PTY2042 · Physiotherapy 4

Overview

PTY2042 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 investigates the evolution of health promotion, its inherent values and assumptions. • 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. Theme 1: Personal and Professional Development • Identify the issues surrounding care and treatment of the patient with stable or progressive neurological disease; • Demonstrate a range of strategies that enable effective communication with clients with stable or progressive neurological disease and their caregivers; • Identify and explain the life-time burden imposed on people with chronic disability and their families; • Distinguish and compare the roles and responsibilities of the physiotherapist and other members of the health care team in the management of the patient with stable or progressive neurological disease.
2. Theme 2: Population, Society and Health • Discuss and compare a range of health promotion theories of change ranging from an individual to population-wide focus; • Summarise the medical, behavioural and socio-environmental approaches to health promotion; • Devise strategies for integrating health promotion into a selected area of health and social care practice, and across a range of settings; • Design and present a community-based health promotion program that addresses selected components of a health promotion model.
3. Theme 3: Fundamental Knowledge in Health Science • Explain the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the neurological systems; • Describe pathology and mechanisms of recovery of central and peripheral nervous system diseases; • Describe the principles of intervention for neurological disorders; • Identify the principles of motor skill acquisition across the lifespan.
4. Theme 4: Applied Practice • Conduct an interview and physical examination of the patient with neurological dysfunction; • Identify, evaluate and demonstrate appropriate management techniques relevant to the neurological patient across the lifespan; • Analyse factors contributing to abnormal function in the person with neurological impairments; • Demonstrate appropriate manual handling and positioning of self and client at all times, utilising principles of risk minimisation.
5. Theme 5: Research • Demonstrate key procedural steps required to conduct a systematic review in order to answer a review question; • Describe common statistical methods used to report treatment effects; • Perform key aspects of data synthesis (e.g. narrative / meta-analysis) using accessible statistical software; • Describe the role of clinical practice guidelines in the delivery of evidence-based physiotherapy practice and methods used for their critical appraisal.

Workload

Workload is approximately 8 hours of lectures and seminars, and 10 hours of tutorials which includes case-based learning, clinicals skills, masterclasses and applied anatomy sessions. You will also be expected to undertake private study and preparation in addition to assigned self-directed study related to the material in the weekly study guide and further required reading.

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