MWC5210 Burns and scar management
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MWC5210 Burns and scar management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before MWC5210
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MWC5210
No unit lists MWC5210 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: (PGW5201 or MWC5201) and (PGW5202 or MWC5202) and (PGW5203 or MWC5203) AND (PGW5204 or MWC5204)
Overview
Individuals with burn injuries present with unique and complex care needs that require a multidisciplinary approach to address the physical and psychological needs. This unit explores the causes of burn injuries, first aid and subsequent management and interventions to minimise complications such as scarring and contractures. Scar formation and management are investigated in detail including complications (both physical and psychological) that arise from scarring.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | De |
Assessment
- Minor assignment 120%
- Minor assignment 220%
- Major assignmentCompetency hurdle40%
- Online discussions20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Discuss immediate first aid and emergency management and its impact on a burn injury.
- 2
Integrate burn assessment, topical or surgical management options, pain control and nutritional support into a management plan for a patient with a burn injury.
- 3
Examine potential complications associated with burn injury and suggest how these could be prevented.
- 4
Critically evaluate scar management interventions including medical/surgical management, pressure therapy, massage, silicone, exercise and splinting and demonstrate their appropriate use.
- 5
Identify potential barriers that might impact on a patient's concordance with scar management interventions and make recommendations for overcoming these.
- 6
Investigate the psychosocial impact of a significant scar on the individual's quality of life.
- 7
Examine long term consequences of burn injury for the individual, carer/family members and health care professionals.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in online discussions or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.
Learning resources
Technology resources
For information on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) specifications, technology requirements, as well as systems and services available to students, review the Student Technology Essentials Handbook https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1041220/student-it-brochure.pdf
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MWC5210?
MWC5210 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MWC5210 offered?
In 2023, MWC5210 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is MWC5210?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MWC5210 have an exam?
No. MWC5210 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.