Applied Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology - SWCH9017

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine

School: School of Women's and Children's Health

Course Outline: http://wch.med.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate-obstetrics-gynaecology

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0

Enrolment Requirements:

Women's Health Medicine program only (7014 & 9014)

Excluded: SWCH9001

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course aims to provide an indepth understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the Reproductive system of both males and females. This course is a core course for Program 9014- Masters of Women's Health Medicine. The focus of this course is on the practical application of reproductive anatomy and physiology to common clinical situations. It is likely to be most relevant to those working primarily in a reproductive health setting-in particular gynaecologists in training, sexual health physicians, primary care physicians and family planning practitioners as well as nurses, counselors and scientists with a special interest in this field.

The Course will cover 6 topics:
  • Signals and Targets-hormones, receptors and end-organs
  • The Menstrual Cycle
  • Fertility, pregnancy and sexual differentiation
  • Puberty and Reproductive ageing
  • The male reproductive organs and spermatogenesis
  • Sexual Function and Dysfunction
This Course is delivered entirely online. An online assessment (by Multiple Choice Questionnaire) completed at the end of each module contributes to the overall assessment. The remainder of the assessment will be determined by essay/s related to the topics covered during the Course.

Course Aims


This course aims to provide a basic grounding in the anatomy and physiology of the
reproductive system of both males and females. The focus of this course is on the
practical application of reproductive anatomy and physiology to clinical situations
using examples and case studies commonly encountered in practice.

Learning Outcomes


At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
  1. Identify and explain both normal and pathological processes of the male and female systems reproductive
  2. Describe the interrelationships between various hormonal systems ( both male and female) and their effect on reproduction
  3. Apply their knowledge and understanding of human reproductive physiology to situations likely to be encountered in clinical practice
  4. Apply their knowledge and understanding of the anatomy of both male and female reproductive organs to situations likely to be encountered in clinical practice
  5. Identify the challenges facing those working in the field of reproductive health in the 21st century and develop strategies to meet those challenges
  6. Translate the more complex issues encountered in reproductive health into terms more easily understood by patients, their partners and carers

Prescribed Rescources


Marc A. Frtz, Leon Soeroff, Clinical Gynaecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore USA - 8th edition