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Module 8: Kidney Disorders, Technology and Evaluation

Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example:
hearing loss
visual disorders
loss of kidney function
Investigate technologies that are used to assist with the effects of a disorder, including but not limited to: (ACSBL100)
hearing loss: cochlear implants, bone conduction implants, hearing aids
visual disorders: spectacles, laser surgery
loss of kidney function: dialysis
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Evaluate the effectiveness of a technology that is used to manage and assist with the effects of a disorder (ACSBL100)

Module 8: Eye Disorders and Technology

Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example:
visual disorders
Investigate technologies that are used to assist with the effects of a disorder, including but not limited to: (ACSBL100)
visual disorders: spectacles, laser surgery
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Module 8: Ear Disorders and Technology

Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example:
hearing loss
Investigate technologies that are used to assist with the effects of a disorder, including but not limited to: (ACSBL100)
hearing loss: cochlear implants, bone conduction implants, hearing aids
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Module 8: Effectiveness of Epidemiology, Public Health Campaigns and Genetic Engineering

Evaluate, using examples, the benefits of engaging in an epidemiological study
Use secondary sources to evaluate the effectiveness of current disease-prevention methods and develop strategies for the prevention of a non-infectious disease, including but not limited to:
educational programs and campaigns 
genetic engineering
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Module 8:Epidemiology and Non-Infectious Disease Treatment

analyse patterns of non-infectious diseases in populations, including their incidence and prevalence, including but not limited to: – nutritional diseases – diseases caused by environmental exposure
Investigate the treatment/management, and possible future directions for further research, of a non-infectious disease using an example from one of the non-infectious diseases categories listed above  
Evaluate the method used in an example of an epidemiological study
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Module 8: Water Balance in Plants and Non-infectious Disease Causes and Effects

Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:
mechanisms in plants that allow water balance to be maintained 
investigate the causes and effects of non-infectious diseases in humans, including but not limited to:
genetic diseases
diseases caused by environmental exposure
nutritional diseases
cancer
Collect and represent data to show the incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of non-infectious diseases, for example:      
nutritional diseases
diseases caused by environmental exposure
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Module 8: Hormonal and Neural Pathways

Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:
internal coordination systems that allow homeostasis to be maintained, including hormones and neural pathways (ACSBL112, ACSBL113, ACSBL114)
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Module 8: Endotherm Adaptations for Homeostasis

Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:
trends and patterns in behavioural, structural and physiological adaptations in endotherms that assist in maintaining homeostasis
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Module 8: Negative Feedback Loops and Homeostasis

Construct and interpret negative feedback loops that show homeostasis by using a range of sources, including but not limited to: (ACSBL101, ACSBL110, ACSBL111)
temperature (ACSBL098)
glucose
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Module 7: Interpreting Data, Predicting and Controlling Disease and Aboriginal Bush Medicine.

Interpret data relating to the incidence and prevalence of infectious disease in populations, for example:
mobility of individuals and the portion that are immune or immunised
Malaria or Dengue Fever in South East Asia
Evaluate historical, culturally diverse and current strategies to predict and control the spread of disease
 
Investigate the contemporary application of Aboriginal protocols in the development of particular medicines and biological materials in Australia and how recognition and protection of Indigenous cultural and intellectual property is important, for example:
Bush medicine
Smoke bush in Western Australia
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