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200 University of Tasmania – Course and Unit Handbook

Health SciencesHealth Sciences units are offered by the Faculty ofMedicine & Pharmacy and the Faculty of Nursing. Theunits fall into the following discipline groups:CBA- BiochemistryCGC- Paediatrics and Child HealthCGG- Clinical SpecialtiesCGW- Obstetrics and GynaecologyCHN- AnatomyCHP- PhysiologyCJA- PathologyCKA- SurgeryCLA- Community HealthCMG- Clinical Studies (multidisciplinary)CMM- MedicineCMP- PsychiatryCNA- NursingCRA- Biomedical ScienceCSA- Pharmacy

Bachelor of MedicineBachelor of Surgery

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:Clinical Sciences – Medicine, Psychiatry;Women’s and Children’s Health – Obstetrics &

Gynaecology, Paediatrics & Child Health;Community and Rural Health – Community

Health & General Practice and clinical teachingand research at Launceston General Hospital;

Pathology – Pathology, Microbiology &Immunology;

SurgeryAnatomy & Physiology – Anatomy, Neuroscience,

Pharmacology & PhysiologyBiochemistry

MBBS course outline

Year 1semester 1:CLA105; CHG100; Option 1; KYA151semester 2:CHG100; CHN100; KRA140; Option 2.(Optional units may be chosen from any first yearunits offered by another Faculty to a weight of 25%,providing there are no timetable clashes.)Year 2CHN200; CBA200; CLA205; CHP200.Year 3CHP310, 320; CJA310, 315, 320, 325; CMG310;

CKA320

Year 4CJA400; CMG410; CMM400; CJA410; CKA400.Year 5CMM500; CGW500; CGC500; CMP500; CKA500.Year 6CLA600; CMM600; CGW600; CGC600; CMP600.

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 or equip-ment 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 informa-tion available at the time of publication. Students areadvised to contact the Faculty before enrolling.

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 genetechnology;

• structure, function and metabolism of aminoacids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids;

• the integration and control of metabolism, byhormonal and other means; nutrition – energyturnover, macro- and micro-nutrients, dietaryguidelines; metabolic basis of disease states;

• photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.(Not all these topics are presented in all the unitsmentioned below.)

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

BPharm candidatesstudy CBA220 Biochemistry (Pharmacy) in year 2.

BAgrSc candidatesstudy CBA230 Agricultural Biochemistry in year 2.

BSc candidateswho wish to study biochemistry should have a firmgrounding in chemistry. They begin the study ofbiochemistry with the second-year level course CBA211Biochemistry 2 (Science), and may then complete abiochemistry major by studying the third-year level

Note: readers are advised that some details shown here may have been changed since the publication ofthe handbook, and that the information may be confirmed by contacting the appropriate department.

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Units not offered in 1997 are detailed on the world wide web at: http://www.admin.utas.edu.au/HANDBOOKS/handbooks.html

Units

units CBA323 Techniques in Protein Biochemistry &Molecular Biology and CBA324 Cellular and MolecularBiochemistry. These third-year level biochemistry unitsmay be studied along with units of microbiology,immunology, chemistry, physiology, botany orzoology, but students are warned that timetable clashesmay hinder some combinations of units. Honours(CBA410) and postgraduate studies in biochemistry arealso offered.

For BSc students

First yearThe following units are prerequisites for the studyof biochemistry at second year level:(KRA110 Chemistry IA [25%] or KRA130 ChemistryIB [25%]), and(KZA101 Zoology 1 [ 16.67%] and/or KPA100 BotanyI [ 16.67%]), and(KPZ160 Concepts of Biology [16.67%] or KPZ101Biological Principles [8.33%]).Other units are chosen, according to the candidate’sinterests and intended major subjects, to make atotal for the year of 100%. Students without theprerequisites are invited to discuss entry intoSecond Year Biochemistry with the Head ofDivision.

Second YearCBA211 Biochemistry 2 (Science) [25%], andunits from other disciplines to make a total for theyear of 100%.Students are encouraged to doKLA210 Microbiology 1 [8.33%].Other recommended complementary units,depending on the candidate’s interests, includeCHP205 Human Physiology [25%],KYA221 Biophysics 2 [8.33%],KPA200 Botany 2 [25%],KZA210 Zoology 2 [25%], orsuitable Chemistry units (eg, KRA200 Chemistry 2[33%], KRA205 Chemistry for Life Sciences[16.67%], KRA203 Analytical & EnvironmentalChemistry [16.67%]).

Third YearCBA323 Techniques in Protein Biochemistry &Molecular Biology [25%] andCBA324 Cellular & Molecular Biochemistry [25%],and units from other disciplines to make a total forthe year of 100%.

Examples of suitable complementary units include:for a double major in biochemistry andmicrobiologyCJA308 Medical Microbiology & Immunology[25%] and KLA309 Microbial Ecology [25%];

for a double major in biochemistry and chemistryKRA301 Chemistry 3A [25%] and KRA302Chemistry 3B [25%] or one of these units togetherwith (KRA303 Instrumental Analytical Chemistry[16.67%] and KRA305 Biosynthesis and Function ofNatural Products [8.33%]);

for a double major in biochemistry and physiologyCHP300 Neurophysiology & Applied HumanPhysiology [25%] and (KZA340 Animal Physiology[25%] or CJA308 Medical Microbiology &Immunology [25%]).

Double majors in biochemistry/botany, biochemistry/zoology and other combinations are also possible.

To ensure the greatest benefit for their envisaged career,students should discuss their choice of units with adepartmental representative, but should check thetimetable first. When seeking final approval for theircourse, students will have to show a completedtimetable.

CBA200 Biochemistry 2Gives 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 DrJD Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward • Hbt, int•[25%] • full year – up to 7 hrs class contact weekly (2to 3 lectures weekly; a tutorial per fortnight focusing onintegrative problems; 3 to 4 hrs of self-directed learningprojects) • prereq 1st year Medicine • coreq CHN200,CHP200, CLA205 • assess 2-hr written paper at end ofsem 1; 3-hr written paper and a 10-min viva voce at endof sem 2; self-directed learning projects will also beassessed• req Mathews CK and Van Holde KE, Biochemistry,

2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, Redwood City,1995. or

Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, New York,1995.

• rdg English R and Lewis J, Nutritional Values ofAustralian Foods, Australian GovernmentPublishing Service, Canberra, 1991.

Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K and

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

CBA211 Biochemistry 2 (Science)Gives science students a comprehensive knowledge ofgeneral biochemistry, its integration and regulation.Lectures, practicals and tutorials cover all areas (a) to(g) detailed in CBA200, and (h) photosynthesis andnitrogen fixation.• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in Science • Staff DrJD Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward •Hbt, int•[25% (BSc 9pts)] • full year – 59 lectures, 11 tutorialsand 12 practicals/assignments • prereq (KPZ160 orKPZ101) and (KPA100 or KZA101) and (KRA110 orKRA130) • assess 2-hr written paper at the end of sem 1,and 3-hr written paper at end of sem 2• req Mathews CK and Van Holde KE, Biochemistry,

2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, Redwood City,1995

or Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, NewYork, 1995.

• rdg Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts Kand Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rdedn, Garland Publishing Inc., New York, 1994.

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 • StaffDr J Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward •Hbt, int•[12%] •full year – 64 lectures with fortnightlytutorials • prereq KRA160, CHG100 • assess 2-hr writtenpaper at end of sem 1, 3-hr written paper at end of sem2• req Mathews CK and Van Holde KE, Biochemistry,

2nd edn, Benjamin-Cummings, Redwood City,1995.

or Stryer L, Biochemistry, 4th edn, Freeman, NewYork, 1995.

• rdg Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts Kand Watson J, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rdedn, Garland Publishing Inc., New York, 1994.

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) photosyn-thesis and nitrogen fixation.

• N.B. restricted to Agricultural Science students • Staff DrJD Sallis, Dr AK West, Dr DR Woodward •Hbt, int•[16.67% (BSc 6pts)] •full year – 51 lectures, 11tutorials and 8 practicals/assignments • prereq KRA120and KPZ160 • assess 2-hr written paper 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, 1995,or 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, 3rdedn, Garland Publishing Inc., New York, 1994.

CBA323 Techniques In ProteinBiochemistry & Molecular BiologyIs for students wishing to study contemporarytechniques in biochemistry. Lectures cover: techniquesin protein biochemistry and molecular biologyincluding isolation of organelles and membraneproteins; measurement of membrane transportprocesses; isolation and purification of proteins andenzymes; determination of kinetic constants ofenzymes; isolation of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)from cells; in vitro manipulation of nucleic acids;detection of sequences of defined composition andreintroduction of genes into bacterial and eukaryoticcells; transformation, transfection, transgenic animals.Practicals emphasise ‘hands-on’ experience withcontemporary biochemical techniques.

• Staff Prof MG Clark, Dr AK West •Hbt, int •[25%(BSc 9 pts)] •sem 1 – 3 lectures, a 1-hr tutorial and 11hrs of practical weekly (13 wks) • prereq CBA211• assess 3-hr written exam in June with 20% of finalmark from practical assignments• rdg Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K

and Watson JD, Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rdedn, Garland Publishing Inc., New York, 1994.Other appropriate material will be indicatedduring the year.

CBA324 Cellular and MolecularBiochemistryIs a specialist unit for students wishing to learncontemporary developments in the areas of biochemis-try relating to hormones, signal transduction andmolecular biology, particularly regulation of geneexpression, cell division and development. Lecturescover: control of gene expression including prokaryoticand viral regulatory mechanisms, eukaryotic transcrip-tion factor function, promoter and enhancer elements,and the role of chromatin structure; hormonal controlsystems; adrenergic control systems; insulin andinsulin-like growth factors; receptors; phosphoinositolturnover and control of intra-cellular calcium; proteinkinases; phosphoprotein phosphatases; covalentmodification. The study of development includes bothvertebrate and invertebrate organisms and focuses oninvertebrate embryonic and larval development,vertebrate inductive signalling, and comparisons



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between vertebrate and invertebrate systems.

• Staff Dr AK West, Dr MJ Fietz, Prof MG Clark •Hbt,int •[25% (BSc 9pts)] •sem 2 – 3 lectures, a 1-hrtutorial and 11 hrs of practicals weekly (13 wks) • prereqCBA211and CBA323 • assess written exam in Nov with20% of final mark from practical assignments andprojects• req Alberts B, Bray D, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K

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

• rdg Lewin B, Genes V, Oxford University Press,Oxford, 1994.

Other appropriate material will be indicated duringthe year.

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 abilityto execute a laboratory based research project.

• N.B. for medical students only •Hbt, int •[100%] •fullyear – research, or research and approved coursework• prereq at least the first three years of Medicinesuccessfully completed • assess thesis, or thesis andformal exams

CBA410 Biochemistry 4 (BSc 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 in biochemi-cal research laboratories. The unit tests abilities whichwere largely ignored in the earlier years. Students whoexcel in this Honours year are not necessarily those whohave excelled previously in memorising and writtenexaminations but those who are well organised, plancarefully, are intensely motivated, are innovativethinkers, and express their ideas and findings clearly.

• N.B. for Science students only •Hbt, int •[100%] •fullyear • prereq BSc including CBA323 and CBA324 orequiv and approved units from other departments oruniversities • assess three quarters of the year’s

performance is assessed from the research topic (thesis,60%; project seminar, 15%) and the remainder from twoassignments (10% for the essay and 15% for the readingtopic seminar presentation). There are no written examsor additional lectures, but students are expected toattend Division of Biochemistry seminars and those oftheir own research group.

Divisions of Women’s & Children’sHealth, Community & Rural Health,

and Clinical Sciences

CGC500 Paediatrics and Child Health 5Exposes 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,together with videotapes and audiocassettes on avariety of paediatric subjects are available for use.Students are attached to the Royal Hobart orLaunceston General Hospital for their clinical instruc-tion and to gain experience.

• Staff Prof A Carmichael, Dr AL Tulloch, Dr AJ Larsonand staff of the Departments of Paediatrics, RoyalHobart and Launceston General Hospital •Hbt, Ltn, int•[25%] •a 9-week block (each block involving approx15 students) of clinical experience and discussions,tutorials, computer-assisted learning, videotapes• prereq 4th year medicine • assess written andcontinuous assessments, which must be passed• req Robinson MJ and Roberton DM, Practical

Paediatrics, 3rd edn, Churchill-Livingstone 1994.

CGC600 Paediatrics and Child Health 6Integrates 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-week blocks involvingCommunity and General Practice, Medicine, andSurgery • prereq 5th year medicine • assess forms part ofthe integrated final exam including both written andclinical components• req Robinson MJ and Roberton DM, Practical

Paediatrics, 3rd edn, Churchill-Livingstone 1994.

CBACGC


CGG310 Clinical SpecialtiesConsists of four components [combined weight 3.25%]as for CGG410 below, except that this unit runs forsemester 2 of year 3 only. For details of assessment andtexts, contact the Faculty.

CGG410 Clinical SpecialtiesConsists of four components [combined weight 6.25%]as follows:

(a) Community Health

Students select from a range of community healthrelated topics and through a process of Faculty-supported group and individual self directed learningprepare for and then carry out learning activities withinrural teaching sites at Smithton and Scottsdale. Studentshave additional opportunities to attend seminars, onthe Hobart campus, about some aspects of generalpractice including Dermatology and Allergy.

• Staff Prof AN Thomson, Dr M Kilmartin, Mr SLockwood, Dr M Sladden, Dr J George, Dr C Newell,Dr J Walker •Hbt, int •2 wks of seminars within theHobart campus, 1 residential week on attachment toeither the Smithton or Scottsdale rural teaching site• prereq 3rd year Medicine • assess written end-of-yearexam (20%), community-based assignments (80%)• req Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW and Wagner EH,

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

McWhinney IA, Textbook of Family Medicine, OxfordUniversity Press, Oxford, 1989.

(b) Paediatrics and Child Health

Provides 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 physical examina-tion and developmental screening of children; introduc-ing the common conditions of paediatrics and childhealth, and the prevention of disease and disability inchildhood; studying the influence of family and socialfactors on child health; and providing a knowledge ofthe services available for the support of children andadolescents

• 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 a writtencomponent conducted at the end of each rotation (60%),written end-of-year exam (40%)• req Lewis IC, Oates RK and Robinson MJ, Consult-

ing with Children, WB Saunders, 1989; and/orGill 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 acost of $2 each.

(c) Psychiatry

Teaches 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, Honorary Universityteachers, Clinical Prof S Pridmore, Dr J George, Dr PFernando, Dr R Redom, Dr D Mclean, Dr IP BurgesWatson, Dr W Ashley •Hbt, int •full -year – 2-weekhalf-time clinical attachment including seminars andcase presentations, in addition to a systematic course oflectures throughout the year • prereq 3rd year Medicine• assess written exam at the end of the lecture program• req Bloch S and Singh B, Foundations of Clinical

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

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

Tomb D, Case Studies in Psychiatry for the HouseOfficer, Williams & Wilkins 1987.

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

(d) Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Introduces students to: gynaecological history takingand examination; obstetric history taking and examina-tion; the physiological and pathological bases ofcommon gynaecological and obstetric problems;current controversies, including place of birth, abortion,hysterectomy, and sterilisation.

• Staff Prof DE Marsden, Dr F Murray-Arthur, Dr GDudgeon, Dr D Humphrey •Hbt, int •full -year –tutorial sessions, guided clinical experience, clinico-pathological & case discussions, and clinic andoperating theatre exposure • prereq 3rd year Medicine• assess written essay testing attitudes to obstetric andgynaecological problems• req Hacker NF and Moore JG, Essentials of Obstet-

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

CGW500 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 5Is a 9-week unit with students being divided into fourgroups. During the first week they attend a program oflectures and demonstrations which give an overallintroduction to obstetrics and gynaecology. The next 6



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weeks are spent working in obstetrics and gynaecology,and the final 2 weeks are given over to revision andassessment when students are expected to present theirresearch in obstetrics, neonatology and gynaecology.

• Staff Prof DE Marsden, Dr F Murray-Arthur, Dr RFullerton, Dr D Humphrey, Dr G Dudgeon •Hbt, Ltn,int •[25%] •fifth-year students are divided into fourgroups, each group spending 9 wks intensive continu-ous work in obstetrics and gynaecology. The first weekis spent in Hobart with a course of lectures anddemonstrations, giving an overall introduction to thesubject, and the eighth and ninth wks are also spent inHobart for revision and assessment. Between thesetimes students spend three wks in Hobart and three inLaunceston or Burnie • prereq 4th year medicine • assesswill be conducted at the end of the rotation and will bebased on individual research presentations in obstetrics,neonatology and gynaecology, and an objectivestructured clinical examination (OSCE)• req Hacker NF and Moore JG, Essentials of Obstet-

rics and Gynaecology, 2nd edn, WB SaundersCompany, 1992.

CGW600 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 6Involves students, who are given a basic curriculumobstetrics and gynaecology, in self-directed learning ofa number of skills which they must acquire. (Refer toCKA600).

• Staff Prof DE Marsden, Dr F Murray-Arthur, Dr RFullerton, Dr D Humphrey, Dr G Dudgeon •Hbt, int•sixth-year students will spend their time in Hobartduring the Surgical Specialties rotation • prereq 5th yearmedicine • assess will be part of an OSCE and willinclude both written and clinical components• req Hacker NF and Moore JG, Essentials of Obstet-

rics and Gynaecology, 2nd edn, WB SaundersCompany, 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 in developmen-tal neurobiology, response to injury (central nervoussystem), molecular neurobiology, acute phase reaction,comparative physiology, exercise physiology, compara-tive and developmental aspects of visual, olfactory andsomatosensory systems; the role of hypothalamicregions in cardio respiratory regulation. Collectivelythese studies rely on a wide variety of anatomical,neuroanatomical, physiological, immunological,

biochemical and molecular techniques;electronmicroscopy, Golgi impregnation, histochemis-try, antero- and retrograde tract tracing, degeneration,radioautography, tissue culture, immunocytochemistry,vascular casting, electrophysiology, morphometry, insitu hybridisation, immunoelecrophasis, radiotelemetryin vivo physiological recordings (cardiorespiratory,blood gases, etc) and image analysis. Moleculartechniques: in situ hybridisation, Northern blotanalysis, protein and carbohydrate chemistry.

MBBS candidates study CHG100 (human biology),CHN100 (gross anatomy, histology and embryology) intheir first year, CHP200 (human physiology), CHN200(gross anatomy and histology) in their second year, andCHP320 (pharmacology) and CHP310 (neuroscience) inthe third year of their course.

The units offered are complementary to other disci-plines such as biochemistry or life sciences. Theybecome more research oriented as students progressfrom the 2nd to the 3rd year of their studies, and maypossibly lead to 4th year Honours and other postgradu-ate degrees.

The following are specimen courses for studentsintending to obtain a combined subject degree whichincludes physiology.

First year(KRA110 [25%] or KRA130 [25%]) and(KYA120 [25%] or KYA100 [25%]) and(KZA101 [16.67%] and/or KPA100 [16.67%])and either (KPZ160 [16.67%] or KPZ101 [8.33%]plus 8.33% units of mathematics, statistics, etc.(KMA1-)) or (KPZ101 [8.33%] plus 25% units ofmathematics, statistics, etc. (KMA1-)) – to make atotal for the year of 100%

Second year:CHP205 [33.33%] and either(CBA211 [33.33%] and KZA210 [33.33%]) or(CBA211 [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 totalof 100%.

Third year:CHP300 [25%] and(CBA324 [25%] and/or KZA340 [25%])and units from other courses to make a total of100%.

Students are encouraged to consult the head ofdepartment, Prof NR Saunders or Assoc Prof SC Nicol,Human Physiology (CHP205) course organiser, about

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courses offered by the department. Apparent timetableclashes can often be avoided by flexible courseplanning.

CHG100/101 Human BiologyBuilds a foundation for subsequent studies in anatomy,physiology, other medical sciences and pharmacy.Studies cover: (a) the basic facts and concepts relating tothe human body’s structural and functional organisa-tion at different levels (cells, tissues, organs, systems),and the constituent regions, parts and organs of all theseveral body systems and their functional interactions;(b) the range of normal variation in human anatomyand physiology, including those aspects showingimportant developmental and functionally relatedchanges and the variety of relationships betweenstructure and function; and (c) anatomical andphysiological terminology which enables students todiscuss, orally or in writing, facts, concepts, problemsand biomedical issues relating to the structural andfunctional organisation of the body. Students define aself-directed program of independent study of a topicin human biology that encompasses both structural andfunctional aspects. Studies include practical computing,word processing, elementary data handling andstatistical evaluation.

• Staff (Coordinators) Assoc Prof M Maskrey and Dr LWeller; (teaching staff) Prof NR Saunders and staff ofthe Division of Anatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int•[25%] •full year – up to 7 hrs contact time perstudent weekly (lectures, seminars, tutorials andpractical sessions) • prereq Admission to Medicine orPharmacy, or equiv • assess mid-sem 1 test (10%), sem 1exam (20%), end-of-year exam (30%), assignments(20%) and project (20%)• req Tortora GJ and Grabowski SR, Principles of Anatomy

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

Medical students should also make use of the essentialtexts set for CHN200 and CHP200. The Division ofAnatomy & Physiology supplies practical manuals forwhich a small levy is made.

CHN100 Anatomy 1Enables students to: acquire a knowledge and under-standing of the anatomy of the human upper limb;appreciate its variability, functional significance andcommon injury; learn the principles of dissection;acquire a working knowledge of the embryology ofhuman development; and learn to use the binocularmicroscope for the identification of tissue features. Theunit includes three distinct parts: (a) gross anatomy,which is introduced using dissection of the upper limb;(b) early human embryology, from fertilisation throughorganogenesis; and (c) an introduction to practicalmicroscopic anatomy, with the focus on cells and

tissues.

• N.B. compulsory unit for first year medicine • Staff Dr LWeller (Coordinator), teaching staff of the Division ofAnatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 –up to 7 hrs weekly including lectures and practicals (12wks) • coreq CHG100, CLA105, KRA140, KYA151• assess 2-hour final written exam (50%); 2 practicalexams (25% ea.)• req An Atlas of Anatomy,either Anderson JE, Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy, 8th

edn, Williams & Wilkins,or Gosling JA, Harris PF, Humpherson JR,

Whitmore I and Willan PLT, Atlas of HumanAnatomy with Integrated Text, Churchill-Livingstone.

A Medical DictionaryHall-Graggs ECB, Anatomy as a Basis for Clinical

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

and Atlas, 3rd edn, Williams & Wilkins.Sadler TW, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 6th edn,

Williams & Wilkins.The Division of Anatomy & Physiology supplies a

dissecting guide, workbook and practicalmanual for use in Histology for which a smalllevy is made.

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

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

ing forceps (b) one scalpel handle and blades (c)one pair of blunt-ended scissors (d) one pair ofsharp-pointed scissors (e) one probe or seeker.

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

CHN200 Anatomy 2Presents 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.

• Staff Assoc Prof CFL Hinrichsen (Coordinator),teaching staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiology•Hbt, int •full year – about 1 lecture and up to 5 hrspractical 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-hour written exam, a 40-min practical and20-min viva voce (gross anatomy), and a 2-hr writtenand 45-min pracitcal (histology) exam (60%).



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• req as for CHN100. An Atlas of Anatomy, eitherAnderson JE, Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy, 8th edn,

Williams & Wilkins,or Gosling JA, Harris PF, Humpherson JR,

Whitmore I and Willan PLT, Atlas of HumanAnatomy with Integrated Text, Churchill-Livingstone.

A Medical DictionaryHall-Graggs ECB, Anatomy as a Basis for Clinical

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

and Atlas, 3rd edn, Williams & Wilkins.Sadler TW, Langman’s Medical Embryology, 6th edn,

Williams & Wilkins.The Division of Anatomy & Physiology supplies a

dissecting guide, workbook and practicalmanual for use in Histology for which a smalllevy is made.

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

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

ing forceps (b) one scalpel handle and blades (c)one pair of blunt-ended scissors (d) one pair ofsharp-pointed scissors (e) one probe or seeker.

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

CHN350 Mammalian NeurobiologyStudies the neurobiology of mammals and, in particu-lar, the details and principles of the structural andfunctional organisation of the nervous system ofmammals, at both microscopic and macroscopic levels,with consistent reference to human neuroanatomy.While an emphasis is placed on the study of the centralnervous system, aspects of the peripheral nervoussystem and neuroendocrine integration are considered.The accompanying laboratory work aims: (a) toreinforce the concepts of structure and organisation ofthe nervous system; and (b) to provide a comprehen-sive and practical introduction to current experimentalmethods of neuroanatomical and neurophysiologicalinvestigation.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders (Coordinator), and staff of theDivision of Anatomy & Physiology •Hbt, int •[25%(BSc 9pts)] •full year – 2 lectures and 2x2-hr practicalsessions weekly (28 wks) • prereq KZA210 or KHA200or equiv preparation • assess By exam and evaluation ofa practical work and an essay• req Carlson NR, Physiology of Behaviour, 4th edn,

Allyn & Bacon.Nolte J, The Human Brain: An Introduction to its

Functional Anatomy, 2nd edn, Mosby.

CHN400 Anatomy 4 (BMedSc Honours)Introduces students to research in anatomical science

through 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 or neuro-anatomy.

• 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 and 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 Physiology 2Is 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.

• Staff (Coordinator) Assoc Prof SC Nicol; (teachingstaff) staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiologyand Clinical staff from appropriate departments at theRoyal Hobart Hospital •Hbt, int •[25% ] •full year –up to 7 hrs of class contact weekly in sem 1 and 2including two seminars/lectures, a tutorial and 3-4 hrslab project work. The latter may include library projectsand computer recordings from hospital patients andvisits to specialist units at the Royal Hobart Hospital• prereq 1st year Medicine • assess in-course written andoral reports on experimental and library projects (30%),

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mid-year exam (10%), 2-hour end-of-year written exam,including essays and evaluation of experimental dataand 10-minute 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 apractical manual for which a small levy is made.

CHP205 Human PhysiologyCovers major (circulatory, respiratory, digestive andrenal) physiological systems, and deals with thenervous system in sufficient detail for an understandingof the control and coordination of major body systems.Gross anatomy and histology are studied at sufficientdepth for an understanding of physiological functions.The unit provides a foundation for the proper under-standing of applied physiological problems, examplesof which will be dealt with in seminars. Some projectwork will be carried out at the Royal Hobart andLaunceston General hospitals. This unit can be takenwith KZA210 to form a sound basis for a major inPhysiology.

• Staff (Coordinator) Assoc Prof SC Nicol; (teachingstaff) staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiologyand Clinical staff from appropriate departments at theRoyal Hobart Hospital •[33.33% (BSc 12pts)] •full year– 63 lectures, 28 tutorials, 28 seminars, 140 hrspracticals, 30 hrs library project • prereq KPZ160Concepts of Biology or KPZ101 Biological Principles,and Zoology (KZA101) and Chemistry (KRA110 orKRA130) • assess in-course written and oral reports onpractical and library projects (100%)• 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.

CHP300 Neurophysiology and AppliedHuman PhysiologyIs divided into two parts: (a) semester 1 – concentrateson a study of the structure and function of the nervoussystem with special emphasis on motor control, thevisual system and the pathophysiology of examples of

Clinical disorders; and (b) semester 2 – gives studentsan insight into how physiological knowledge is appliedto an understanding of human physiology and someaspects of clinical or comparative physiology.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders, Dr PD Kitchener (Coordina-tors), staff of the Division of Anatomy & Physiologyand visiting lecturers •Hbt, int •[25% (BSc 9pts)] •70lectures and seminars, 24 tutorials, 50 hrs practicals,computer-based teaching and evaluation ofneurophatho-physiological cases, two projects (40 hrsand 25 hrs) • prereq CHP205, CBA211 or KZA210• assess in-course assessment and projects (30%), exams(one at the end of each semester) (70%)• req one of the following 3 texts:Berne RM and Levy MN, Physiology, 3rd edn,

Mosby, 1993.Schmidt RF and Thews G, Human Physiology, 2nd

edn, Springer-Verlag, 1989.Ganong WF, Review of Medical Physiology, 17th edn,

Lange, 1995,

The Division of Anatomy & Physiology suppliespractical manuals 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 a clinicalcontext.

• Staff Prof NR Saunders, Dr PD Kitchener (Coordina-tors), staff from the Division of Anatomy & Physiology,clinical staff and visiting academics •Hbt, int •[12.5%]•sem 1 – 30 lectures, 10 tutorials and 50 hrs practicaland clinical case computer work, 24 hrs project • prereqCHN200 • assess 2-hr written and 1-hr practical mid-sem test (25%); a lab report (5%), an oral case presenta-tion (5%), a project report/essay (15%), end-of-sem 3-hrtheory and 1-hr practical exams (50%)• 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, 17th edn,

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

Springer-Verlag 1989.

Recommended Neuroscience text, one of the followingConn PM, Neuroscience in Medicine, JB Lippincott,

1995.Waxman and Degreet, Correlative Neuroanatomy,

Lange Medical Textbook, 1995.Reference texts and Atlases (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.



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Jennes L, Traurig HH, Conn PM, Atlas of the HumanBrain, JB Lippincott. 1995.

Watson C, Basic Human Neuroanatomy: An Introduc-tory Atlas, Little Brown, 1991.

Haines D, Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures,Sections & Systems, 3rd edn, Urban &Schwartzenberg, 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 Applied Biomedi-cal Science and Pharmacy, and the Menzies Centre forPopulation 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-hour exam (15%), end-of-year 3-hour written exam (60%), in-course assessment includesreports on laboratory practicals (10%), research report(15%)• req Rang HP, Dale MM and Ritter JM, Pharmacol-

ogy, Churchill-Livingstone, Melbourne, 3rd edn,1995,

or Katzung BG, Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 6thedn, 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 Physiology 4 (BSc Honours)Full timeCHP416 Physiology 4 (BSc Honours)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 and communi-cate the results of their experimental work. In order tobroaden the scope of their research experience, studentswill also contribute to their research in the discipline bycollaboration with other research or academic staff,once the students have acquired research skills of theirown. They may also be required to make a theoreticalstudy on a topic not immediately related to their mainproject. The results of this additional study will bepresented orally or in a written report. Modernphysiological research involves a wide range oftechniques from the molecular to working with wholeanimals and human subjects and including a wholerange of methods in cell biology, immunology,physiological system monitoring, morphological andbiochemical techniques.

The division’s main areas of research are: developmen-tal neurobiology, comparative physiology, cardiorespi-ratory physiology (SIDS), human exercise physiology,molecular physiology. A successful Honours year ishard work but enjoyable for appropriately motivatedstudents. Students are strongly advised to have detaileddiscussion with the supervisor and other staff andespecially students in the laboratory they are contem-plating going to, before making a decision on anHonours year. They should, if possible, spend sometime working in that laboratory prior to a final 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%).

Division of Pathology

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, Dr SM Kirov, Dr GM Woods•Hbt, int •[8%] •full year – 2 hrs weekly • prereqKRA160, KYA161, CSA110, CHG101 • assess practical

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reports (15%), midyear test (5%), 2-hour exam in Nov(80%)• req Goldsmid JM, The Deadly Legacy, Univ NSW

Press, 1988.Murray PR et al (Kobayashi , Pfaller, Rosenthal),

Medical Microbiology, 2nd edn, Mosby, 1994.Slater DI, Lo T, Narayan L (eds), An Atlas of Medical

Microbiology, Melbourne, 1993.

CJA308 Applied Microbiology andImmunologyBrings together two disciplines: (a) Medical Microbiol-ogy – a systematic coverage of causative agents ofmicrobial diseases common in our community or likelyto occur here; mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity;sources and transmission of infection; introduction tothe laboratory handling of clinical specimens; basis oftreatment and prevention; and (b) Immunology –introduction to the basic principles of the immunesystem; the major defence mechanisms of the bodyagainst foreign invaders; cytokines; immunoglobulins;the cells of the immune system; its regulation andcontrol; its role; its role in disease; its role in tissuetransplantation and rejection; and immuno-surveillanceagainst cancer.

• Staff Prof HK Muller, Prof J Goldsmid, Dr SM Kirov,Dr GM Woods, Dr G Dandie •Hbt, int •[25%] •sem 1– 6 lectures/tutorials, 6 hrs practical weekly (14 wks)• prereq KLA210 and preferably CBA211 • assess 2x3-hrwritten exams, one on microbiology and the other onimmunology in June (80%), continuous assessment inthe form of tutorial tests, practical reports and presenta-tions (20%)• req Murray PR, Kobayashi GS, Pfaller MA and

Rosenthal KS, Medical Microbiology, 2nd edn,Mosby, 1994.

Inglis TTJ and West AP, Colour Guide to Microbiology,Churchill-Livingstone.

Roitt I, Brostoff J and Male D, Immunology, 4th edn,Churchill-Livingstone,

or Roitt I, Essential Immunology, 8th edn, BlackwellScientific.

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,25 hrs practical work, weekly demo of autopsy material• prereq 2nd year Medicine • assess 2-hr mid-year exam(10%), final 2-hr practical exam (40%), final 2-hr theoryexam (50%)

• req Robbins SL et al, Pathological Basis of Disease,5th edn, Saunders, 1994.

Benjamini E et al, Immunology: A Short Course, 3rdedn, Wiley-Liss, 1996.

• rdg MacSween RNM and Whaley K, Muir’sTextbook 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,Churchill-Livingstone, 1992 edn.

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.

• Staff Prof HK Muller, Dr GRH Kelsall, Dr GM Woods•Hbt, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 (continuing in sem 1 of 4thyear [12.5%]) – up to 7 hrs weekly of lecture/demon-strations, tutorials, practical classes and clinico-pathological conferences; wet specimen teaching is alsoincluded on a regular basis throughout the year • prereq2nd year Medicine • assess classwork, clinico-pathologi-cal conference presentations, 2-hr mid-year exam, final2-hr practical exam, final 3-hr theory exam , viva voce(with Microbiology) (details of assessment tba at thecommencement of the unit)• req Robbins SL et al, Pathological Basis of Disease,

5th edn, Saunders, 1994.• rdg MacSween RNM and Whatley K, Muir’s

Textbook of Pathology, 13th edn, Edward Arnold,1992.

Underwood JCE, General and Systematic Patholgy,Churchill-Livingstone, 1992 edn.

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 of infec-tious diseases. Students are prepared for the moreapplied practical approach in Clinical Microbiology asgiven in 4th year and are given the basis for theirfurther medical undergraduate and postgraduatecareers. The unit provides an understanding of medicalmicrobiology to allow a critical assessment of microbio-logical problems and reports; and instils in students anunderstanding of microbiological research needs andmethods in order that they can better appreciate therelationship between research and the good practice ofmedicine.

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GM Woods, Dr AK Ott •Hbt, int •[6.25%] •sem 1 – 73hrs teaching, 38 lectures, 9 tutorials, 26 hrs practical• prereq 2nd year Medicine • assess short tests through-out the semester (40%), final 2-hr theory exam (60%)• req Murray PR, Drew WL, Kobayashi GS and

Thompson JH, Medical Microbiology, 2nd edn, CUMosby Co, 1994.

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

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

CJA400 Clinical MicrobiologyConsists of interactive lectures and associated clinico-pathologic case presentation (CPC) classes/tutorialsand practical laboratory exercises in ‘Clinical Microbiol-ogy, infections being dealt with by body system’.Lectures cover the viral, bacterial, mycotic and parasiticdiseases of humans with emphasis being placed onclinical aspects of pathogenesis, diagnosis andtreatment. Lectures are also given on antimicrobial use,immunisation and travel-related disease. CPCs arepresented by the students and the practicals involveproblem solving exercises using laboratory techniqueswith given specimens from patients with relevant casehistories and are, again, presented by the students.

• Staff Prof J Goldsmid, Dr GM Woods, Dr AK Ott, Dr ECox •Hbt, int •[6.5%] •sem 2 of yr 3, continuing insem 1 of yr 4 – about 90 hrs of interactive lectures,tutorials and clinico-pathological case conference styleteaching • prereq 3rd Year Medicine • assess yearlyassessment (15%), theory exam (55%), practical exam(15%), midyear exam (5%) and combined microbiologyand pathology viva voce exam (10%)• req Mims CA et al, Medical Microbiology, Mosby,

1993.or Mandal et al, Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases,

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

Antibotic Guidelines, 8th edn, 1994.Inglis TJI and West AP, Microbiology Colour Guide,

Churchill-Livingstone 1993.Benenson A (ed), Control of Communicable Diseases

Manual, latest edn, APHA.• rdg Schneider et al, Infectious Diseases Prophylaxis &

Chemotheraphy.

CJA420 Microbiology 4 (BMedSc Hon-ours)Is a series of advanced seminars, held throughout theyear, on current problems in pathology, microbiologyand immunology. Supervisor(s) and involved tutorsprovide a reading guideline. Concurrently, studentsundertake a year-long research program, and gainexperience in clinical and service pathology.

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

CJA450 Pathology 4 (BMedSc Honours)Has the same broad objectives as CJA420.

CJA510 Graduate Diploma of Immunol-ogy & MicrobiologyMaster unit code for the diploma.

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

•Hbt, int •[25%] •1 sem of lectures • assess theoryexam at 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%] •1 sem of lectures • assess theoryexam at the end of sem 1


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

•Hbt, int •[50%] •sem 1 and 2 • assess research reportto be submitted at the end of the year; and an oral exam


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

•Hbt, int •[50%].

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 in

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the 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 year4.• Staff Mr AV Forage, Assoc Prof SN Sinha (Coordina-tors) •Hbt, int •[9.5%] •sem 2 – lectures, tutorials,teaching ward rounds, and unscheduled teaching in thewards, operating theatre, accident and emergency• assess end-of-sem 1 clinical viva (marks form aportion of the total assessment); theory exam (essay andmultiple-choice questions) at the end of sem 1 of year 4;practical exam (clinical examination) in 7th week and aviva in the 9th week of each surgical block attachment.To be successful, students are required to obtain passmarks individually in theoretical and practical (clinicaland viva) exams.• req contact the coordinators for details.

CKA400 Surgery 4Is 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 fordetails.• Staff Mr AV Forage, Assoc Prof SN Sinha(Coordinators) •Hbt, int •[25%] •full year – acombination of lectures, tutorials clinico-pathologicalcorrelation (CPC), seminars,assignments • prereq 3rdyear 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 Surgery 5CKA600 Surgery 6Cover: (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 which must be acquired,and at the end of each specialty attachment. Students sita multiple choice question test and a skills examination;and (b) General Surgery teaching – students areattached to a general surgical unit where they act asjunior interns, under close supervision of medical staff.

Students record the history and clinical features ofpatients admitted to their unit, may perform minorprocedures under supervision, follow cases to theoperating theatre, take part in ward rounds (where theyare expected to present case histories/progress reportsto medical staff) and in ward teaching.

• Staff Assoc Prof D Lees (LGH), Assoc Prof SN Sinha(Coordinators) •fifth year is taught in NorthernTasmania (NWGH & LGH) and 6th year in the South(RHH), int •[25% and 25%] •5th and 6th years areconsidered as a continuum over 72 wks made up of 8blocks, each of 9 wks. Of these, one block will be forGeneral Surgery teaching, and one block for SurgicalSpecialty teaching • prereq (5th year) successfulcompletion of 4th year medicine (6th year) successfulcompletion of 5th year medicine • assess (5th & sixthyears) specialty surgery multiple choice questions(40%), skills exam (60%); and, at the end of the GeneralSurgery Block, a clinical exam involving 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. The inte-grated exam at the end of sixth year also has surgicalcomponents on OSCE, SAQ and multiple choicequestions.

Division of Communityand Rural Health

CLA105 Community Health andMedicine ISeeks 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 in contempo-rary Australia; psychosocial and behavioural factorsaffecting 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 are



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assigned 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.

• Staff (Coordinator) Mr S Lockwood •Hbt, int•[12.5%] •sem1 – 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%), essaysand written reports (40%)

• req in addition to prescribed journal articles andspecially extracted material which will be reserved forstudents’ use, the following texts are recommended andprescribed:Harper AC, The Health of Populations: an Introduction,

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

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

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

Clements A (ed), Infant and Family Health in Australia,2nd edn, Churchill-Livingstone, Melbourne1992.

• 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.

CLA205 Community Health andMedicine 2Builds on CLA105, 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: therole 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 in communicat-

ing with patients with special needs; a forum to debatecurrent ethical dilemmas in modern medicine; contactwith a surgical patient before, during, and followinghospitalisation; and practical experience in the work ofa general practitioner and of a dispensing pharmacist.

• Staff (Coordinator) Mr S Lockwood •Hbt, int •[25%]•full year – 84 hrs of lectures, and 84 hrs of practical,tutorials, and experiential learning in the community• prereq CHG100, CLA105, KRA140, KYA151 • assesswork assigned during the year (40%), and assessmentearly in sem 2 (20%) formal end-of-year exam (40%)• req In addition to prescribed journal articles and

specially extracted material which will bereserved for students’ use, the following textsare recommended and prescribed

Sachs O, The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat,Picador, London 1988.

Harper AC, The Health of Populations: An Introduction,2nd edn, Churchill-Livingstone, Melbourne,1994.

Blaxner M, Health and Lifestyles, Tavistock/Routledge, London 1989.

CLA410 Community Health and GeneralPractice (BMedSc Honours)Students will select from a range of community healthrelated topics and through a process of Facultysupported group and individual self directed learningprepare for and then carry out learning activities withinrural teaching sites at Smithton and Scottsdale. Studentswill have additional opportunities to attend seminarsabout some aspects of general practice includingDermatology and Allergy on the Hobart campus.

• Staff Prof AN Thomson, Dr M Kilmartin, Mr SLockwood, Dr M Sladden, Dr J George, Dr C Newell,Dr J Walker •Hbt, int •2 wks of seminars within theHobart campus, 1 residential week on attachment toeither the Smithton or Scottsdale rural teaching site• prereq 3rd year Medicine • assess written end-of-yearexam (20%), commuinity-based assignments (80%)• req Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW and Wagner EH,

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

McWhinney IA, Textbook of Family Medicine, OxfordUniv. Press, 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 and

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families 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 mental examina-tions; holistic descriptions of patient and family health;common GP procedures; supportive care, and patienteducation; cost effective choice of investigations andmanagement; 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 MR Kilmartin, Dr G Gill, DrM Sladden, Mr SA Lockwood, Dr C Newell, Dr JGeorge •Hbt, int •[25%] •3 wks of tutorials andcommunity attachments in Hobart, 3 wks in ruralgeneral practice and 3 wks in urban general practice• prereq 5th year medicine • assess during the final weekof tutorials will be based on general practice preceptors’reports, student seminar presentations and a clinicalassessment. The end-of-year integrated exam includesgeneral practice components• req McWhinney IR, Textbook of Family Medicine,

Oxford, OUP, 1989.Murtagh J, General Practice, McGraw Hill, 1994.

Access to a microcomputer and modem capable ofaccessing the World Wide Web (loan machines areavailable from the Divison of Community & RurlaHealth)• 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,Kluwer Medical, 1982.

Division of Clinical Sciences

CMG310 Introduction to Clinical StudiesTeaches 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 of

combined clinico-pathological sessions involving otherdepartments, including Pathology. The last 5 weeks ofthe semester includes an introduction to clinicaldiagnostic problem-solving skills through a series of5x2 hour sessions, complimented by computerisedclinical diagnostic tutorials.

• Staff Prof D Kilpatrick (Coordinator) •Hbt, int•[12.5%] •sem 1 – 12 lectures, 12 clinical demonstra-tions, 6 clinico-pathological sessions, 12 physicalexamination practice sessions, 6x2-hr clinical problemsolving sessions, followed by 8 wks clinical experience• assess end of sem 1, 15-min Medicine Clinical Exam(10% of CMM300), and a 10-min Surgery OSCE• req (latest edns recommended)Boyd GW, Clinical Method: A Guide to Medical

Students.—, Making Physiology Work in Clinical Diagnosis.Edwards CRW, Boucher IAD et al, Davidson’s

Principles and Practice of Medicine ChurchillLivingstone.

Munro and Ford, Introduction to Clinical Examination.Nuffield Foundation booklet, Talking with Patients,

London.Medical Research Council, UK, Aids to the Examina-

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

Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and DrugTherapy, Oxford University Press.

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

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

CMM300 Medicine 3Requires students to attend all clinical bedside learningsessions and tutorials in hospital wards and outpatientdepartments. This component builds on CMG310 andprovides a comprehensive topic-centred program ofinteractive lectures, (which will be continued throughthe first half of 4th year) and integrated as far aspossible with Surgery, Pathology and other clinicaldisciplines.During the clinical years, students areexpected to acquire progressively a knowledge of mostdiseases in all their aspects, including the ethical andmedico-legal. Most important are the common and lesscommon serious yet treatable diseases. Students mustdevelop sound 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%]



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•sem 2 – details tba at the commencement of the unit• 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 their physical signs and reach aclinical diagnosis (25%), 1 written case history and 1observed case history (2.5% ea), 3-hr written exam, halfmultiple choice questions and half clinical diagnosticproblem-solving case (60%)• req (latest edns recommended)Boyd GW, Clinical Method: A Guide to Medical

Students.—, Making Physiology Work in Clinical Diagnosis.Edwards CRW, Boucher IAD et al, Davidson’s

Principles and Practice of Medicine ChurchillLivingstone.

Mackie R, Clinical Dermatology, Oxford Univ. Press.Medical Research Council, U.K., Aids to the Examina-

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

Oxford Textbook of Clinical Pharmacology and DrugTherapy, Oxford University Press.

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 Medicine 4Requires 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 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 – 40 hrs lectures/clinical demonstrations, 39 hrstutorials/case presentations, 46 hrs ward teaching, 90hrs ward time, 20 hrs self-directed learning • assess(formative) continuing internal assessment of clinicalskills (including communication skills) and written casehistories during the year (i) 1 written case discussion(5%), (ii) ‘observed case history’ (5%); (summative) (iii)1 x end-of-term clinical assessment (30%), (iv) end-of-semester 3-hour written paper (normally half multiplechoice questions and half clinical case problem-solving)(60%)• req Boyd GW, Clinical Method. A Guide for Medical

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

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

Tindall (latest edn.).Mackie R, Clinical Dermatology, (latest edn), Oxford

Univ. Press.Medical 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 DrugTreatment, Oxford University Press (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, McGrawHill, 1994.

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

CMM500 Medicine 5Builds 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 (Coordinator) Dr R Fassett •Ltn, int •[25%] •9wks • prereq 4th year Medicine • assess (i) a writtendissertation, derived from a literature review on aselected topic (10%) (ii) a long-case clinical exam heldduring the 9 week term, (40%) (iii) A clinical/viva voceexam at the end of term, (50%)• req Boyd GW, Clinical Method. A Guide for Medical


Diagnosis, 6th edn, 1996.Mackie R, Clinical Dermatology, Oxford Univ Press

(latest edn).Kumar PJ and Clark ML, Clinical Medicine, Bailliere-

Tindall (latest edn).Medical Research Council (Great Britain), Aids to the


Grahame-Smith DG and Aronson JK, The OxfordTextbook of Clinical Pharmacology and DrugTreatment, Oxford University Press (latest edn).



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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, andTherapeutics. All students are required to complete anappropriate ‘Therapeutics assignment’ to be handed tothe division by the end of the 16th week.

• Staff (Coordinator) Dr R Young •Hbt, int •[25%]•18 wks • prereq 5th year Medicine • assess (i) end-of-Medicine 9 week term long-case clinical exam (20%) (ii)end of 18 week Medicine/Psychiatry term (18th week)(a) Therapeutics assignment (5%) (b) a 3-hour multiplechoice question paper; Medicine and Therapeutics(45%) (c) a 45-minute clinical short-case/viva voce(30%). Students are required to pass this section to passthe Medicine term overall. Medicine participates in theend-of-year integrated examination of clinical subjects,viz. (i) a 3-hour multiple choice question paper. (ii) a 3-hour short answer question paper. (iii) a clinical/vivavoce OSCE• req Boyd GW, Clinical Method. A Guide for Medical


Diagnosis, 6th edn, 1996.Mackie R, Clinical Dermatology, Oxford Univ Press

(latest edn).Kumar PJ and Clark ML, Clinical Medicine, Bailliere-

Tindall (latest edn).Medical Research Council (Great Britain), Aids to the


Grahame-Smith DG and Aronson JK, The OxfordTextbook of Clinical Pharmacology and DrugTreatment, Oxford University Press (latest edn).



CMP420 Research Review and Report(Psychiatry)Is open to students who are enrolling for honours inanother discipline and who wish to include a psychia-try component, including Neuro-psychology, in theirhonours program. The unit introduces them to researchthrough active pursuit of a research project and thecritical review of relevant research literature. Theyprepare and submit a thesis based on researchundertaken within the discipline of Psychiatry.

•Hbt, int •no formal periods of instruction • prereqKHA410, KHA411 and KHA412 • assess thesis.

CMP500 Psychiatry 5Requires 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. The attachment is integrated withCMM500.

• Staff Drs R S Schneider, S Johl, EVR Ratcliff •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.

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 othersources; 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 in psychiat-ric assessment and treatment.

• Staff Dr K Kirkby, Dr C Clifford, Honorary Universityteachers Clinical Prof S Pridmore, Hon Dr RA Pargiter,Dr J George, Dr P Fernando, Dr I Wilson, Dr L Herst, DrW Lopes, Dr T Westhead, Dr R Wilson, Dr IP Burges-Watson, Dr D Carter, Dr R Redom, Dr R Parton, Dr ISale, Dr M Horton, Dr W Ashley, Dr D Weidmann, Dr LWood, Dr P Dunne, Dr M Crowley, Dr D Jackson, Sr GVon Gehr •Hbt, int •[25%] •16 hrs weekly (9 wks),case presentations, seminars and hospital visits,individual tuition • prereq 5th year Medicine • assess anexam in psychiatry, as part of the final MBBS exam, inthe form of a clinical assessment and viva voce exam.



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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 Y Chapman, Ms D Fassett, DrJ Wilson, Dr K Walker •Hbt, Ltn, int •[12.5%] •fullyear – 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly (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, ChurchillLivingstone, 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 Y Chapman, Ms D Fassett, DrJ Wilson, Dr K Walker •Hbt, Ltn, int •[12.5%] •fullyear – 1-hr lecture, 2-hr tutorial weekly (28 wks) • assess2x2,000-word essays (25% ea), 5,000-word essay (50%)• req Lawler J, Behind the Screens Nursing, Somology,

and the Problem of the Body, ChurchillLivingstone, 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 to

understand group processes and what it means to be amember of a group, while exploring techniques inrelaxation, massage and drama, and in health assess-ment.• Staff Ms Y Chapman, Mr G Dares •Ltn, int •[25%]•full year – 4 hrs weekly • 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 Ms Y Chapman, Mr G Dares •Hbt, Ltn, int•[12.5%] •sem 1 – 5 hrs weekly (13 wks) • assessportfolio (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, Dr PMartyr •Hbt, Ltn, int •[25%] •full year – 2-hr lectureand 2-hr tutorial weekly (28 wks) • assess 2x500-wordassignments (10% ea), 2x1,500-word assignments (20%ea), 2x2-hr exams (20% ea)• req Petersen AR, ‘In a Critical Condition’ Health and

Power 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, Dr PMartyr •Hbt, Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2-hr lecture,2-hr tutorial weekly (14 wks) • assess 500-wordassignment (20%), 1,500 to 2,000-word assignment(40%), 2-hr exam (40%).• req Petersen AR, ‘In a Critical Condition’ Health and

Power Relations in Australia, Allen and Unwin, StLeonards, 1994.

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CNA139 Socieity, 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, Dr PMartyr •Hbt, Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 2-hr lecture,2-hr tutorial weekly (14 wks) • assess 500-wordassignment (20%), 1,500 to 2,000-word assignment(40%), 2-hr exam (40%).• req Gardner H (ed), The Politics of Health: The

Australian Experience, 2nd edn, ChurchillLivingstone, 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, ChurchillLivingstone, 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 learnthrough 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, Ms KRoberts •Ltn, int; experiential curriculum in practice,Launceston or Hobart •[35%] •full year – 9 hrs weekly(20 wks), plus 8 wks in field-based curriculum • prereqCNA125 • assess 2 case study presentations(40%), 2written profiles of practice (40%) 2x2-hr exams (30%).

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 1 – 2x1-hr lectures, 2-hr tutorial weekly (10 wks) • assess a casestudy of interviews/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 Ms J White, Mrs B Walkem •Ltn, int •[12.5%]•sem 2 – 2x1-hr lectures, 2-hr tutorial weekly (10 wks)• assess a case study of interviews/conversations withan older adult (50%), 2,500-word essay (50%)• req Minichiello V, Alexander L and Jones D,

Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach,Prentice Hall, Sydney, 1992.

CNA283 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.Foundatinal concepts are introduced progressively witheach multisystem explored.

• N.B. for students with significant qualifications andnursing or other health profession experience • Staff Dr DPGeraghty, Dr DG Wright, Ms TA Douglas, Mr RJPhillips and others •Hbt, Ltn, Brn, int •[25%] •fullyear – 2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr practical tutorial weekly,and 4x8-hr study days • prereq significant qualificationsand experience in nursing or other health profession• assess 2x2,000-word assignments (40%), tutorialparticipation and workbook activities (20%), 1.5-hrmidyear written exam (15%), end-of-year 2-hr writtenexam (25%).



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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 thenursing profession in particular. Students use experi-ences 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, DrK Walker, Ms J Harley, Ms K Roberts, Ms J Cameron•Hbt, Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 4 hrs weekly (13wks) • prereq CNA205 and CNA225 • assess seminarpresentation (30%), 3,000-word critical reflective 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, DrK Walker, Ms J Harley, Ms K Roberts, Ms J Cameron•Hbt, Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 4 hrs weekly (13wks) • prereq CNA305 • assess seminar presentation(30%), 3,000-word critical reflective essay (70%), orpreparation and presentation of a dramatic perform-ance (conditions to be negotiated).

CNA314 Acute Care NursingFor details, contact the Tasmanian School of Nursing.

CNA315 Acute Care NursingSets nursing practice in the context of clients andfamilies experiencing illnesses which require interven-tions at the secondary and tertiary health levels.Students gain clinical experience in the full range ofAustralian Nursing Council competencies for beginningregistered nurses. Students learn by working for 10weeks in small groups in acute care hospital settings.For the remaining 4 weeks students choose an area ofpractice from a list of options.• Staff Ms J Cameron, Ms D Fassett, Dr P Hickson, Ms FMcInerney, Ms K Roberts, Mr A Robinson, Dr K Walker•Hbt, Ltn, int •[25%] •either semester (quotas) – 24hrs weekly (14 wks) • prereq CNA225 and (CFA282 orCFA283) • assess a practice portfolio (50%), casepresentation consisting of a 15 to 20-min seminar and a3,000-word assignment (50%).

CNA316 Community PracticeFocuses on primary health care in various communityand mental health settings. The unit consists of twomodules which give students comprehensive experi-ence and enables them to gain appropriate knowledgeand skills in (a) psychiatric and (b) community healthnursing. Students are able to discuss what they learnwith their teachers and with other students whileworking in groups. When completing the communitypractice module they choose from a range of practiceoptions and are given the opportunity to assess, planand implement strategies for learning within newpractice settings as a preparation for future practice asprofessionals who are also learners.• Staff Ms B Walkem, Ms Y Chapman, Mr G Farrell, MsC Handley •Hbt, Ltn, int •[25%] •either semester(quotas) – 24 hrs weekly (14 wks) or equiv for studentsin the summer program in Indonesia • prereq CNA225and (CFA282 or CFA283) • assess (Psychiatric Nursing)exam (50%); (Community Practice) student negotiatedassessment (50%). Students are required to achieve apass in each module.

CNA317 Community PracticeFor details, contact the Tasmanian School of Nursing.

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 S Field •dist.ed •[12.5%] •sem 2 – equiv of3 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 Ms J Sankey, Ms J White •dist.ed •[12.5%]•sem 2 – equiv of 3 hrs weekly (13 wks) • assess set ofstatistics exercises (30%), written critique (30%), anessay (40%).

CNA383 Human Bioscience StudiesIs a comprehensive one-year unit designed for studentswith significant qualifications and experience inNursing or another health profession. The unit buildson 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 the

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somatic, 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.

• Staff Dr DP Geraghty, Dr DG Wright, Ms TA Douglas,Mr RJB Phillips and others •Hbt, Ltn, Brn, int •[25%]•full year – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hr practical/tutorialweekly, and 4x8-hr study days (total contact hrs 116)• prereq significant qualifications and experience inNursing or another health profession • assess 2x2,000-word assignments to be completed in the first half ofeach semester (40%), tutorial participation andworkbook activities (20%), 1.5-hour midyear writtenexam (15%), 2-hr end-of-year written exam (25%).

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 fornursing services, staffing and financial control ofnursing practice, power in relation to organisationstructure, and relevant aspects of regionalisation ofhealth care services are included. Students are encour-aged to explore and analyse critically managementissues in their own area of nursing practice.

• Staff Ms S Field, Ms Y Sneddon •dist.ed •[12.5%]•sem 2 – equiv of 3 hrs weekly (13 wks) • assess budgetplan (35%), 2,000-word assignment (50%), classpresentation (15%)• req Scheiwe D and Clinton M, Management in the

Australian Health Care Industry, Harper Educa-tional Publishers, 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, Dr K Walker•Ltn, int •[30%] •full year – 10 hrs weekly (28 wks),comprising a minimum of 7 hrs weekly practicum and3 hrs weekly seminars • assess development andsubmission of an in-depth personal practice profile(100%).

CNA435 Research Seminars andProjectProvides students with research training relevant tonursing, and prepares them for a higher nursing

degree, by research. Students conduct research into afield of nursing practice which is informed andsupported by a series of collaborative seminars whichprovide them with a forum to discuss and judge theirresearch critically. The seminars consider methods,research design, data collection, analysis, interpretationand publication.

• Staff Ms F McInerney, Mr A Robinson, Dr K Walker•Ltn, int •[70%] •full year – 3 hrs weekly • assess15,000-18,000-word research thesis and an oral defenceof this research thesis (100%).

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

• Staff Mr G Farrell, Dr D Geraghty •Ltn, int & State•[10% (BN 12.5%)] •3 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars,video-conferencing and study days • assess 2,500-wordessay based on a topical area of neurobiology andneuropharmacology (50%), a selected topic requiring a10-minute seminar presentation, a 500-word, typedbibliography (25%), 1.5-hour written exam consisting of20 short 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 Mr G Farrell, Ms Y Chapman, Mrs C Handley,Mr 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-hour exam to assessstudent’s factual knowledge (1,000 word equiv).• req Leppanen Montgomery C, Healing Through



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

Ley P, Communicating with Patients: ImprovingCommunication, Satisfaction and Compliance,Croom Helm, 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 the develop-ment of the Ottawa Charter.

• Staff Ms K Willis •Ltn, int •[12.5% (H6A 10%)]•sem 1 – 3 hrs weekly (14 wks) • assess a project (equivto an assignment of 2,500 words) to be determinedthrough student/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 PopulationHealth, 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 C Benger,National Centre for Epidemiology and PopulationHealth, The Australian National University, 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 Ms Y Chapman, Mrs C Jones, Mrs K Breaden•Ltn, int & State •[12.5% (H6A 10%)] •sem 2 – 3 hrsweekly (14 wks) • assess 2 x 2,000-word assignmentsfocusing on a current clinical issue in cancer nursing(50% ea)

• rdg Groewald SL, Frogge ML, Goodman M andYarbo 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%] •3 hrs weekly (14 wks),seminars, video-conferencing and study days • assess(a) data from a journal reflecting on all aspects of thestudent’s practice – taking the form of a 3,500-4,000-word essay, (b) the achievement of selected specialistnursing competencies.

CNA731 Child and Family HealthNursing BBuilds on CNA730 [a]. The emphasis is on developingand extending the knowledge and competencies foreffective Child and Family Health nursing.

• Staff Ms S Brennan •Ltn, int & State •[10%] •6 hrsweekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing andstudy days • assess 2,000-word essay and a 1,000-wordseminar paper addressing contemporary issues in childand 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%] •6 hrsweekly (14 wks), seminars, video-conferencing andstudy days • assess take-home exam and competencybased assessment in practice.

CNA741 Mental Health/PsychiatricNursing Studies BBuilds on CNA740 [a]. 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 Mr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley •Ltn, int & State•[10%] •3 hrs weekly (14 wks), seminars, video-

[a] a description of these units, which are notoffered in 1997, can be found on the Web.

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conferencing and study days • assess seminar presenta-tion, and a 2,500-word essay on a topic related to acontemporary clinical issue in mental health/ psychiat-ric 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 Mr G Farrell, Mrs C Handley •Ltn, int & State•[20%] •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.

•Ltn, int, & State •[12.5% (H6A 10%)] •sem 2 – 3statewide study days and regional tutorials (equiv 3 hrsweekly) • coreq for H6A students – CNA762 • assesstutorials (10%), case study of interview/conversationswith 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.

•Ltn, int & State •[20%] •sem 2 – three statewidestudy days and regional tutorials (equiv 3 hrs contactweekly) plus a practicum in a selected field of geronticnursing. • coreq CNA760 • assess 3,500-4,000-wordessay derived from significant journal extracts (60%);performance-based assessment (40%).

CNA805 Discipline Studies in NursingDevelops and explores philosophical and theoreticalperspectives which influence and construct nursing as apractice 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 •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 of contempo-rary issues in health care. The unit’s multi-disciplinaryapproach draws on recent work from fields such as thesociology of health and illness, medical anthropology,and the political economy of health. Topics include:social structural determinants of health, the occupa-tional division of labour in health care, health care andsocial justice, professions and health care and the limitsof state involvement in health care delivery.

• Staff Assoc Prof MJ Hazelton •Ltn, int & State•[25%] •sem 2 – seminars, video-conferencing andstudy 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 Dr K Walker •Ltn, int & State •[25%] •sem 1 or2 pending enrolments – seminars, video-conferencingand study days • assess 8,000-word methodologicalpaper, or equiv (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 in



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their selected areas. All students are encouraged toselect practice areas which are complementary orpreparatory to their thesis work.

•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 Thesis – part time (over 2 sem)CNA810 Thesis – 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 –Department of Applied 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 M3D • Staff MrDA Kunde •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2 hrs lecture,1-hr tutorial and 3 hrs practical weekly • assessassignments (30%), laboratory reports (30%), final exam(40%).

CRA121 HistologyCovers the following topics in depth: fixation, decalcifi-cation, processing and section cutting of normal tissues;staining techniques to demonstrate specific structures;and the microscopic recognition of tissues and organs.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr BGormley •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial and 3 hrs practical weekly • prereq CRA101• assess practical (50%), continuous assessment (20%),final exam (30%).

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 •Ltn, int •[12.5%(MLS 10.4%; BHMS 12%)] •sem 1 – 2 hrs lectures, 3-hrlab/tutorial session weekly • coreq (for those studentswho do not have TCA Chemistry) KJC161 • assess(theory) essay (15%), mid-semester test (20%), end-of-semester exam (45%); (practical) practical booklet (10%),practical report (10%)• req Kimball JW, Biology, 6th edn, WC Brown,

Dubuque, 1994.

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%(BHMS 16%)] •sem 2 – 2x1-hr lectures, 2x2-hrpracticals/tutorials weekly • prereq CRA171 • assesspractical assessments (30%), mid-semester test (15%),final theory exam (55%)• req Seeley, Stephens and Tate, Anatomy and

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

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 • Staff Dr DPGeraghty, Dr DG Wright, Ms TA Douglas, Mr RJPhillips, Mr S Tristram •Ltn, int •[27.2%] •full year –3x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial, 2-hr practical weekly• assess practical reports, viva assessments, mid-yearand final exams• req Tortora and Grabowski, Principles of Anatomy

and Physiology, 7th edn, Harper College, NewYork, 1993.

McCance KL and Huether SE, Pathophysiology, TheBiological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children,3rd edn, Mosby, Sydney, 1990.

CRA222 HistopathologyIncludes theoretical studies and practical sessions in:the histological methods used to demonstrate bacterial,viral and fungal infections; infiltrations, endogenous

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pigments; enzyme histochemistry and immuno-cytochemistry; and teaches the microscope recognitionof some disease processes relevant to these.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr BGormley •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereq CRA121• 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%), continu-ous assessment (20%), exam (30%).

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

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr DHeathcote •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 3 hrs practical,2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial weekly • prereq CRA101• assess mid-semester and final exams combined withan assessment of practical reports and a practical exam• req Dacie, Sir JV and Lewis SM, Practical Haematol-

ogy, 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, transporta-tion and storage of specimens for analysis; preparationof laboratory method manuals. The laboratoryinvestigation of the following is also studied: carbohy-drate disorders including diabetes, porphyrin andbilirubin metabolism, renal function, blood in faeces,and renal calculi.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr BRDay, Mr DA Kunde •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 2 hrslecture, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqKJC103 • coreq KJC263 • assess theory and practicalexam, practical reports

• req Kaplan LA and Pesce AJ, Clinical ChemistryTheory, Analysis and Correlation, 2nd edn, Mosby,St Louis, 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% (BHMS 14%)] •sem 1 – 2x1-hrlectures, 2x2-hr practicals/tutorials weekly • prereqCRA172 • assess practical assessments (35%), physiol-ogy test (10%), final theory 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 microbio-logical 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 DPGeraghty, Dr DG Wright, Mr S Tristram, Mr RJ Phillips,Ms TA Douglas •Ltn, int •[18%] •full year – 2x1-hrlectures, 2-hr practical weekly • prereq CRA181 • assesspractical reports, viva assessments, mid-year and finalexaminations• req Totora and Grabowski, Principles of Anatomy

and Physiology, 7th edn, Harper College, NewYork, 1993.



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McCance KL and Huether SE, Pathophysiology, TheBiological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children,3rd edn, Mosby, Sydney, 1990.

CRA283 Human Bioscience StudiesFor details of this unit see page 592.

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

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr BRDay and Mr DA Kunde •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial , 3 hrs practical weekly • prereqcompletion of one year of an approved degree, CRA171• assess theory exams (50%), laboratory reports andassignments (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.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr LSchmidtke •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 (or full year) –2x 2-hr tutorials, 4 wks professional practice • prereqcompletion of 2nd year M3D.

CRA313 Laboratory PracticumRequires students to spend 150 hours (20 days) in apathology laboratory working under the supervision ofqualified medical scientists. These requirements shouldbe met during vacations.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr DHeathcote •Ltn, external •[6.25%] •full year (or sem2) – 4 wks in accredited laboratories • prereq completionof first two years of degree • assess satisfactory reportfrom laboratories.

CRA314 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, Oxford University

Press, Oxford, 1994.

CRA321 ImmunologyGives the students a sound understanding of theimmune system and related health issues. Topicsinclude: defence mechanisms against infextious 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 laboratory identifica-tion and investigations of these conditions.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr DHeathcote •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 3 hrs practical,2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial weekly • prereq CRA231• coreq KJC263 • assess mid-semester and final exams,practical reports and practical exam• req Dacie, Sir JV and Lewis SM, Practical Haematol-

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

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, blood transfu-sion service and the infusion of blood products arecovered in detail. The emphasis in practical work isplaced on routine bench practices, and problem-solvingassignments, simulating problems likely to be encoun-tered in the work place.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr DHeathcote •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 3-hr practical,2-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly • prereq CRA311

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• assess mid-sem and final exams, practical reports andpractical 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.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr STristram •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereq KQA226• assess theory and practical exams, practical reports• 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.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr STristram •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – w hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereq KQA226• assess practical reports; theory and practical exams• req Bailey WR, Bailey and Scott’s Diagnostic

Microbiology, 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.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr BRDay •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hrtutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereq CRA251 • assesspractical and theory exams (50%), laboratory report and

assignments (50%)• req Kaplan LA and Pesce AJ, Clinical Chemistry

Theory, Analysis and Correlation, 2nd edn, Mosby,St Louis, 1989.

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.

• N.B. restricted to students enrolled in M3D • Staff Mr BRDay •Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 2 – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hrtutorial, 3 hrs practical weekly • prereq CRA352 • assesslaboratory reports and assignments (45%), theory andpractical exams (55%)• req Kaplan LA and Pesce AJ, Clinical Chemistry

Theory, Analysis and Correlation, 2nd edn, Mosby,St Louis, 1989.

CRA385 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 Geraghhty, Mr RJ Phillips•Ltn, int •[12.5%] •sem 1 – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial3 hrs practicals weekly • assess final exam (50%),seminar presentation (25%), assignment (25%)• req McCance KL and Heuther SE, Pathophysiology:

The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults andChildren, Mosby, Syudney, 1990.

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

CRA386 Biomedical Science 1(Nutrition & Neurobiolgy)Students obtain an understanding of the energysystems in the human body such as the role ofcarbohydrates and fats in energy conversion, and therole of dietery 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 2 – 2 hrs lecture, 1-hr tutorial3 hrs practicals weekly • assess final theory exam (50%),continuous assessment (50%).



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Pharmacy – Tasmanian School ofPharmacy at Hobart

Bachelor of Pharmacy – course outline

Year 1KRA160 [25%], KYA161 [12.5%], CSA105 [12.5%],

CSA110 [25%], CHG101 [25%]Year 2CBA220 [12%], CJA211 [8%], KRA262 [15%],

CSA200 [28%], CSA201 [28%], CSA220[9%]

Year 3CSA315 [28%], CSA323 [15%], CSA325 [15%],

CSA350 [15%], CSA311 [17%], CSA331[10%]

Year 4 (Honours)CSA400 [100%]

CSA105 Pharmacy in Health CareSeeks to impart an understanding of modern pharmacyand medicine in the Australian community. Studiesinclude: a brief history of disease; the Australian healthcare system and alternative models of national healthcare; basic principles of disease prevention and healthpromotion; biomedical ethics; a consideration of thevarious forms of ‘health’ and ‘ill-health’, and of thedistribution of morbidity and mortality in contempo-rary Australia; biomedical statistics; health careeconomics; pharmacoepidemiology; child development;drug and alcohol studies; library skills and computerliteracy; an introduction to pharmacy practice andpharmaceutical care with assigned reading, visits tohospital and community pharmacy practice sites andcommunity health resources. The lecture course is thesame as CKA105, Community Health and Medicine 1.

• Staff Assoc Prof W Friesen, Mr S Lockwood (Coordi-nators); Dr C Newell, Dr R Rumble, Assoc Prof SMcLean, Dr G Peterson, Assoc Prof A Polack •Hbt, int•[12.5%] •full year – 3 hrs weekly (26 wks) • prereqadmission to Pharmacy • assess 3-hr exam in June(50%), 2-hr exam in Nov (25%), essays and writtenreports in sem 2 (25%)• req Harper AC, The Health of Populations: An

Introduction, 2nd edn, Churchill-livingstone,Melbourne, 1994.

Lovat TJ and Mitchell KR, Bioetheics for Medical andHealth Professionals, Social Science Press,Wentworth Falls, NSW, 1991.

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

CSA110 Pharmaceutical Science 1(Introduction to Drug Sciences)Studies the basic principles of pharmacy practice andintroduces drug disposition. Studies cover: pharmaceu-tical calculations; pharmaceutical formulation anddosage forms; drug absorption, distribution, metabo-lism 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 – 7 hrs weekly (28 wks) • assess Written exams atthe end of sem 1 and 2 (85%); practical work (15%)• req Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and

Handbook, 15th edn, Pharmaceutical Society ofAustralia, 1993.

CSA200 Pharmaceutical Science 2Is an applied study emphasising the physicochemicalprinciples of drug systems and dealing with theformulation of drugs into dosage forms. Studies cover:pharmaceutical systems; quality control and analysis ofpharmaceutical systems; pharmaceutical technology;surface active agents; preservation; pharmaceuticalpackaging; drug stability; extemporaneous dispensing;radiopharmaceuticals; regulatory procedures in drugdevelopment; and pharmacy practice.

• Staff Assoc Prof A Polack, Dr S Aldous •Hbt, int•[28%] •full year – 7 hrs weekly (28 wks) • prereqKRA160, KYA161, CSA110, CHG101 • assess 2-hourexam in June, 3-hour exam in Nov; practical workreports, etc.• req Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and


Martin A, Physical Pharmacy, 4th edn, Lea andFebiger, 1993.

CSA201 PharmacologyIs the study of drugs, emphasising the effects of drugswhich are relevant to their clinical use. (Note: drugdisposition, pharmacokinetics, chemotherapy, and thegeneral principles of pharmacology are covered in otherunits offered by the School of Pharmacy.) Studies cover:autonomic nervous system; central nervous system;cardiovascular system; autacoids; drugs for pain;endocrine pharmacology; and drug development andevaluation.

• Staff Assoc Prof S McLean •Hbt, int •[28%] •fullyear – sem 1: 6 hrs weekly (14 wks); sem 2: 3 hrs weekly(14 wks) • prereq KRA160, KYA161, CSA110, CHG101• coreq CBA220 • assess exam paper at the end of eachsem – sem 1 (25%), sem 2 (75%)• req Rang HP, Dale MM and Ritter JM, Pharmacol-

ogy, 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1995;

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or Katzung BG, Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 6thedn, Lange Medical Publications, 1995.

CSA220 Medicinal ChemistryComplements KRA262, with studies emphasisingchemical structure as a determinant of bothphysicochemical properties and biological activity(including metabolic fate) of drug molecules ofsynthetic and natural origin. The application of suchprinciples to the rational design of new drug moleculesis also examined.

• Staff Dr S Aldous •Hbt, int •[9%] •sem 2 – 4 hrsweekly • prereq KRA160, KYA161, CSA110, CHG101• assess A 3-hour written exam• rdg Nogrady T, Medicinal Chemistry: A Biochemical

Approach, 2nd edn, Oxford Univ Press, NewYork, 1988.

CSA311 Clinical PharmacokineticsStudies 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 theuse of drugs through the practical application ofpharmacokinetics.

Studies cover: formulation factors and therapeuticactivity; route of administration and bioavailability;developments in drug delivery; clinicalpharmacokinetics; therapeutic drug monitoring; druginteractions; sources of inter-patient variability inpharmacokinetics; clinical case studies andpharmacokinetics of specific drugs; and appliedstatistics in health.

• Staff Dr G Peterson, Dr R Rumble •Hbt, int •[17%]•full year – average 3.5 hrs weekly • prereq all year-2BPharm units • assess a 2-hour and a 3-hour exam(85%), practical exercises and statistics assignment(15%).

CSA315 Pharmacy PracticeAttends to professional activities and practical work.Practitioners are invited to deliver some lectures andtutorials. Studies emphasise the professional role of thepharmacist and clinical pharmacy practice. Theyinclude patient counselling and communication skills,dispensing skills, prescription and non-prescriptiondrug use, legal aspects of pharmacy practice, profes-sional issues, and behavioural science. The practicalcomponent covers prescription dispensing, druginteractions, patient counselling and advancedextemporaneous dispensing.

• Staff Dr R Rumble, Assoc Prof A Polack •Hbt, int•[28%] •full year – 7 hrs weekly • prereq all year-2

BPharm units • assess assignments (10%); theory exams(30%); practical exams (60%)• req Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and


Pharmacy Act and Regulations, Tasmanian Govern-ment Printer (students obtain direct).

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

Holland R, When to Refer, Pharmaceutical Society ofAustralia, Canberra, 1993.

Victorian Drug Usage Advisory Committee,Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation:—Analgesic Guidelines, 2nd edn,

— Antibiotic Guidelines, 8th edn,— Cardiovascular Drug Guidelines,— Psychotropic Drug Guidelines, 2nd edn,— Gastrointestinal Drug Guidelines,— Respiratory Drug Guidelines.

CSA323 TherapeuticsComplements other third year units and preparesstudents for clinical teaching placements in patient careby developing clinical knowledge and skills intherapeutics as a basis for providing pharmaceuticalcare to patients. The study of pharmaceutical care helpsthe pharmacist to focus on the patient rather than onthe drug, and to accept shared responsibility withmedical practitioners, nurses and other health profes-sionals for outcomes of patient drug therapy. Throughthe use of case studies, the unit develops an under-standing of disease states as a preface to a study oftherapeutic principles in the management of theconditions. An emphasis is placed on the complexitiesof multiple disease states, and approaches to therapeu-tic decision making in clinical situations.

• Staff Assoc Prof W Friesen, Dr S Aldous, Dr R Rumble•Hbt, int •[15%] •full year – 3 hrs weekly (25 wks)• prereq all year-2 BPharm units • assess exam at the endof each sem• req Victorian Drug Usage Advisory Committee,

Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation: –Cardiovascular Guidelines, 2nd edn.

— Respiratory Drug Guidelines, 1st edn.— Gastrointestinal Drug Guidelines, 1st edn.

CSA325 Infection and OncologyIs a study of antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agentswith an emphasis being placed on drug actions inrelation to their clinical applications. The nature ofinfectious and neoplastic diseases and the rationale fordrug therapy in these conditions are studied usingillustrative case studies. Other topics include theprinciples of infection control, immunopathology,immunotherapy and immunosuppression.



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• Staff Assoc Prof S Aldous, Drs W Friesen and RRumble •Hbt, int •[15%] •full year – 3 hrs weekly (25wks) • prereq all year 2 BPharm units • assess an examat the end of each sem• req Herfindal ET, Gourley DR and Lloyd Hart

L(eds), Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 5thedn, Baltimore.

Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation: –Antibiotic Guidelines, 8th edn.

a Second Year Pharmacology Text.

CSA331 ToxicologyIs the study of the harmful effects of drugs and otherchemicals. Studies cover: general principles of toxicol-ogy; mechanisms of toxicity; systematic toxicology; andtoxic agents.

• Staff Assoc Prof S McLean, Dr S Aldous •Hbt, int•[10%] •full year – 2 hrs weekly • prereq all year 2BPharm units • assess a final exam• rdg Klaassen CD, Casarett LJ and Doull J, Toxicol-

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

Churchill Livingston, 1990.

CSA350 Clinical Pharmacy ResidencyIs a clinical teaching program. Students are rostered,either in small groups or as individuals, to attendvarious teaching sites in hospitals and communitypharmacies throughout the state. Clinical teachingactivities include ward rounds and tutorials, hospitaland community pharmacy practice experience, patientcounselling and case studies. Lectures are delivered onhospital pharmacy topics: application of laboratory datato clinical pharmacy; principles of clinical pharmacypractice; clinical trial design and the reporting ofadverse drug reaction; drug information and patienteducation.

• Staff Mr G Taylor, Ms D Dight, Assoc Prof W Friesen,Dr R Rumble, Ms C Lane (Launceston GeneralHospital), Ms D Aldous (Royal Hobart Hospital) •Hbt,int •[15%] •full year – 2 hrs weekly (25 wks), and 171hrs clinical teaching • prereq all year 2 BPharm units• assess log book, preparation of clinical case reports,pharmacy practice assignments and a final writtenexam.

CSA400 Pharmacy 4 (Honours) Full timeCSA401 Pharmacy 4 (Honours) Part 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 participate in the research

seminar 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%).

CSA500 Graduate Diploma of PharmacyMaster unit code for the diploma.

• prereq Bachelor degree in Pharmacy from anAustralian or New Zealand university or qualificationregarded as equiv, or registration as a pharmacist inAustralia or New Zealand

CSA510 Clinical Pharmacy andTherapeuticsIs based on an organ system structure and builds on theclinical components of the undergraduate course and isdesigned to demonstrate how an integration of aknowledge of disease and symptoms, therapeutics,pharmacokinetics and clinical chemistry can be used indrug use decision making. Application of this knowl-edge in both hospital and community pharmacysettings is explored.

•Hbt, int •[60%] • assess continuous assessment (60%),exam at the end of each semester, (40%)• req Holland R, When to Refer, Pharmaceutical

Society of Australia, Canberra, 1993.Herfindal E, Gourley D, Hart LL (eds), Clinical

Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 5th edn, Williams andWilkins, Sydney, 1992.

Victorian Drug Use Advisory Committee: – AnalgesicGuidelines, 2nd edn.

CSA520 Drug InformationIs a study of all facets of retrieval, critical appraisal andpresentation of drug information, including techniquesfor the evaluation of scientific and medical literature,the evaluation of drugs, clinical trial design andevaluation, presentation of drug information andpoisons information.

•Hbt, int •[10%] • assess assignments (100%).

CSA530 Research ProjectStudents undertake a research project which mayinvolve laboratory work, or a drug use surveillanceproject or other appropriate activity. Students will beinstructed in research design and research reportwriting. A research report of about 5,000 words will be

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required.

•Hbt, int •[15%] • assess research report and viva voceexam.

CSA540 Pharmacy Administration andManagementProvides students with (a) sufficient fundamentalknowledge to allow them to appreciate the complexitiesof managing pharmacy organisations (including privatepractice and hospital pharmacies) and of the humanand financial and material resources which must bemanaged so that a pharmacy can offer a valuableservice at an appropriate cost; and (b) an understandingof the way in which complex organisations such asuniversities, hospitals and professional associations arestructured and the processes through which changeoccurs in such organisations and the means by whichthe responsible individuals interact with Governmentand other external decision makers.

•Hbt, int •[15%] • assess assignment (50%), end-of-sem 2 exam (50%).

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