Cancer cell biology, radiobiology, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy. History taking and clinical assessment. Evidence based treatment and toxicities of breast, prostate, cervix/endometrial and colo-rectal sites. Symptom management.
| Paper title | Applied Radiation Therapy Advanced Practice |
|---|---|
| Paper code | RADT401 |
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2020 |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,857.50 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $10,363.00 |
- Restriction
- RADX 401
- Limited to
- PGCertHealSc
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about Radiation Therapy
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship,
communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy,
information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On the completion of this paper the successful student will be able to
- Discuss the principles of radiobiology for healthy and cancerous tissues
- Discuss the relevance of effective history taking and clinical assessment
- Demonstrate knowledge of current evidence-based treatments for breast, prostate, cervix/endometrial and colo-rectal cancers
- Evaluate the toxicities and symptom management that may occur with treatments to the breast, prostate, cervix/endometrial and colo-rectal cancers
- Evaluate a range of case studies of patients with breast, or prostate, or cervix/endometrial, or colo-rectal cancers and discuss the choice of treatment
- Demonstrate the importance of reflective practice in the clinical setting
Timetable
Cancer cell biology, radiobiology, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy. History taking and clinical assessment. Evidence based treatment and toxicities of breast, prostate, cervix/endometrial and colo-rectal sites. Symptom management.
| Paper title | Applied Radiation Therapy Advanced Practice |
|---|---|
| Paper code | RADT401 |
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2021 |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,889.00 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $10,776.75 |
- Restriction
- RADX 401
- Limited to
- PGCertHealSc
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about Radiation Therapy
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, scholarship,
communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy,
information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On the completion of this paper the successful student will be able to
- Discuss the principles of radiobiology for healthy and cancerous tissues
- Discuss the relevance of effective history taking and clinical assessment
- Demonstrate knowledge of current evidence-based treatments for breast, prostate, cervix/endometrial and colo-rectal cancers
- Evaluate the toxicities and symptom management that may occur with treatments to the breast, prostate, cervix/endometrial and colo-rectal cancers
- Evaluate a range of case studies of patients with breast, or prostate, or cervix/endometrial, or colo-rectal cancers and discuss the choice of treatment
- Demonstrate the importance of reflective practice in the clinical setting
