PTY1022 · Physiotherapy 2

Overview

PTY1022 is an integrated unit based on the 5 themes of the physiotherapy curriculum. • Theme 1: Personal and Professional Development focuses on development of personal and professional attributes which assist transition from student to physiotherapist. • Theme 2: Population, Society and Health relates primarily to healthcare service delivery in the rural sector and behaviour change. • Theme 3: Fundamental Knowledge of Health Science provides the knowledge which underpins physiotherapy practice. • Theme 4: Applied practice develops clinical competencies integral to physiotherapy practice. • Theme 5: Research focuses on the ability to locate and evaluate research as a foundation for evidence based practice.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Apply legal and ethical concepts to healthcare practice, clinical research and personal learning experiences
2. Demonstrate effective professional communication with clients and health care professionals in a simulated environment
3. Implement strategies to identify and manage risk for self and others, particularly in regards to issues that may influence fitness to practice
4. Recognise the role of health promotion strategies that address musculoskeletal conditions
5. Review and critique community and personal determinants of health, and develop, implement and evaluate a program of health enhancement
6. Evaluate the social, economic and environmental determinants of health
7. Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and kinesiology of the spine and upper limb
8. Describe the pathophysiology of common conditions affecting the spine and upper limb
9. Describe the pathophysiology of the peripheral nervous system
10. Explain mechanisms underlying neurological symptoms, including the perception of pain
11. Apply an appropriate physiotherapy assessment of conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine and the upper limb
12. Apply appropriate physiotherapy management to conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine and the upper limb
13. Plan and implement a group exercise class for a healthy population
14. Maintain a safe and effective workplace, and minimise risk to both therapist and client
15. Apply electrophysical agents in a safe and effective manner
16. Demonstrate reflection and self-evaluation in order to support development of communication and professional practice
17. Describe characteristics of data and foundation statistical principles that underpin common research methodologies
18. Describe the steps involved in hypothesis testing and identify how these may be answered via common statistical tests
19. Describe how to conduct and interpret basic data operations and statistical analyses using accessible software

Workload

6-8 hours of lectures, 10-11 hours of tutorials including case-based learning, clinical skills, applied anatomy, physiotherapy theory, research, health enhancement program, and inter-professional education. You will also be expected to undertake private study and preparation in addition to timetabled sessions. 10 hours of self-directed study are expected each week. You are required to attend a minimum of 80% of each type of on-campus tutorial sessions (e.g. clinical skills, case-based learning)

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.