Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to equip the learner with the theory and knowledge necessary to understand human responses to health and illness. In this course, particular emphasis is placed on exploring normal physiology, relational anatomy and on understanding the pathophysiology underlying illness and injury in the human body. The pathophysiology of common acute and chronic conditions found in the Canadian population is a focus. In addition, the influence of individual client characteristics such as age, gender, social history, ethnic background and psychological responses to illness will be examined. Because the emphasis is on clinical application of this knowledge, case studies are used extensively. Learners will examine the relationship between knowledge and practice with an emphasis on understanding normal and abnormal human adaptive processes. This course is offered in an online format.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Describe normal human anatomy in relation to specific clinical conditions.
- Explain mechanisms used by the human body to support homeostasis in the context of specific clinical conditions.
- Articulate the evolving and contextual nature of knowledge about human physiology and pathophysiology.
- Analyze the multi-system impact of selected human pathophysiological conditions.
- Compare and contrast normal and abnormal human responses to illness that consider individuals' meaning of the health/illness experience.
Effective as of Winter 2007
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