Sexual Health Across Clinical Contexts

About this topic

Overview

This topic offers a clinical and practical discovery in Sexual Health Care. The focus is on developing excellent communication skills - emphasizing flexibility in different contexts, the avoidance of assumptions and the reduction of stigma. Knowledge of STIs including screening, diagnosis, management and partner notification is the second key part of this topic. This topic would be suited to those with an interest in sexual health (across most fields of medicine and surgery) and those who want to further their communication skills.

Please note minimum quotas apply to this topic

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how to take a sexual history by identifying key attributes and successfully incorporating appropriate language
  • Formulate questions that take into account health, emotional wellbeing, social contexts (rural/regional/urban) and stigma
  • Demonstrate an understanding of STIs Treatment and Management in Australian contexts
  • Apply understandings of society, cultural and contextual constraints on patient's access to Sexual Health Care

Dates and Times

Commences April for a 12-week teaching period.

Teaching and Learning

Sexual Health Across Clinical Contexts (SHACC) is taught with a combination of learning styles. In person (on campus) workshops and tutorials are spread across the topic - the number of days needed to attend onsite is up to 7 days across the 12-week topic.  There is also an element of online group learning spread across the topic.

In-person learning will be provided in Parkville for metropolitan students and in Shepparton for all rural students.  Rural students who do not normally reside  in Shepparton will be supported to attend Shepparton.

Other learning is online and will be directed and self-paced throughout the topic.

Topic administration changes may require alterations to topic schedules which will be communicated to students as soon as possible.

Assessment

For assessment information, refer to the handbook link for MD Discovery 1: Foundation.

Contact Information

For any student queries contact the Student and Programs Coordinator.

Topic Lead: 

A/Prof Siobhan Bourke: siobhan.bourke@unimelb.edu.au

Topic Coordinator: