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92845 Primary Health Care

UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health: Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level: Postgraduate

Result Type: Grade and marks

Handbook description

This subject examines the systems in place to prevent and manage a chronic disease such as diabetes. These include the Chronic Care Model, the Enhanced Primary Care Program, the National Integrated Diabetes Program and Clinical Information Strategies. Throughout this subject primary health care concepts are used as a theoretical backdrop for understanding these programs as well as appreciating the therapeutic relationship between diabetes educators and those for whom they provide care. The common psychological experiences in diabetes and their management are examined from an individual and family perspective. This subject broadens students' orientation to helping people manage and cope with diabetes by emphasising a self-management model of care. Self management is recognised as a way of preventing disease progression, reducing hospital admissions and the costs both direct and indirect of the disease. The barriers to optimal self management are explored and strategies to support self management addressed.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  1. outline and discuss key primary health concepts and strategies
  2. integrate primary health concepts and strategies into diabetes education and management
  3. discuss the relationship between health status, health services and key social, economic, political and environmental factors
  4. demonstrate the centrality of interpersonal relationships in educating people about diabetes
  5. understand the importance of self-management in diabetes management
  6. develop a self-management plan for an individual with diabetes
  7. appropriately use skills in interviewing and counselling for individuals and small groups
  8. outline ways of mobilising support systems to facilitate positive health outcomes in diabetes education
  9. discuss the complex role of the diabetes educator
  10. outline the relationships between empowerment, autonomy, choice, motivation and compliance.

Content

  • Primary health care as a philosophy
  • Therapeutic relationships
  • Chronic disease self-management
  • Support systems
  • The role of the diabetes educator