Integrated Community Care unit (CAA606)

Online

Introduction

This unit focuses on contemporary clinical practice within community and urgent care settings, encompassing a mix of low-acuity, acute and chronic presentations. You will explore how population health needs, equity considerations and local service context shape the delivery of primary health care. Building on your clinical assessment and diagnostic skills, the unit focuses on applying evidence-based approaches to develop safe, consumer-centred management plans and care pathways for both acute and chronic conditions managed in community and urgent care settings. A strong communication focus runs throughout the unit: You will evaluate how advanced interpersonal and interprofessional communication supports coordinated and shared care, particularly when navigating integrated care pathways or working across multiple providers. Across the modules, you will consider how determinants of health, service access and collaborative practice influence care quality, safety and outcomes. 

Summary

Unit name	Integrated Community Care
Unit code	CAA606
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Paramedicine and Public Safety
Discipline	Paramedicine
Coordinator	Mr Adam Clegg
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	06/07/2026	28/07/2026	31/08/2026	25/10/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Evaluate population and community needs and how they are addressed equitably by primary health care services.
• Integrate ethics and cultural safety to guide complex decision making.
• Develop evidence-based, collaborative care plans and management pathways appropriate for relevant health conditions.
• Articulate interpersonal and interprofessional communication to enhance integrated, coordinated and shared care within community or urgent care settings.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
060101	$1,694.00	$1,694.00	not applicable	$1,738.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

CAA500 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Practice AND CAA501 Clinical Examination and Diagnostics for Advanced Practice

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	10 hours per week Self-directed learning
Assessment	Case-based clinical analysis (20%)|Integrated Clinical Practice Portfolio (40%)|Interactive Oral Assessment (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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