials will be based ongeneral practice preceptors’ reports, student seminarpresentations, written assessment and a clinicalassessment; end-of-year integrated exam includesgeneral practice components.• req McWhinney IR, Textbook of Family Medicine, OUP,

1989.Murtagh J, General Practice, McGraw Hill, 1994.Access to a microcomputer and modem capable of

accessing the world wide web (loan machines areavailable from the Division of Community & RuralHealth).

• rdg Neighbour R, The Inner Consultation, Lancaster,MTP Press, 1987.

Murtagh J, Practice Tips, McGraw Hill, Australia, 1991.Cormack J, Marinker M and Morrell D, Practice: A

Handbook of Primary Medical Care, London, KluwerMedical, 1982.

Division of Clinical Sciences

CMG310 Introduction to ClinicalStudiesTeaches techniques of history taking and physicalexamination and related ethics, to ensure that allstudents are competent in these techniques beforeindependent ward work in semester 2. They areintroduced to medical terminology and specialpathology relevant to history taking and physicalexamination (including related ethics) by a series ofclinical demonstrations and clinicopathologic sessionsinvolving other departments, including Pathology. Theunit is based on an intense 6-week introductionfollowed by 8 weeks of introductory ward work insmall groups.

• Staff Prof D Kilpatrick (Coordinator) •Hbt, int•12.5% •sem 1 –lectures, clinical demonstrations,clinico-pathological sessions, physical examinationpractice sessions, clinical problem solving sessions,followed by 8 wks clinical experience • assess end ofsem 1, 15-min Medicine Clinical Exam (10% ofCMM300), and a 10-min Surgery OSCE• req (latest edns recommended)Boyd GW, Clinical Method: A Guide to Medical StudentsBoyd GW, Making Physiology Work in Clinical DiagnosisMonro and Ford, Introduction to Clinical Examination orTalley N and O’Connor S, Clinical Examination,

MacLennan & Petty, 1992Edwards CRW, Boucher IAD et al, Davidson’s Principles

and Practice of Medicine Churchill LivingstoneMedical Research Council, U.K., Aids to the Examination

of the Peripheral Nervous System, HMSONuffield Foundation booklet, Talking with Patients,

London.[p/b] Grahame-Smith DJ and Aronson JK, The Oxford

Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy,OUP.

Reference text: Wilson JD, Braunwald E, et al,Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.

CMM300 MedicineRequires students to attend all clinical bedside learningsessions and tutorials in hospital wards and outpatientdepartments. This unit builds on CMG310 and providesa comprehensive topic-centred program of interactivelectures, (which will be continued through the first halfof 4th year) and integrated as far as possible withSurgery, Pathology and other clinical disciplines.During the clinical years, students are expected to

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acquire progressively a knowledge of most diseases inall their aspects, including the ethical and medico-legal.Most important are the common and less commonserious yet treatable diseases. Students must developsound clinical skills including communication,counselling skills and competence in clinical diagnosticproblem-solving. They are introduced to the principlesand methods of investigation and management(including drug treatment) of disease. Emphasis isincreasingly placed on self-directed learning, withinteractive lectures and other learning sessionsproviding complementary guidance.

• Staff Dr J Vial (Coordinator) •Hbt, int •12.25%•sem 2 –lectures and clinical presentations throughoutsem; 8-wk half-time clinical attachment including wardteaching, tutorials and case presentation; and an examwk • prereq 2nd year Medicine • assess (formative)continuing internal assessment of clinical skills(including communication skills); (summative) 25-minclinical exam, directed largely towards one particularbodily system, but with the expectation of studentsbeing able to interpret physical signs and reach aclinical diagnosis (25%), 1 written and 1 observed casehistory (5%), 3-hr written exam, half multiple choicequestions and half clinical diagnostic problem-solvingcase (60%)• req (latest edns recommended)Boyd GW, Clinical Method: A Guide to Medical StudentsBoyd GW, Making Physiology Work in Clinical DiagnosisEdwards CRW, Boucher IAD et al, Davidson’s Principles

and Practice of Medicine Churchill LivingstoneDelauney and Land, The Principles and Practice of

Dermatology, Butterworth Heinemann, latest edn.Medical Research Council, UK, Aids to the Examination

of the Peripheral Nervous System, HMSO[p/b] Grahame-Smith DJ and Aronson JK, The Oxford

Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy,OUP

Talley N and O’Connor S, Clinical Examination,MacLennan & Petty, 1992

Wilson JD, Braunwald E, et al, Harrison’s Principles ofInternal Medicine, 13th edn, McGraw Hill, 1994.

CMM400 MedicineRequires students to attend clinical sessions in hospitalwards and outpatients departments. There is acontinuation of the comprehensive interactive programof lectures started in CMM300 in semester 1, 4th year.Students are expected to build on the clinical skillsdeveloped in CMM300 integrated as far as possiblewith other disciplines including Surgery, Pathology,Biochemistry and Community Health.

• Staff Dr JH Vial (Coordinator) •Hbt, int •12.5%•sem 1 –lectures/clinical demonstrations throughoutsem, 8-wk half-time clinical attachment including ward

teaching, tutorials and case presentations, and an examwk • assess (formative) continuing internalassessment of clinical skills (including communicationskills) and written case histories during the year (i) 1written case discussion (5%), (ii) 1 observed case history(5%); (summative) (iii) 1 x end-of-term clinicalassessment (30%), (iv) end-of-sem 3-hr written paper(normally half multiple choice questions and halfclinical case problem-solving) (60%)• req Boyd GW, Clinical Method. A Guide for Medical

students, 4th edn, 1993Boyd GW, Making Physiology Work in Clinical Diagnosis,

6th edn, 1996Kumar PJ and Clark ML, Clinical Medicine, Bailliere-

Tindall (latest edn.)Delauney and Land, The Principles and Practice of

Dermatology, Butterworth Heinemann, latest ednMedical Research Council (Great Britain), Aids to the

Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, HMSO(reprinted 1990)

Grahame-Smith DG and Aronson JK, The OxfordTextbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Treatment,OUP (latest edn.)

Talley N and O’Connor S, Clinical Examination,MacLennan & Petty 1992

Wilson JD and Braunwald E, et al (eds), Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 13th edn, McGraw Hill,1994.

CMM450 Medicine (BMedSc Honours)Contact the Faculty of Medicine & Pharmacy for adescription of this unit.

CMM500 Medicine – including Psychiatry

Medicine

Builds on CMM400. This unit is completed wholly inLaunceston, along with Medical specialties (CGA500,CGC500, CKA500). Students learn mainly through‘trainee internship’ attachments to the wards. Theprogram includes sessions in clinical andinvestigational medicine, psychiatry, dermatology,ethics and medico-legal issues. Most learning is self-directed.

• Staff Dr R Fassett (Coordinator) •Ltn, int •25%•rotation –9 wks • prereq 4th year Medicine • assess(i) a written dissertation, derived from a literaturereview on a selected topic (10%) (ii) a long-case clinicalexam held during the 9-wk term, (40%) (iii) A clinical/viva voce exam at the end of term, (50%)• req Boyd GW, Clinical Method. A Guide for Medical


6th edn, 1996Mackie R, Clinical Dermatology, OUP, latest edn orDelauney and Land, The Principles and Practice of



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Dermatology, Butterworth Heinemann, latest ednKumar PJ and Clark ML, Clinical Medicine, Bailliere-

Tindall, latest ednMedical Research Council (Great Britain), Aids to the


Grahame-Smith DG and Aronson JK, The OxfordTextbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Treatment,OUP, latest edn



Psychiatry

Requires students to spend a two-week full-timeattachment to psychiatry at the Launceston GeneralHospital, where they participate in ward rounds,present case histories and clerk patients, and areactively involved in Accident and Emergency andliaison work relevant to Psychiatry. They study thepsychiatric and emotional aspects of medical andpsychiatric patients.

• Staff Honorary University teachers Dr RS Schneider,Dr K Fischer, Dr K Calder-Potts, Dr S Rajkumar, DrEVR Ratcliff, Dr S Johl, Dr G Powell •Ltn, int •seminar, lecture and patient clerking • prereq 4th yearMedicine • assess 2 written case histories are required.Throughout the unit regular evaluation is made byclinical teachers and a viva voce exam• req Bloch S and Singh BS, Foundation of Clinical

Psychiatry, Melbourne Univ Press, Carlton, 1994.Kaplan HI and Sadock BJ, Synopsis of Psychiatry –

Behavioural Sciences Clinical Psychiatry, 7th edn,Williams & Wilkins, 1994.

CMM600 Medicine 6Is a 9-week term, run consecutively with CMP600 (also9 weeks) and in part coordinated with it. Students areplaced as ‘trainee interns’ in the wards, and are assistedin their self-directed learning by attending, over the 18weeks of the Medicine-Psychiatry 6th year terms,interactive tutorials on the important topics of Clinicaland Investigative Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology,Therapeutics and Liaison Psychiatry. All students arerequired to complete an appropriate ‘Therapeuticsassignment’ to be handed to the division by the end ofthe 16th week.

• Staff (Coordinator) Dr R Young •Hbt, int •25%•rotation –18 wks • prereq 5th year Medicine • assess(i) end-of-Medicine 9-wk term long-case clinical exam(20%) (ii) end of 18-wk Medicine/Psychiatry term (18thwk) (a) Therapeutics assignment (5%) (b) a 3-hrmultiple choice question paper; Medicine andTherapeutics (45%) (c) a 45-min clinical short-case/viva

voce (30%). Students are required to pass section (c) topass the Medicine term overall. Medicine participates inthe end-of-year integrated examination of clinicalsubjects, viz. (i) a 3-hr multiple choice question paper.(ii) a 3-hr short answer question paper. (iii) a clinical/viva voce OSCE• req Boyd GW, Clinical Method. A Guide for Medical


6th edn, 1996Mackie R, Clinical Dermatology, OUP, latest edn orDelauney and Land, The Principles and Practice of

Dermatology, Butterworth Heinemann, latest ednKumar PJ and Clark ML, Clinical Medicine, Bailliere-

Tindall, latest ednMedical Research Council (Great Britain), Aids to the


Grahame-Smith DG and Aronson JK, The OxfordTextbook of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Treatment,OUP, latest edn



CMP420 Research Review and Report(Psychiatry)Is open to students who are enrolling for honours inanother discipline and who wish to include apsychiatry component, including Neuro-psychology, intheir honours program. The unit introduces them toresearch through active pursuit of a research projectand the critical review of relevant research literature.They prepare and submit a thesis based on researchundertaken within the discipline of Psychiatry.

•Hbt, int • no formal periods of instruction • prereqKHA410, 411 and 412 • assess thesis.

CMP600 Psychiatry 6Is a nine week attachment (see also CMM600), duringwhich students acquire the training and skills sufficientto equip them to function as responsible and effectivehospital interns. Half of their time is spent on wards 5Aand 6A at the Royal Hobart Hospital where theyacquire clinical experience with severe psychiatricillness. They also spend periods of one week each on aselection of the following services: The PsychogeriatricService, The Royal Derwent Hospital, CommunityPsychiatric Clinics, the Special Hospital at RisdonPrison, Alcohol and Drug Services, Private Practicerooms and Private Psychiatric Hospitals. Students areto become proficient in: the interviewing of patients,analysing the information gained, taking into accountthe results of investigations and information from other

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sources; conceptualising patients with their difficultiesin the context of their socio-economic and vocationalenvironment, and the planning of appropriatemanagement and treatment; basic counselling andunderstanding the role of the psychologist inpsychiatric assessment and treatment.

• Staff Dr K Kirkby, Dr C Clifford, Dr B Daniels,Honorary University teachers Clinical Prof S Pridmore,Hon Dr RA Pargiter, Dr J George, Dr P Fernando, Dr IWilson, Dr L Herst, Dr W Lopes, Dr T Westhead, Dr RWilson, Dr IP Burges Watson, Dr D Carter, Dr RRedom, Dr R Parton, Dr I Sale, Dr M Haughton, Dr WAshley, Dr M McArthur, Dr A Heath, Dr N Husain, DrD Weidmann, Dr L Woo, Dr P Dunne, Dr D Jackson, SrG von Gehr •Hbt, int •25% •rotation –full time (9wks), case presentations, seminars and hospital visits,individual tuition • prereq 5th year Medicine • assessan exam in psychiatry, as part of the final MBBS exam,in the form of a clinical assessment and viva voce exam.During the attachment there will also be assessmentsbased on an essay on a relevant topic• req Bloch S and Singh BS, Foundation of Clinical

Psychiatry, Melbourne Univ Press, Carlton, 1994.Kaplan HI and Sadock BJ, Synopsis of Psychiatry –

Behavioural Sciences Clinical Psychiatry, 6th edn,Williams & Wilkins, 1991.

Nursing – Tasmanian School ofNursing at Launceston (and Hobart)

CNA105 Discipline Studies in NursingExplores: (a) the development of nursing as a practice-based discipline, with students having the opportunityto examine their personal images of ‘the nurse’ and‘nursing’, and the images of the nurse as carer, healerand intuitive knower; and (b) various understandingsof ‘the body’ and ‘nursing work’ as revealed throughoral histories, narratives, exemplars and reflections.Issues involving the art and science of nursing areaddressed.

• Staff Ms J Cameron, Ms D Fassett, Dr J Wilson •Hbt,Ltn, int •12.5% •full year –1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorialweekly (28 wks); • assess 2x1,500-word essays (25% ea),3,000 to 4,000-word essay (50%)• req Lawler J, Behind the Screens Nursing, Somology, and

the Problem of the Body, Churchill Livingstone,Melbourne, 1991.

A 1996 Discipline Studies in Nursing Reader (availablefrom University Bookshop)

CNA106 Discipline Studies in NursingHas the same objectives as CNA105.

• Staff Ms J Cameron, Ms D Fassett, Dr J Wilson •Hbt,Ltn, int •25% •full year –1-hr lecture, 2-hr tutorial

weekly (28 wks) • assess 2x2,000-word essays (25% ea),5,000-word essay (50%)• req Lawler J, Behind the Screens Nursing, Somology, and

the Problem of the Body, Churchill Livingstone,Melbourne, 1991.

A 1996 Discipline Studies in Nursing Reader (availablefrom University Bookshop)

CNA125 Health Care where People Liveand WorkIs set within the context of a philosophy of primaryhealth care and developed around the theme of ‘peopleliving and working in the community’. A special valueis placed on students as learners in preparing forpractice. They are challenged by an environment whichencourages creativity, reflection, team work and anopenness to a broad range of ideas and issues.Workshops, and work in small groups enables them tounderstand group processes and what it means to be amember of a group, while exploring techniques inrelaxation, massage and drama, and in healthassessment.

• Staff Mr G Dares •Ltn, int •25% •full year –4 hrsweekly • assess portfolio (100%)• req Seidel H, Ball J, Dains J and Benedict E, Mosbys’

Guide to Physical Assessment, 2nd edn, Mosby, USA,1991.

Stein-Parbury J, Patient and Person, ChurchillLivingstone, Melbourne, 1993.

CNA126 Health Care Where People Liveand Work 1Is set within the context of a philosophy of primaryhealth care and developed around the theme of ‘peopleliving and working in the community’. A special valueis placed on students as learners. They are challengedby an environment which encourages creativity,reflection, team work and an openness to a broad rangeof issues and ideas.

• Staff Mr G Dares •Hbt, Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –5hrs weekly (13 wks) • assess portfolio (100%).

CNA135 Society, Culture and HealthIntroduces the social sciences and their relation tohealth care issues. Students have the opportunity toexamine critically, and from a social point of view,specific issues and social groups, and to explore thepolitics of health, the ways in which resources areallocated, interest groups in health, and current healthpolicies.

• Staff Ms K Willis, Ms P Cameron, Mr EG Crack,Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton •Hbt, Ltn, int •25% •fullyear –2-hr lecture, 2-hr tutorial weekly (28 wks)• assess 2x500-word assignments (10% ea), 2x1,500-word assignments (20% ea), 2x2-hr exams (20% ea)



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• req Petersen AR, ‘In a Critical Condition’ Health andPower Relations in Australia, Allen and Unwin, StLeonards, 1994.

Gardner H (ed), The Politics of Health, 2nd edn,Churchill Livingstone, Melbourne, 1995.

CNA138 Society, Culture and Health 1Introduces the social sciences and their relation tohealth care issues in Australian Society.

• Staff Ms K Willis, Ms P Cameron, Mr EG Crack,Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton •Hbt, Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1–4 hrs weekly (14 wks) • assess 500-word assignment(10%), 1,500 to 2,000-word assignment (20%), 2-hr exam(20%).

CNA139 Society, Culture and Health 2Explores the politics of health, the ways in whichresources are allocated, interest groups and currenthealth policies.

• Staff Ms K Willis, Ms P Cameron, Mr EG Crack,Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton •Hbt, Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2–4 hrs weekly (14 wks) • assess 500-word assignment(10%), 1,500 to 2,000-word assignment (20%), 2-hr exam(20%).• req Gardner H (ed), The Politics of Health: The

Australian Experience, 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone,Melbourne, 1995.

CNA205 Scientific Perspectives inNursingIntroduces the processes of scientific inquiry in nursingwith particular emphasis being placed on commonhealth problems experienced by Australians. Studiesalso cover research in nursing, an overview of commonhealth problems in Australia using an epidemiologicalapproach; and scientific approaches to primary andsecondary care.

• Staff Ms R Bull, Ms B Walkem •Ltn, int •20% •fullyear –4 hrs weekly (20 wks) • prereq CNA105 • assesstutorial presentation (20%), 1,500-word essay (20%),2x2,000-word essays (30% ea)• req Harper AC, Holman CD and Dawes VP, The

Health of Populations, 2nd edn, Churchill Livingstone,Melbourne, 1994.

A manual of readings (from the University Bookshop)

CNA225 Supportive Care in Hospitaland Community SettingsExplores health issues associated with chronic andepisodic illness care, mental health nursing and agedcare, with an emphasis being placed on the care ofpeople within the context of their families and socialnetworks. Through the use of case studies, studentsdevelop both practical and theoretical knowledge, andare given the opportunity to gain experience and learn

through nursing people. They are encouraged to drawon their background knowledge of a wide range ofdisciplines to apply theoretical understandings to theprovision of nursing care.

• Staff Ms J Spencer, Ms R Bull, Ms F McInerney •Ltn,int; experiential curriculum in practice, Launceston orHobart •35% •full year –9 hrs weekly (20 wks), plus 8wks in field-based curriculum • prereq CNA125• assess 2 assignments of 1,000-1,500 words (20%), 2case study presentations of 1,500-2,000 words (40%), 2written profiles of practice of 1,500-2,000 words (40%).

CNA245 Child and Adolescent HealthExplores a broad range of health related issues andtheories about children and adolescents. The unitcovers an introduction to the multi-disciplinary field ofchild and adolescent health care and a broad spectrumof contemporary Australian work to include thedevelopment of health related public policy. Studentshave the opportunity to pursue a family study with afocus on infants and or pre-school children.

• Staff Ms S Brennan •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –offered electronically using WWW, email and other on-line modes of delivery • assess a case study ofinterviews/conversations with a family (50%), 2,500-word essay (50%).

CNA246 Perspectives on AgeingIs designed for nursing and other undergraduatestudents interested in studying a broad range of viewson ageing and its relationship to health. The unitprovides an introduction to the multidisciplinary fieldof gerontology and covers a broad spectrum of healthrelated contemporary Australian literature to includethe development of health related public policy.Students have the opportunity to contest negativestereotypes of ageing and to pursue notions of choicefor older people in the community.

• Staff Mr A Robinson, Mrs B Walkem •Ltn, int•12.5% •sem 1 –offered electronically using WWW,email and other on-line modes of delivery • assess acase study of interviews/conversations with an olderadult (50%), 2,500-word essay (50%)• req Minichiello V, Alexander L and Jones D,

Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach, PrenticeHall, Sydney, 1992.

CNA305 Feminist and CriticalPerspectivesFocuses on the contribution of feminist and criticaltheories to knowledge in nursing. Students explore keyconcepts and various theoretical perspectives andexamine how these are being adapted to the needs ofnursing practice. The unit develops these ideas inrelation to the health care system in general and the

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nursing profession in particular. Students useexperiences gained in acute care nursing, mental healthnursing and community health settings to explore theimplications and challenges that these theories andcriticisms raise for nursing practice.

• Staff Ms D Fassett, Ms F McInerney, Dr P Hickson,Ms J Harley, Ms J Cameron •Hbt, Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 1 –4 hrs weekly (13 wks) • prereq CNA205, 225• assess seminar presentation (30%), 3,000-word criticalreflective essay (70%).

CNA306 Nursing as a ProfessionFocuses on contemporary issues in health care. Topicsrelevant to the politics of health and nursing arediscussed in the context of a critique of professions.Factors (e.g. structures, unions, workforce planning)influencing the career paths of nurses are debated, thequestion of the status of nursing as a profession isconsidered, and a critique of the various ways in whichnursing might move towards achieving an autonomousprofessional status is developed.

• Staff Ms D Fassett, Ms F McInerney, Dr P Hickson,Ms J Harley, Ms J Cameron •Hbt, Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 2 –4 hrs weekly (13 wks) • prereq CNA305• assess seminar presentation (30%), 3,000-word criticalreflective essay (70%), or preparation and presentationof a dramatic performance (conditions to benegotiated).

CNA314 Acute Care NursingFor a description and fuller details of this unit, contactthe School of Nursing

•25% •full year –12 hrs weekly, or equiv • prereqCRA283

CNA315 Acute Care NursingSets nursing practice in the context of clients andfamilies experiencing illnesses which requireinterventions at the secondary and tertiary healthlevels. Students gain clinical experience in the full rangeof Australian Nursing Council competencies forbeginning registered nurses. Students learn by workingfor 10 weeks in small groups in acute care hospitalsettings. For the remaining 4 weeks students choose anarea of practice from a list of options.

• Staff Ms J Cameron, Ms D Fassett, Dr P Hickson, MsF McInerney, Mr A Robinson •Hbt, Ltn, int •25%•sem 1/2 (quotas) –24 hrs weekly (14 wks) • prereqCNA225, CRA282 • assess a practice portfolio (50%),case presentation consisting of a 15 to 20-min seminarand a 3,000-word assignment (50%).

CNA316 Community PracticeFocuses on primary health care in various communityand mental health settings. The unit consists of two

modules (Mental Health and Option) which givestudents comprehensive experience and enables themto gain appropriate knowledge and skills in mentalhealth nursing and community health nursing. Studentsare able to discuss what they learn with their teachersand with other students while working in groups.When completing the community practice module theychoose from a range of practice options and are giventhe opportunity to assess, plan and implementstrategies for learning within new practice settings as apreparation for future practice as professionals who arealso learners.

• Staff Ms B Walkem, Mr G Farrell, Ms C Handley•Hbt, Ltn, int •25% •sem 1/2 (quotas) –24 hrsweekly (14 wks) or equiv for students in the summerprogram in Indonesia • prereq CNA225, CRA282• assess (Mental Health Nursing) exam (50%);(Community Practice) student negotiated assessment(50%). Students are required to achieve a pass in eachmodule.

CNA317 Community PracticeFor details of this unit, contact the School of Nursing.

•25% •full year –12 hrs weekly or equiv • assess(Psychiatric Nursing) exam (50%); (CommunityPractice) student negotiated assessment (50%).

CNA326 Legal Issues in Nursing PracticeHas been designed to assist students to identify thoseareas in law of most relevance to health care agenciesand explain how they affect nursing personnel inpractice. Students have the opportunity to applyrelevant principles to situations typically encounteredin nursing practice and to identify issues in nursingabout which the law is unclear.

• Staff Ms F McInerney •dist.ed •12.5% •sem 2 –equiv of 3 hrs weekly • assess 1,200-word assignment(40%), 2,000-word assignment (60%).

CNA365 Nursing ResearchIntroduces research methodology, statistics, andcomputing as it relates to research and developments innursing. The main purpose of the unit is to showstudents how to use disciplined inquiry as a means ofimproving nursing practice.

• Staff Dr J Sankey •dist.ed •12.5% •sem 2 –equiv of3 hrs weekly (13 wks) • assess set of statistics exercises(30%), written critique (30%), an essay (40%).

CNA386 Organising Nursing CareIntroduces the application of management knowledgeand skills to nursing, with particular emphasis beingplaced on organising the provision of nursing care inhospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities and inthe community. Areas such as strategic planning for



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nursing services, staffing and financial control ofnursing practice, power in relation to organisationstructure, and relevant aspects of regionalisation ofhealth care services are included. Students areencouraged to explore and analyse criticallymanagement issues in their own area of nursingpractice.

• Staff Ms Y Sneddon •dist.ed •12.5% •sem 2 –equivof 3 hrs weekly (13 wks) • assess budget plan (35%),2,000-word assignment (50%), class presentation (15%)• req Scheiwe D and Clinton M, Management in the

Australian Health Care Industry, Harper Educational,Sydney.

CNA405 Nursing Inquiry in PracticeProvides advanced professional study, the focus ofwhich is a research driven, in-depth study of a field ofnursing practice. The experiential curriculum draws onscientific, interpretative and critical theoretical positionswhich are the subject of a series of seminars, tutorialsand other teaching and learning strategies which enablestudents to explore their practice.

• Staff Ms F McInerney, Mr A Robinson •Ltn, int•30% •full year –10 hrs weekly (28 wks), comprisinga minimum of 7 hrs weekly practicum and 3 hrs weeklyseminars • assess development and submission of anin-depth personal practice profile (100%).

CNA435 Research Seminars and ProjectProvides students with research training relevant tonursing, and prepares them for a higher nursingdegree, by research. They conduct research into a fieldof nursing practice which is informed and supported bya series of collaborative seminars which provide themwith a forum to discuss and judge their researchcritically. The seminars consider methods, researchdesign, data collection, analysis, interpretation andpublication.

• Staff Ms F McInerney, Mr A Robinson •Ltn, int•70% •full year –3 hrs weekly • assess 15,000-18,000-word research thesis and an oral defence of thisresearch thesis (100%).

CNA710 Neurobiology andNeuropharmacologyCovers neuroanatomy, neurophysiology andneuropharmacology. Particular emphasis is placed onthe neurochemical basis of mental disorders and theirtreatment with psychotherapeutic agents.

• Staff Dr G Farrell, Dr D Geraghty •Ltn, int & State•10% •sem 1 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days • assess 2,500-word essaybased on a topical area of neurobiology andneuropharmacology (50%), a selected topic requiring a10-min seminar presentation, a 500-word, typed

bibliography (25%), 1.5-hr written exam consisting of 20short answer questions (25%)• rdg Barr ML and Kiernan JA, The Human Nervous

System: an Anatomical Viewpoint, 6th edn, JBLippincott, Philadelphia, 1993.

and selected readings from:Rang HP and Dale MM, Pharmacology, Churchill

Livingstone, Melbourne, 1992.

CNA711 Advanced TherapeuticCommunicationIncreases both the breadth and depth of students’existing knowledge and skills concerning therapeuticencounters with clients. Emphasis is given to both thetheory and practice of therapeutic communication skillsas these are applied in individual and group situations.The unit is conducted as a series of one day workshopsand tutorials. It is important for students to attend allthe workshops in order to practice their skills and learnfrom their colleagues’ experiences, and to have theopportunity to interact with each other in the form ofvarious interpersonal skills training exercises.

• Staff Dr G Farrell, Ms Y Chapman, Mrs C Handley,Dr J Wilson •Ltn, int •12.5% (H6A 10%) •sem 1 –3hrs weekly (14 wks) • assess an analysis of an interviewbetween the student and a client (1,000 word equiv), apresentation to demonstrate the practical application ofcommunication skills in the student’s practice setting(2,000 word equiv), and a written 1-hr exam to assessstudent’s factual knowledge (1,000 word equiv).• req Leppanen Montgomery C, Healing Through

Communication: The Practice of Caring, Sage Publ,Newbury Park, 1993.

Ley P, Communicating with Patients: ImprovingCommunication, Satisfaction and Compliance, CroomHelm, London, 1988.

CNA712 Trends and Issues in Child andFamily HealthFocuses on the evolution of child and family health asan area of specialised health concern. Contemporaryissues in child and family health, and the developmentof mainstream child and family health practices areexplored in relation to changing political, social andeconomic factors.

• Staff Ms S Brennan •Ltn, int •12.5% (H6A 10%)•sem 1 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks) • assess 2,500-wordessay, and a 1,500-word seminar paper focusing on acontemporary issue in the field of child and familyhealth.

CNA713 Health PromotionIntroduces a wide range of activities that constitute thefield of health promotion. Students examine thedifferent approaches to health promotion and areencouraged to explore issues arising from thedevelopment of the Ottawa Charter.

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• Staff Ms K Willis •Ltn, int •12.5% (H6A 10%) •sem1 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks) • assess a project (equiv to anassignment of 2,500 words) to be determined throughstudent/staff consultation focusing on healthpromotion; a seminar paper of 1,500 words.• rdg Howe P, Degeling D and Hall J, Evaluating Health

Promotion, Maclennan and Petty, Sydney, 1990.National Centre of Epidemiology and Population

Health, 1992, Improving Australia’s health: the role ofprimary health care, Final Report of the Review of theRole of Primary Health Care in Health Promotion inAustralia, by DG Legge, DN McDonald and CBenger, National Centre for Epidemiology andPopulation Health, The Australian NationalUniversity, Canberra.

CNA720 Cancer Nursing Studies AConsists of two parts. The first concentrates on ‘cancerthe disease’, its nature, spread and manifestations, andthe second focuses on contemporary debates on cancerprevention strategies and screening. Epidemiologicalissues and pathophysiological concepts will be exploredprior to an overview of contemporary approaches tocare.

• Staff Mrs C Jones, Mrs K Breaden •Ltn, int & State•12.5% (H6A 10%) •sem 2 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks)• assess 2 x 2,000-word assignments focusing on acurrent clinical issue in cancer nursing (50% ea)• rdg Groewald SL, Frogge ML, Goodman M and

Yarbo H, Cancer Nursing Principles & Practice, 3rdedn, Chapman & Hall, (distributed by Nelson TMelbourne), 1993.

CNA722 Cancer Nursing Practice AFocuses on the nursing management of cancer patients.The emphasis is on experiential learning emerging outof practice. Nursing interventions necessary for thepatient with symptoms of advanced cancer and thevarious treatments are explored. Competenciesrequired for effective cancer nursing are incorporatedinto the unit. The practicum will be arranged on acontract basis.

•Ltn, int & State •20% •sem 2 –3 hrs weekly (14wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days• assess (a) data from a journal reflecting on all aspectsof the student’s practice –taking the form of a 3,500-4,000-word essay, (b) the achievement of selectedspecialist nursing competencies.

CNA731 Child and Family HealthNursing BBuilds on CNA730. The emphasis is on developing andextending the knowledge and competencies foreffective Child and Family Health nursing.

• Staff Ms S Brennan •Ltn, int & State •10% •sem 2 –6 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing

and study days • assess 2,000-word essay and a 1,000-word seminar paper addressing contemporary issues inchild and family health.

CNA733 Child and Family HealthNursing Practice BProvides the student with opportunities to furtherdevelop competencies through critical reflectivepractice in more complex health settings and includes apracticum.

• Staff Ms S Brennan •Ltn, int & State •20% •sem 2 –6 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencingand study days • assess 1,500-word self-critique ofpractice, based on data from student’s personaljournals; various competency based assessments.

CNA741 Mental Health/PsychiatricNursing Studies BBuilds on CNA740. Students now focus on the issues,approaches to assessment and forms of interventionemployed in community care settings. The unit alsoconsiders aspects of rehabilitation in the mental healtharea.

• Staff Dr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley •Ltn, int & State•10% •sem 2 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days • assess seminarpresentation, and a 2,500-word essay on a topic relatedto a contemporary clinical issue in mental health/psychiatric nursing• rdg Wilson HS and Kneisl CR, Psychiatric Nursing,

4th edn, Addison Wesley, Menlo Park, 1992.

CNA743 Mental Health/PsychiatricNursing Practice BBuilds on CNA742, with the emphasis being placed oncritical reflection on practice as the vehicle for acquiringthe competencies necessary for effective nursingpractice in the area of mental health.

• Staff Dr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley •Ltn, int & State•20% •sem 2 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days • assess 3,500-4,000-wordjournal, involving a ‘grounded theory’ approach tocaring for two clients –one suffering from an acutepsychiatric illness, the other in the post hospitalisationrehabilitation phase of the condition• rdg Wilson HS and Kneisl CR, Psychiatric Nursing,

4th edn, Addison Wesley, Menlo Park, 1992.

CNA760 Gerontic Nursing Studies AExamines the impact of ageing on individuals incontemporary society from a variety of perspectives.The unit explores prevailing Western attitudes,concepts and debates around the aged and ageing, andhow these might impact on issues such as policyformation, service provision, and the health status ofolder people.



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• Staff Mr A Robinson •Ltn, int, & State •12.5% (H6A10%) •sem 2 –3 statewide study days and regionaltutorials (equiv 3 hrs weekly) • coreq for H6A students–CNA762 • assess tutorials (10%), case study ofinterview/conversations with an older adult (40%),2,500-word essay (50%)• req Ebersole P and Hess P, Toward Healthy Aging,

Mosby, St Louis, 1994.

CNA762 Gerontic Nursing Practice ATakes a critical, reflective approach to gerontic nursingpractice with a focus on supporting the elderly in theirparticular social contexts. Students are required toundertake a practicum in a field of gerontic nursing andto keep a reflective journal based on their practice. Theunit emphasis is on experiential learning from practiceand the development of the role of the registered nursein providing care.

• Staff Mr A Robinson •Ltn, int & State •20% •sem 2–three statewide study days and regional tutorials(equiv 3 hrs contact weekly) plus a practicum in aselected field of gerontic nursing. • coreq CNA760• assess 3,500-4,000-word essay derived fromsignificant journal extracts (60%); performance-basedassessment (40%).

CNA770 Nursing and Medical Sciencein Intensive CareFocuses on nursing and medical science specific tospecialist intensive care practice. Topics in physiology,biochemistry, pharmacology, therapeutics and nursingscience will be explored in an integrated fashion usingproblem-based teaching.

• Staff Ms D Fassell, Ms P Hickson •Ltn, int & State•10% •sem 2 –3 hrs weekly (124 wks), seminars,video-conferencing, study days • assess tutorialpresentation and paper (20%), short answer tutorialexam (30%), 2,500-word essay (50%).

CNA772 Intensive Care Nursing IConcentrates on field-based learning in the area ofintensive care. Advanced clinical skills acquisition inacute care contexts is the major focus of the unit. Inaddition to undertaking competency-based learningand advanced skills acquisition, students work througha reader and complete a clinical performance record.

• Staff Ms D Fassell, Ms P Hickson •Ltn, int & State•20% •sem 2 –3 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing and study days, plus experientialcurriculum in selected acute care units • assess 3,000 to4,000-word essay (40%), tutorial assessment (10%),performance-based assessment (50%).

CNA805 Discipline Studies in NursingDevelops and explores philosophical and theoreticalperspectives which influence and construct nursing as a

practice discipline. Students have the opportunity forreflection through journalling and are encouraged toquestion the assumptions, values, and theoriesunderpinning their practice. The development ofnursing as a discipline is explored as an outcome ofwestern scientific thinking within the context of acritique of science. The philosophy underpinning theteaching and learning within the subject is a feministpraxis which endorses participation in a criticalconversation concerned with theorising nursing.

• Staff Prof MP Magennis, Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton•Ltn, int & State •25% •sem 1 –seminars, video-conferencing and study days • assess 3,000-word paper(40%), 5,000-word paper (60%).

CNA806 Contemporary Health IssuesProvides an overview and critical analysis ofcontemporary issues in health care. The unit’s multi-disciplinary approach draws on recent work from fieldssuch as the sociology of health and illness, medicalanthropology, and the political economy of health.Topics include: social structural determinants of health,the occupational division of labour in health care,health care and social justice, professions and healthcare and the limits of state involvement in health caredelivery.

• Staff Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton •Ltn, int & State •25%•sem 2 –seminars, video-conferencing and study days• assess seminar presentation and an 8,000-word(maximum) major paper (100%).

CNA807 Research Methods in NursingProvides an overview of multiple research approachesto inquiry in nursing. Students are encouraged todevelop an understanding of research strategiesthrough an analysis and critique of current researchliterature and through a series of multi-disciplinaryresearch seminars. Students select and critique aresearch method which may be appropriate to theirthesis.

• Staff Prof MP Magennis, Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton•Ltn, int & State •25% •sem 1 or 2 pendingenrolments –seminars, video-conferencing and studydays • assess 8,000-word methodological paper, orequiv (100%).

CNA808 Nursing PracticeProvides students with the opportunity to placethemselves in a local practice context to seek andexplore cultural understandings, and to theorise onissues of change. Students who have not specialised atthe graduate diploma or honours level are supported indeveloping advanced practice learning contracts intheir selected areas. All students are encouraged toselect practice areas which are complementary orpreparatory to their thesis work.

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• Staff Prof MP Magennis, Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton•Ltn, int & State •25% •sem 1 or 2 pendingenrolments –seminars, self directed learning, video-conferencing and study days • assess to be determinedwithin the learning context.

CNA809/810 Thesis – part time (over 2semesters)/full timeIs the equivalent of a full semester workload and takesthe form of a supervised project of approximately20,000 words.

• Staff Individual supervision •Ltn, int & State•CNA809: 25% per sem/CNA810: 50% •sem 1 or 2 –seminars, video-conferencing and study days • prereqCNA805, CNA806, CNA807 and CNA808; completionof coursework units • assess approx 20,000-word thesis(100%). There will be 2 examiners, one of whom isexternal to the University.

Biomedical Science – Departmentof Biomedical Science at

Launceston.

CRA101 Medical Laboratory PracticeProvides the student with an understanding of the basicfunctions and interrelationships of the major laboratorydepartments within the clinical laboratory. At the endof this unit, students will be competent to carry out abroad range of laboratory techniques, use a vareity ofinstruments, and have a good understanding of thetheoretical principles on which these are based.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3E

• Staff Mr DA Kunde •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2 hrslecture, 1-hr tutorial and 3 hrs practical weekly • assessassignments (30%), lab reports (30%), final exam (40%).

CRA121 HistologyCovers the following topics in depth: fixation,decalcification, processing and section cutting ofnormal tissues; staining techniques to demonstratespecific structures; and the microscopic recognition oftissues and organs.


• Staff Mr B Gormley •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –2 hrslecture, 1-hr tutorial and 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqCRA101 • assess practical (50%), continuousassessment (20%), final exam (30%).

CRA161 Cell Biology for HumanMovement StudiesIntroduces students to the fundamental unit of life, thecell. Concepts in basic biological chemistry, basicbiochemistry, cell biology and metabolic processes arecovered in this unit. A general introduction to the

structure and function of body tissues is also outlined.The unit aims to establish a solid foundation for furtherstudies in human biology.

• Staff Ms TA Douglas, Dr P Mooney •Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 1 –2 hrs lectures, 3-hr lab/tutorial sessionweekly • coreq KJC161 • assess (theory) mid-sem test(20%), end-of-sem exam (45%); (practical) practicalreport (15%), practical tests (20%)• req Seeley, Stephens and Tate, Anatomy and

Physiology, 3rd edn, Mosby, 1995.

CRA171 Cell BiologyIntroduces students to the fundamental unit of life, thecell. Concepts in basic biochemistry, cell biology,microbiology, molecular biology and genetics arecovered in this unit, and form a fundamental core ofknowledge to which students will refer throughouttheir further biological studies.

• Staff Ms TA Douglas, Dr P Mooney, Dr D Wright, MrR Phillips, Mr L Schmidtke •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2 hrs lectures, 3-hr lab/tutorial session weekly • coreq(for those students who do not have TCA Chemistry)KJC161 • assess (theory) essay (15%), mid-sem test(20%), end-of-sem exam (45%); (practical) practicalbooklet (10%), practical report (10%)• req Tobin and Morel, Asking About Cells, Saunders

College Publ, 1997.

CRA172 Anatomy and Physiology 1Introduces a systematic study of the structure andfunctioning of the human body, including the skeletal,muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous andendocrine systems.

• Staff Dr DG Wright, Mr RJ Phillips •Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 2x2-hr practicals/tutorialsweekly • prereq CRA171 or 161 • assess practicalassessments (30%), mid-sem test (15%), final theoryexam (55%)• req Seeley, Stephens and Tate, Anatomy and

Physiology, 3rd edn, Mosby-Williams & Wilkins,1995.

CRA181 Human Bioscience 1 & 2Is the first of two year-long units designed for theBachelor of Nursing introducing: (a) semester 1 –anatomical language, body organs and cavities, basicphysical sciences, the musculoskeletal system, microbialdisease and abnormal function of the musculoskeletalsystem; and (b) semester 2 –the normal and abnormalstructure and function of the respiratory, nervous,cardiovascular, and endocrine systems and the specialsenses; and the principles of pharmacology andsystematic pharmacology.

• N.B. restricted to Nursing students

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Douglas, Mr RJ Phillips, Mr S Tristram, Mr R Williams•Ltn, int •25% •full year –3x1-hr lectures, 1-hrtutorial, 2-hr practical weekly • assess assignment,verbal assessments, mid-year and final exams• req Marieb E, Human Anatomy and Physiology, 3rd

edn, Benjamin-Cummings, 1995McCance KL and Huether SE, Pathophysiology, The

Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 3rdedn, Mosby, Sydney, 1990.

CRA200/300 Human Molecular BiologyIntroduces students to the concepts of molecularbiology and genetics and their relevance to thebiomedical sciences. Topics covered include: the role ofthe chromosome in the transmission of geneticinformation; the genetic basis of some commondiseases; the techniques used in molecular biology; and,the application of molecular biology in diagnosticmedicine.

• Staff Dr PA Mooney, Ms TA Douglas, Mr DA Kunde•Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –6 hrs weekly (14 wks)• assess mid-semester exam (10%), practical reports/performance (40%), project/assignment (10%), finalexam (40%)• req Lewin B, Genes V, 5th edn, OUP, Oxford, 1994.

CRA222 HistopathologyIncludes theoretical studies and practical sessions in:the histological methods used to demonstrate bacterial,viral and fungal infections; infiltrations, endogenouspigments; enzyme histochemistry and immuno-cytochemistry; and teaches the microscope recognitionof some disease processes relevant to these.


• Staff Mr B Gormley •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2 hrslecture, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqCRA121 • assess progressive assessment (20%),practical (50%), final exam (30%)• req Rubin E and Farber JL, Pathology, 2nd edn, JB

Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1994.

CRA223 Histology for AquacultureTeaches basic tissue dissection, processing, sectioncutting and staining techniques on a range of fishtissues and organs; the recognition of their normalmicroscopic structure; and special staining techniquesto demonstrate bacterial and fungal infections.

• Staff Mr B Gormley •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –1-hrlecture, 2 hrs practical, 1-hr tutorial weekly • prereqKQA110, or KQA225 • assess practical (50%),continuous assessment (20%), exam (30%).

CRA231 Haematology 1Covers: normal haemopoiesis, haemostasis; the causesand classification of bleeding disorders; routinehaematological screening procedures, methodology and

quality control; recognition of, and cytologicaltechniques associated with, cells of the peripheral bloodand bone marrow; and the recognition of normal andabnormal features in peripheral blood smears.


• Staff Mr D Heathcote •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –3hrs practical, 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial weekly• prereq CRA101 • assess mid-sem and final examscombined with an assessment of practical reports and apractical exam• req Dacie, Sir JV and Lewis SM, Practical Haematology,

7th edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1991.Beck WS, Haematology, 5th edn, MIT Press, 1991.

CRA251 Clinical Chemistry 1Imparts a thorough knowledge of: quality assurance,including sources of error; normal reference ranges andtheir establishment; collection, preservation,transportation and storage of specimens for analysis;preparation of laboratory method manuals. Thelaboratory investigation of the following is also studied:carbohydrate disorders including diabetes, porphyrinand bilirubin metabolism, renal function, blood infaeces, and renal calculi.


• Staff Mr BR Day, Mr DA Kunde •Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 2 –2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practicalweekly • prereq KJC103 • coreq KJC263 • assess theoryand practical exam, practical reports• req Kaplan LA and Pesce AJ, Clinical Chemistry

Theory, Analysis and Correlation, 2nd edn, Mosby, StLouis, 1989.

CRA273 Anatomy and Physiology 2Continues the study of the structure and functioning ofthe various systems of the human body begun inCRA172, including the digestive system, metabolism,urinary system, fluid and electrolyte and acid-basebalance, lymphatic system and nervous system.• Staff Dr P Mooney, Dr DG Wright, Mr RJ Phillips•Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2x1-hr lectures, 2x2-hrpracticals/tutorials weekly • prereq CRA172 • assesspractical assessments (35%), physiology test (10%), finaltheory exam (55%)• req Seeley, Stephens and Tate, Anatomy and

Physiology, 2nd edn, Mosby-Williams & Wilkins,1992.

CRA276 Microbiology and HealthBuilds on the knowledge of cell structures gained inCRA171; describes structure and function in viruses;and introduces eukaryotic parasites of human beings.Students gain an understanding of how microbes canbe both beneficial and harmful to human beings; howinfectious diseases are transmitted and how microbescan be controlled. Students are taught safe

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microbiological techniques during the practicals.

• Staff Mr S Tristram Dr C Burke •Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 2 –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practicalweekly (14 wks) • prereq CPA171 • assess practicals(30%), practical exam in Nov (15%), theory exam in Sept(10%), theory exam in Nov (45%)• req Brock TD, Madigan MT, Martinko JM and Parker

J, Biology of Microorganisms, 7th edn, Prentice Hall,1994.

CRA282 Human Bioscience 3 & 4Is the second of two year-long units designed for theBachelor of Nursing examining: (a) semester 1 –thenormal and abnormal structure and function of themetabolic, renal and gastrointestinal systems; fluidbalance issues for the human body; and (b) semester 2 –normal and abnormal structure and function of thereproductive systems; genetics and further aspects ofmicrobiology; abnormal processes involving multiplebody systems; and systematic pharmacology.• N.B. restricted to Nursing students

• Staff Dr DP Geraghty, Dr DG Wright, Mr S Tristram,Mr R Williams, Mr RJ Phillips, Ms TA Douglas •Ltn,int •20% •full year –2x1-hr lectures, 2-hr practicalweekly • prereq CRA181 • assess assignment, mid-yearand final examinations• req Tortora and Grabowski, Principles of Anatomy and

Physiology, 8th edn, Harper Collins, NY, 1996McCance KL and Huether SE, Pathophysiology, The

Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children, 2ndedn, Mosby, St Louis, 1994.

CRA283 Human Bioscience StudiesBuilds on students’ prior learning in the clinical setting.Clinical problems and their related pathophysiology,pharmacology, physiology and anatomy are examined.Students use a broad, integrated approach to study thesomatic, visceral, critical and regulatory multisystems(groups of functionally related systems). Homeostasisand altered homeostasis form a consistent theme.Foundational concepts are introduced progressivelywith each multisystem explored.

• N.B. for students with significant qualifications andnursing or other health profession experience

• Staff Dr DP Geraghty, Dr DG Wright, Mr S Tristram,Mr R Williams, Mr RJ Phillips, Ms TA Douglas •Ltn,int •25% •full year –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr practical/tutorial weekly, and 4x8-hr study days • assess 2x2,000-word assignments (40%), tutorial participation andworkbook activities (20%), 1.5-hr mid-year writtenexam (15%), end-of-year 2-hr written exam (25%).

CRA311 Immunology (MLS)Gives students an understanding of the immune systemand its functions. Topics include: defence mechanismsagainst infectious agents; antigens, antibodies and

related immunological substances; diseases of theimmune system; the application of immunologicalreactions for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease;and the use of immunological techniques as analyticaltools in the clinical and forensic laboratory


• Staff Mr BR Day, Mr DA Kunde •Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 1 –2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial , 3 hrs practicalweekly • prereq completion of one year of an approveddegree, CRA171 • assess theory exams (50%),laboratory reports and assignments (50%)• req Benjamini E and Leskowitz F, Immunology A Short

Course, 2nd edn, Wiley & Liss, NY, 1992.

CRA312 General PathologyIntegrates the various biomedical science disciplinesfrom the viewpoint of disease processes and organsystems. The unit involves a laboratory report, researchproject, seminar and examination. Students arerequired to gain laboratory experience in recognisedclinical laboratories.


• Staff Mr L Schmidtke •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –2x2-hr tutorials, 4 wks professional practice • prereqsatisfactory completion of year 2 M3D.

CRA321 ImmunologyGives the students a sound understanding of theimmune system and related health issues. Topicsinclude: defence mechanisms against infexious agents,disease of the immune system, the application ofimmunological reactions for the diagnosis andmonitoring of disease, or identification of varioussubstances.• Staff Mr BR Day, Mr DA Kunde •Ltn, int •12.5%•sem 1 –2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial 3 hrs practicalsweekly (a total of 9 practicals) • prereq CRA171 • assesstheory exam (50%), laboratory reports and assignments(50%)• req Benjamini E and Leskanitz F, Immunology. A Short

Course, 2nd edn, Wiley and Liss, NY, 1992.

CRA332 Haematology 2Is a systematic investigation of the haemolyticanaemias, leukaemias, myeloproliferative disorders andother blood dyscrasias, including laboratoryidentification and investigations of these conditions.


• Staff Mr D Heathcote •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –3hrs practical, 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial weekly• prereq CRA231 • coreq KJC263 • assess mid-sem andfinal exams, practical reports and practical exam• req Dacie, Sir JV and Lewis SM, Practical Haematology,

7th edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1991.Beck WS, Haematology, 5th edn, MIT Press, 1991.



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CRA333 Transfusion ScienceStudents obtain a thorough understanding of thehuman blood group system. All aspects of antigen-antibody interaction with respect to blood groupserology are investigated. Haemolytic disease, themanagement of a blood donor service, bloodtransfusion service and the infusion of blood productsare covered in detail. The emphasis in practical work isplaced on routine bench practices, and problem-solvingassignments, simulating problems likely to beencountered in the work place.


• Staff Mr D Heathcote •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –3-hr practical, 2-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly • prereqCRA311 • assess mid-sem and final exams, practicalreports and practical exam• req Quinley, ED Immunohaematology Principles and

Practice, JB Lippincott, 1993.

CRA342 Medical Microbiology AIntroduces students to diagnostic medical bacteriology.Skills taught include: processing of clinical specimens,recognition of normal microbiota, identification ofpathogens and the undertaking of appropriateantimicrobial susceptibility tests. Students learn:aspects of laboratory safety, epidemiology,pathogenesis and control of infectious diseases;antimicrobial agents and development of resistance;infection control; rapid and automated diagnostictechnology; quality control; media preparation andwaste management.


• Staff Mr S Tristram •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2 hrslectures, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqKQA226 • assess theory and practical exams, practicalreports• req Bailey WR, Bailey and Scott’s Diagnostic

Microbiology, Mosby, St Louis, 1994.

CRA343 Medical Microbiology BBuilds on CRA342, introducing students to otheraspects of diagnostic microbiology, with an emphasisbeing placed on virology, parasitology and mycology.Aspects of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, control andtreatment of infectious diseases are addressed; aknowledge of diagnostic laboratory proceduresincluding rapid and automated methods is developed;and good professional laboratory practice includinglaboratory safety, waste management and qualitycontrol are taught.


• Staff Mr S Tristram •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –2 hrslectures, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqKQA226 • assess practical reports; theory and practicalexams

• req Bailey WR, Bailey and Scott’s DiagnosticMicrobiology, Mosby, St Louis, 1994.

CRA352 Clinical Chemistry 2Teaches the clinical significance of and the analyticalmethods employed for the following: electrolyte andacid/base balance; pancreatic and gastric function,including malabsorption; liver function; calcium andphosphate metabolism; purine synthesis and excretion;enzyme analysis; cardiac isoenzymes; and the use ofautomated clinical chemistry analysers.


• Staff Mr BR Day •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2 hrslecture, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqCRA251 • assess practical and theory exams (50%),laboratory report and assignments (50%)• req Kaplan LA and Pesce AJ, Clinical Chemistry


CRA353 Clinical Chemistry 3(Endocrinology)Gives an understanding of the metabolism and functionof hormones; and includes: the laboratory investigationof disorders of hormonal function including thyroid,pituitary, adrenal, hypothalamic, ovarian, testicular andrenal hormones; the use of tumour markers inoncology; and other specialised aspects of clinicalchemistry tests such as therapeutic drug monitoring,toxicology, iron studies and lipid disorders.


• Staff Mr BR Day •Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –2 hrslecture, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqCRA352 • assess laboratory reports and assignments(45%), theory and practical exams (55%)• req Kaplan LA and Pesce AJ, Clinical Chemistry


CRA385 Biomedical Science 1(Nutrition & Neurobiology)Students obtain an understanding of the energysystems in the human body such as the role ofcarbohydrates and fats in energy conversion, and therole of dietary proteins at rest and during exercise. Theyalso obtain a sound knowledge of brain function,including networking in the central nervous system,and how the special sense organs operate.• Staff Dr P Mooney, Ms TA Douglas, Dr DP Geraghty•Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 1 –2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial 3hrs practicals weekly • prereq CRA273 • assess finaltheory exam (50%), continuous assessment (50%).• req Williams MH, Nutrition for Fitness and Sport, Wm

C BrownThompson RF, The Brain: a Neuroscience Primer, WH

Freeman.

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CRA386 Biomedical Science 2(Pharmacology & Pathophysiology)Gives the student a good understanding of abnormalfunctions that may occur in the human body, and theuse of pharmacological agents to correct them. Aknowledge of receptor theory and pharmacokinetics aswell as the concepts of pathophysiology are also given.

• Staff Dr DG Wright, Dr DP Geraghty, Mr RJ Phillips•Ltn, int •12.5% •sem 2 –3 hrs lecture, 3 hrspractical/tutorial weekly • prereq CRA273, 385 • assessmid-sem test, seminar presentation, assignment, finalexam• req McCance KL and Huether SE, Pathophysiology,

The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children,2nd edn, Mosby, St Louis, 1994.

Rang HP and Dale MM, Pharmacology, 2nd edn,Churchill Livingstone, Melbourne.

Pharmacy – Tasmanian School ofPharmacy at Hobart

CSA105 Pharmacy in Health CareThe Lecture component seeks an understanding ofmodern pharmacy and medicine in the Australiancommunity. Studies include: a brief history of disease,death, population, and medicine; alternative models ofnational health care, and the current nature of theAustralian health care system; basic principles ofdisease prevention and health promotion; biomedicalethics fundamental to an informed understanding ofkey ethical dilemmas in medicine; a consideration ofthe various forms of ‘health’ and ‘ill-health’, and of thedistribution of morbidity and mortality incontemporary Australia; psychosocial and behaviouralfactors affecting quality of health and acceptance of andresponse to treatment; health care economics; drug andalcohol studies; child development, with particularreference to pregnancy, delivery, and the first sixmonths of life.The seminar and practical component of the unit willcover library skills, computer literacy, sources ofpharmacy-related information and patient education;an introduction to pharmacy practice with lectures andassigned reading and visits to hospital and communitypharmacy practice sites; development ofcommunication skills via study and report, in smallgroups, of public health support groups; discussion ofcommunity health issues as they relate to pharmacy,using the ‘Self Care’ program.

• Staff Assoc Prof W Friesen, Mr S Lockwood(Coordinators); Dr C Newell, Dr R Rumble, Assoc ProfS McLean, Dr G Peterson, Assoc Prof A Polack •Hbt,int •12.5% •full year –3 hrs weekly • prereqadmission to Pharmacy • assess 3-hr exam in June(50%), 2-hr exam in Nov (25%), essays and written

reports in sem 2 (25%)• req Harper AC, The Health of Populations: An

Introduction, 2nd edn, Churchill-Livingstone,Melbourne, 1994

Lovat TJ and Mitchell KR, Biotheics for Medical andHealth Professionals, Social Science Press, WentworthFalls, NSW, 1991

Davis A and George J, States of Health, 2nd edn, HarperEducational, Sydney, 1993.

CSA110 Pharmaceutical Science andPractice 1Studies the basic principles of pharmacy practice andintroduces drug disposition. Studies cover:pharmaceutical calculations; pharmaceuticalformulation and dosage forms; drug absorption,distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME);pharmaceutical analysis; and computer literacy.

• Staff Mrs S Holmes, Assoc Prof S McLean, Dr SAldous, Assoc Prof A Polack •Hbt, int •25% •fullyear –2 hrs lectures, 1 hr tutorial, 3-hr practical classweekly • prereq admission to Pharmacy • assesspractical assessment (15%), 3-hr exam in June (42.5%),3-hr exam in Nov (42.5%)• req Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook,

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, latest ednMartin AN, Physical Pharmacy, 4th edn, Lea and

Febiger, Philadelphia, 1993.

CSA200 Pharmaceutical Science andPractice 2Has two streams: (1) physicochemical principles and (2)professional practice.

The first of these involves study of the physicochemicalprinciples which are important in the design of dosageforms and other pharmaceutical systems and theapplication of these principles to practice, particularlyin the development of an understanding of therelationship between pharmaceutical formulation andtherapeutic activity. The content of this unit includesphysicochemical factors such as dissociation andionisation, solubility, partitioning, surface activity(including emulsification and solubilization),decomposition kinetics, adsorption, rheology,micromiretics and the use of radio-isotopes.

In the professional practice stream, students areintroduced to legal aspects of pharmacy practice,prescription drug use, dispensing practice, patientcounselling and a range of professional issues.

• Staff Assoc Prof A Polack, Dr S Aldous, Dr R Rumble•Hbt, int •25% •full year –6 hrs weekly, 2 to 3 hrslectures/seminars, 3 to 4 hrs practical weekly; study ismostly by assigned reading and tutorial classes on a 14day cycle; practical classes in instrumental analysis,physical pharmacy and dispensing are included.• prereq KRA160, CSA110, CSA110 • assess exam in



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Nov (56%), physical pharmacy practical (10%),dispensing practical (10%), tests on reading (12x1-hrtests at 2% ea)• req Martin A, Physical Pharmacy, 4th edn, Lea and

Febiger, 1993Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook, ,

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, latest edn.

CSA201 PharmacologyIs the study of drugs, in particular their effects inrelation to their clinical use. (Note that generalprinciples of pharmacology, drug disposition,pharmacokinetics, chemotherapy and therapeutics arecovered in other units offered by the School ofPharmacy.) Studies cover pharmacological aspects ofthe autonomic nervous system; the central nervoussystem; the cardiovascular system; autocoids; pain; andendocrines. The development and evaluation of newdrugs is briefly examined. Students are introduced tothe use of drugs in therapeutics.

• Staff Assoc Prof S McLean, Dr GM Peterson. Mr GTaylor, Assoc Prof W Friesen •Hbt, int •25% •fullyear –2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial weekly (28 wks),13x3-hr lab sessions in sem 1; introduction to hospital-based clinical teaching in sem 2 (9 hrs) • prereqKRA160, CSA110, CHG101 • coreq CBA220 • assesspractical assessment (10%), 2-hr exam in June (25%), 3-hr exam in Nov (65%)• req Rang HP and Dale MM, Pharmacology, 3rd edn,

Churchill Livingstone, 1995.

CSA220 Medicinal ChemistryA study of chemical structure as a determinant of boththe physicochemical properties and biological activity(including metabolic fate) of drug molecules of bothsynthetic and natural origin. The appplication of suchprinciples and of techniques in molecular biology to thedesign and production of of new drug entities is alsoexamined.

• Staff Dr S Aldous •Hbt, int •12.5% •sem 2 –30lectures, 2x8-hr practical exercises, 4 tutorials • prereqKRA160, KYA161, CSA110, CHG101 • coreq KRA262• assess 3-hr written exam in Nov (100%)• rdg Foye WO, Lemke TL, Williams DA, Principles of

Medicinal Chemistry, 4th edn, Williams and Wilkins,Baltimore, 1995

Patrick GL, An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry ,OUP, Oxford, 1995

Nogrady T, Medicinal Chemistry: A Biochemical Approach,2nd edn, OUP, NY, 1988.

CSA311 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3Studies the factors influencing the bioavailability anddisposition of drugs, and the application of thisinformation to optimise the therapeutic usefulness ofdrugs in clinical practice. Particular emphasis is placedon the clinical role of the pharmacist in improving the

use of drugs through the practical application ofpharma-cokinetics. The subject also includes anoverview of statistics in health sciences.

Topics include: formulation factors and therapeuticactivity; route of administration and bioavailability;developments in drug delivery; estimating drug dosagerequirements in clinical practice; therapeutic drugmonitoring; drug interactions; an overview of sourcesof inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics (e.g.extremes of age, renal disease); clinical case studies andpharmacokinetics of specific drugs; applied statistics inhealth.

Unit objective: to develop a good practical knowledgeand understanding of pharma-cokinetics through theuse of lecture material, practical exercises andproblems. A key aim is to develop the ability tologically apply relatively simple pharmacokineticprinciples in everyday clinical pharmacy practice. Thisis achieved through the extensive use of clinically-oriented problems.• Staff Dr G Peterson •Hbt, int •12.5% •full year –2x1-hr lectures weekly • prereq all year-2 BPharm units• assess 3-hr exam in Nov (95%), statistics assignment(5%)• req Rowland M and Tozer TN, Clinical

Pharmacokinetics, latest ed.

CSA315 Pharmaceutical Science andPractice 3Covers the issues and concepts associated withprofessional pharmacy activities and clinical pharmacypractice. The emphasis within this unit ispredominantly, but not exclusively, oriented towardcommunity pharmacy practice.

Topics include: pharmaceutical care, patient counsellingand communication skills, dispensing skills, patientcompliance, patient education, prescription and non-prescription drug use, treatments for minor illness orinjury, legal aspects of pharmacy practice, professionalissues, sterilisation of pharmaceutical dosage forms,aseptic dispensing. The practical component coversprescription dispensing, drug interactions, patientcounselling, advanced extemporaneous dispensing,sterilisation of pharmaceuticals, aseptic dispensing, andadvanced extemporaneous dispensing.

Unit objective: to develop a good practical knowledgeand understanding of the factors required in pharmacypractice. Particular emphasis is placed on theintegration of knowledge gained from all units withinthe pharmacy course and application of that knowledgeto solving practice-related problems.

• Staff Dr R Rumble, Assoc Prof A Polack, Dr GPeterson •Hbt, int •25% •full year –4 hrs lectures/tutorials/seminars, 3 hrs practical classes weekly (26wks) • prereq all year-2 BPharm units • assess practical

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exams (60%), theory exams (30%), assignments (10%).• req Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook,

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, latest ednBlenkinsopp A and Paxton P, Symptoms in the Pharmacy

, 2nd edn, Blackwell Science, 1995Herfindal ET and Gourley DR, Textbook of Therapeutics,

Drug and Disease Management, 6th edn, Williams &Wilkins, 1996

Pharmacy Act and Regulations, Tasmanian GovernmentPrinter (students obtain direct)

Poisons Act and Regulations, Tasmanian GovernmentPrinter (students obtain direct)

Victorian Drug Usage Advisory CommitteeAnalgesic Guidelines, latest ednAntibiotic Guidelines, latest ednCardiovascular Guidelines, latest ednGastrointestinal Guidelines, latest ednPsychotropic Guidelines, latest ednRespiratory Guidelines, latest ednVMPF Therapeutics Committee.

CSA323 Therapeutics 3Develops clinical knowledge and skills in therapeuticsas a basis for development of an understanding ofpharmaceutical care. The study of pharmaceutical careprepares the pharmacist to focus on the patient ratherthan on the drug and to accept shared responsibilitywith medical practitioners, nurses and other healthprofessionals for outcomes of drug therapy. The coursematerial, incorporating case studies, is designed todevelop an understanding of disease states as a prefaceto a study of clinical pharmacology and therapeuticprinciples in the management of the conditions.

Topics include: disease processes and therapeuticprinciples in the management of diseases involving thefollowing systems; respiratory, cardiovascular, blood,endocrine, neurological and neuromuscular, renal,musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal, as well as morecomplex multiple disease states.Unit objective: to develop an understanding of diseaseprocesses and therapeutic principles in the study of themanagement of common conditions; emphasis is alsoplaced on the complexities of multiple disease statesand approaches to therapeutic decision making inclinical situations. Particular emphasis is placed onpreparing the student for participation in clinicalteaching rounds.• Staff Assoc Prof W Friesen, Dr G Peterson, Dr RRumble •Hbt, int •25% •full year –3 hrs lectures/seminars weekly • prereq all year-2 BPharm units• assess 3-hr exam in June (50%), 3-hr exam in Nov(50%)• req A set of printed course material.Herfindal ET and Gourley DR, Textbook of Therapeutics,


Analgesic Guidelines, latest ednAntibiotic Guidelines, latest ednCardiovascular Guidelines, latest ednGastrointestinal Guidelines, latest ednPsychotropic Guidelines, latest ednRespiratory Guidelines, latest ednVMPF Therapeutics Committee.

CSA325 Chemotherapy and InfectionA study of the basic principles of immunology,antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy andbiotherapy followed by a study of infectious diseasetherapeutics topics, using case studies.Topics include: immunology and inflammation,immunosuppressive therapy, antimicrobial,antiparasitic and anticancer chemotherapy and clinicaltopics in infectious disease.Unit objective: to develop a good practical knowledgeof chemotherapy and biotherapy and their applicationto an understanding of the nature and management ofinfectious conditions. The clinical applications inoncology will be structured in CSA423 Therapeutics 4.Emphasis is also placed on preparing the student forparticipation in clinical teaching rounds.• Staff Dr S Aldous, Assoc Prof W Friesen, Dr GPeterson, Dr R Rumble, Prof J Goldsmid •Hbt, int•12.5% •full year –2x1-hr lectures/seminars weekly• prereq all yr-2 BPharm units • assess 3-hr exam inJune (50%), 3-hr exam in Nov (50%)• req A set of printed course materialHerfindal ET and Gourley DR, Textbook of Therapeutics,


Antibiotic Guidelines, latest edn, VMPH TherapeuticsCommittee.

CSA331 ToxicologyIs the study of the harmful effects of drugs, chemicalsand other agents. Studies cover general principles oftoxicology, mechanisms of toxicity, systematictoxicology and toxic agents.

• Staff Assoc Prof S McLean, Dr S Aldous •Hbt, int•12.5% •full year –30 lectures, 2x6-hr practicalexercises, 12x2-hr seminars • prereq all yr-2 BPharmunits • assess 2-hr exam in June (25%), 3-hr exam inNov (75%)• rdg Klaassen CD, Casarett LJ and Doull J, Toxicology,

5th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1996.Pratt and Taylor, Principles of Drug Action, 3rd edn,


CSA350 Clinical Pharmacy ResidencyIs a clinical teaching program. Students are rostered,either in small groups or individually, to attend variousteaching sites in hospitals and community pharmaciesthroughout the state. Clinical teaching activities include



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ward rounds, case studies and tutorials, hospital andcommunity pharmacy practice experience and patientcounselling.

Topics include: medication chart review and medicalrecord interpretation, application of laboratory data toclinical pharmacy, principles of clinical pharmacypractice, communication skills.

Course objectives: to develop clinical pharmacy skillsby studying patient records, interpreting data andevaluating drug therapy decision making processes;development of communication and patient counsellingskills.

• Staff Mr G Taylor, Assoc Prof W Friesen, Dr RRumble, Ms C Lane (Launceston General Hospital), MsD Aldous (Royal Hobart Hospital), Mr J Galloway(Repatriation General Hospital) •Hbt, int •12.5% •fullyear –1-hr lecture weekly; rostered hospital rounds; 2wks in community and hospital pharmacy practice sites• prereq all yr-2 BPharm units • coreq CSA323, CSA325,CSA311 • assess 2-hr exam in June (30%), 2-hr exam inNov (30%), clinical case reports, seminars (40%)• req Herfindal ET and Gourley DR, Textbook of

Therapeutics, Drug and Disease Management, 6th edn,Williams & Wilkins, 1996

Analgesic Guidelines, latest ednAntibiotic Guidelines, latest ednCardiovascular Guidelines, latest ednGastrointestinal Guidelines, latest edn Psychotropic

Guidelines, latest ednRespiratory Guidelines, latest ednVMPF Therapeutics Committee

CSA400 Pharmacy 4 (Honours) Full timeStudents may proceed to honours specialising in:clinical pharmacy; medicinal chemistry; pharmaceutics;or pharmacology. Their work consists primarily of amajor research project presented as a thesis. Allstudents also undertake a minor research project, writea literature review and particpate in the researchseminar program. In addition, some course work maybe included. The specific requirements are decidedindividually for each student in consultation with theHead of the School and the member of staff responsiblefor the relevant field of study, subject to approval bythe Board of Studies in Pharmacy.

• Staff all academic staff of the department •Hbt, int•100% •full year –40 wks • prereq BPharm • assessthesis (70%), minor research project (10%), literaturereview (10%), seminars (10%).

CSA411 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 4A study of the clinical pharmacokinetics of individualdrugs and groups of drugs, sources of inter-patientvariability in pharmacokinetics and the application ofpharmacokinetics in practice. As with Clinical

Pharmacokinetics 3, particular emphasis is placed onthe role of the pharmacist in improving the use of drugsthrough the practical application of pharmacokineticsand therapeutic drug monitoring. There is extensive useof clinically-oriented problems and cases. The coursealso includes a section on the scientific evaluation ofpublished literature.

Unit objective: to develop the ability to contribute toimproved drug use through the appropriate utilisationof pharmacokinetic techniques and therapeutic drugmonitoring, and interpretation of the literature.

• Staff Dr G Peterson, Dr R Rumble •Hbt, int •12.5%•full year –30x1-hr lectures, 24 hrs practicals • prereqall yr-3 BPharm units • assess 3-hr exam in Nov (90%),practical exercise (10%)• req Rowland M and Tozer TN, Clinical

Pharmacokinetics, latest edn.

CSA415 Pharmaceutical Science andPractice 4Has three streams (1) professional practice, (2)pharmacy administration and management, (3) druginformation. The professional practice stream will buildon the material studied in Pharmaceutical Science andPractice 3 and continue to develop student knowledgeand understanding of the issues and conceptsassociated with professional pharmacy activities andclinical pharmacy practice. This subject will also includean introduction to pharmacy administration andmanagement and provide instruction in specialiseddrug information skills.

Topics include: pharmaceutical care, public healthissues, preventative medicine, primary health care,patient counselling and education, special patient needssuch as wound management, home health careappliances, first aid and sports medicine, requirementsof special patient groups such as paediatrics, geriatrics,diabetics, professional issues, alternative medicine;pharmacy administration and management throughresource management, submission and report writing,aspects particularly relevant to community and hospitalpharmacy management; drug information skills inretrieval, evaluation and presentation of information.The practical component will use laboratory-baseddispensing, self-directed learning activities plusexercises to be conducted during the pharmacyresidency rotations.

Unit objectives: (1) to develop a good practicalknowledge and understanding of the factors requiredin pharmacy practice; (2) to provide students withsufficient knowledge to all them to appreciate thecomplexities of managing pharmacy organisations; (3)to develop the skills required to retrieve, evaluate andpresent information suitable for enquiries encounteredin pharmacy practice settings.

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• Staff Dr R Rumble, Assoc Prof A Polack, Dr GPeterson •Hbt, int •25% •full year –4 hrs lectures/tutorials/seminars, 3x3-hr practical classes weekly• prereq all yr-3 BPharm units • assess practical exams(40%), theory exams (30%), assignments (30%)• req Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook,

15th edn, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, latestedn.

Blenkinsopp A and Paxton P, Symptoms in the Pharmacy,2nd edn, Blackwell Science, 1995

Herfindal ET and Gourley DR, Textbook of Therapeutics,Drug and Disease Management, 6th edn, Williams &Wilkins, 1996.

Pharmacy Act and Regulations, Tasmanian GovernmentPrinter (students obtain direct)

Poisons Act and Regulations, Tasmanian GovernmentPrinter (students obtain direct)

Victorian Drug Usage Advisory CommitteeAnalgesic Guidelines, latest ednAntibiotic Guidelines, latest ednCardiovascular Guidelines, latest ednGastrointestinal Guidelines, latest ednPsychotropic Guidelines, latest ednRespiratory Guidelines, latest ednVMPF Therapeutics Committee.

CSA420 Research in PharmacyStudents undertake a research project which mayinvolve laboratory work, literature surveillance, drugutilisation reviews or other appropriate activities.Instruction in research design and report writing will begiven. A written report of 5,000 words on the projectundertaken will be required.

• Staff Dr S Aldous and all other academic staff ofSchool of Pharmacy •Hbt, int •12.5% •full year –anaverage of 3 hrs weekly • prereq all yr-3 BPharm units• assess written report and seminar exam (100%)

CSA423 Therapeutics 4A study of therapeutics, clinical pharmacology andclinical pharmacy practice concepts, utilising problem-solving case studies covering multiple disease states,drug-related problems and therapeutic issues as a basisfor delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients.

Topics include: clinically-derived case studies,incorporating new topics and material introduced inCSA323 Therapeutics 3 and CSA325 Chemotherapy andInfection and case-based material gleaned duringClinical Pharmacy Residency 4 rounds.

Unit objectives: to develop problem solving skills in theapplication of therapeutic principles in the managementof specific conditions as well as more complex multipledisease states. Particular emphasis is placed onrecognising and preventing drug-related problems,further enhancing and complementing the student’s

proficiency during clinical teaching placements anddeveloping a greater understanding of the practice ofpharmaceutical care.

• Staff Assoc Prof W Friesen, Dr G Peterson, Dr RRumble •Hbt, int •25% •full year –2 to 3 hrs lecturesand seminars weekly • prereq all yr-3 BPharm units• assess 3-hr exam in June (40%), 3-hr exam in Nov(40%), seminar presentation (20%)

CSA450 Clinical Pharmacy Residency 4An advanced clinical teaching program; students arerostered, either in small groups or individually, toattend various teaching sites in hospitals andcommunity pharmacies throughout the state. Clinicalteaching activities include ward rounds, visits tospecialty hospital units, case studies and tutorials,hospital and community pharmacy practice experience,patient education and counselling.

Topics include: application of laboratory data to clinicalpharmacy, principles of clinical pharmacy practice, totalparenteral nutrition, parenteral drug administration,clinical trial design and reporting of adverse drugreactions, drug information and patient education andcounselling.

Unit objectives: to develop enhanced clinical pharmacyand pharmaceutical care proficiency, to advancetherapeutic and clinical pharmacology knowledge bystudying patient cases, interpreting data and evaluatingdrug therapy decision making processes; advancementof communication and patient counselling capability; tostudy and participate in professional pharmacypractice.

• Staff Mr G Taylor, Assoc Prof W Friesen, Dr RRumble, Dr G Peterson, Ms C Lane (LauncestonGeneral Hospital), Ms D Aldous (Royal HobartHospital), Mr J Galloway (Repatriation GeneralHospital) •Hbt, int •25% •full year –1 to 2 hrslectures weekly; rostered hospital rounds; 8 full weeksin community and hospital pharmacy practice sites.• prereq all yr-3 BPharm units • coreq CSA423(Therapeutics), CSA411 (Kinetics) • assess 2-hr exam inNov (50%), clinical case reports (40%), seminars (10%).

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