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PHTY5201: Physiotherapy across the Lifespan
2024 unit information
This unit of study comprises two modules consisting of the delivery of preventative and rehabilitative physiotherapy services across the lifespan in selected populations and settings. Specifically, the delivery of physiotherapy services will be addressed in: paediatrics and ageing and health. In the paediatrics module students will become aware of the changes which occur from infancy through to maturity in neuromotor, musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary development and will address issues related to physiotherapy intervention in children with potential dysfunction in those systems. The emphasis of this module will be on problem solving relevant clinical scenarios via an approach of clinical reasoning. In considering the older population, students will explore strategies to maintain and improve the health of older people and to support them within their community if they do develop illness or disease. Specifically, they will look at topics such as falls screening and prevention and the coordination of health, social and other services to assist older people.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Movement Sciences
| Code | PHTY5201 |
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| Academic unit | Movement Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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PHTY5197 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Bachelor's Degree Level study in human anatomy, human physiology, neuroscience, psychology and exercise physiology is essential |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of the roles of the various professionals, including physiotherapists, who work in the area of aged care and have a working knowledge of relevant legislation pertaining to management of older people with health needs
- LO2. explain how older people are managed in a variety of residential and hospital settings, and the services that are available for them
- LO3. identify factors that may place an individual at risk of falling, perform assessment of such risks, discuss the acute and chronic effects of falls, and derive programs, based on best practice guidelines, to minimise falls risk in older people, and to treat individuals who have sustained a fall
- LO4. examine the potential effects of cognitive decline in older people
- LO5. understand the key issues around such areas as elder abuse and palliative care in the ageing population
- LO6. demonstrate an understanding of the roles that physiotherapists and other health professionals play in amputation and burns management.
- LO7. solve relevant paediatric clinical problems accessing appropriate resources and using a process of clinical reasoning
- LO8. demonstrate an understanding of typical growth and development from birth to adolescence, and discuss the occurrence of variations in typical development and possible reasons for these
- LO9. describe the potential impact of atypical development on the skeletal, respiratory, and neurological systems
- LO10. identify the potential psychosocial impact of illness, disease, and/or disability on a child, their family, and their community
- LO11. understand how to communicate with children and families, taking into account cultural diversity
- LO12. understand and know the professional responsibilities and ethical conduct when working with paediatric patients and their families
- LO13. select paediatric physiotherapy interventions based on the best evidence available, and identify how the intervention would be managed and evaluated
- LO14. describe a plan of management for a paediatric problem that also recognises the potential role of other health practitioners.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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