Clinical Presentation of Disease
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These core subject areas are key to the learning about the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and were idenitifed in the Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools Indigenous Health Curriculum Framework.
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Clincal Presentation of Disease |
| Diagnose and treat illnesses and cases of injury with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients. |
| Identify and analyse issues in diagnosing, treating and preventing and illness in Indigenous patients. |
| Describe the concept of social and emotional well-being and demonstrate culturally safe diagnosis, treatment and prevention of and lifestyle diseases. |
| Identify and analyse community-wide approaches to prevention. |
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Demonstrate understanding of age-related morbidity differences and their impact on client care. |
These curriculum resources will aid your teaching and enrich your curriculum, and help you achieve the key student attributes and outcomes.
Resources
Journals
Indigenous Health Special Issue. 2003, British Medical Journal, Vol.327, no.7412.
Indigenous Health Special Issue. 2007, The Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.186, no.10.
Kits
Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council of SA Inc. 2000, Petrol Sniffing and Other Solvents - A Resource kit for Aboriginal Communities, South Australian Department of Human Services Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra.
The National Pallative Care Program. 2004, Providing Culturally Approriate Pallative Care to Indigenous Australians: A Resouce Kit, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra.
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services. 1998, Management of Diabetes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, Canberra.
Audio visual
Harrison, K. 2005. 'Crossing the Line', Ronin Films, Australian Film Comission and New South Wales Televsion Office, Link Enterpises and Change Focus Media.
Websites
Australian Indigenous Health Infonet
Australian Medical Association, Report cards on Indigenous Health
The Univeristy of Tasmania Indigenous Health Theme Bank
We are seeking additional resources, so if you have any publications, audio visual materials or websites that you recommend and would like to add to this list please email us using the contact us form.