CHI109: Chiropractic Skills and Principles I

This unit introduces students to the history of the Learned Professions and the chiropractic profession within the context of the 19th century health care system. The unit examines Chiropractic/Medical relations and factors contributing the turbulent nature thereof. It also examines various types of doctor/patient relationships including: doctor centred care and patient centred care. Practical sessions develop the students' psychomotor skills in palpation by exploring: surface anatomy and joint palpation. Basic health, physical examination and fitness assessments are introduced.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 3 hours per week; laboratories: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil.
Exclusions	CHI124 Principles of Sports Science.
School	School of Chiropractic and Sports Science
Unit Coordinator	Dr Keith Simpson Position: Snr Lecturer Clinical Chiropractic E-mail: k.simpson@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 1.011 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6324
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Keith Simpson Snr Lecturer Clinical Chiropractic (k.simpson@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6324 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 1.011 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)