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Units PHTY5207 Semester 1b 2020 [Normal day]

Unit of study_

PHTY5207: Physiotherapy Health Care and Society

Semester 1b, 2020 [Normal day] - Cumberland, Sydney

Overview

This unit of study comprises four integrated modules consisting of the delivery of preventative and rehabilitative physiotherapy services in selected populations and complex patient-centred healthcare in society. Specifically, the delivery of physiotherapy services will be addressed in: sport and recreation; occupational health; and community health.. In physiotherapy in sport and recreation, students will assess sports-related injury and design programs to prevent and manage complex injuries sustained during sport and recreational activities. The occupational health module will apply a risk management approach to the role of physiotherapy in work injury prevention and occupational rehabilitation. The community health module will address the contribution of physiotherapy to the management of particular population groups who receive health care in community settings; e.g. indigenous populations and rural/remote populations. The fourth module will comprise hand therapy.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	PHTY5207
Academic unit
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	PHTY5203 and PHTY5204 and PHTY5201
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Mi-Joung Lee, mi-joung.lee@sydney.edu.au
Guest lecturer(s)	Rosemary Prosser-Berriman, rosemary.prosser-berriman@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Mairwen Jones, mairwen.jones@sydney.edu.au
	Jane Grayson, jane.grayson@sydney.edu.au
	Alison Harmer, alison.harmer@sydney.edu.au
	Sarah Dennis, sarah.dennis@sydney.edu.au
	Trudy Rebbeck, trudy.rebbeck@sydney.edu.au
	Susan Coulson, susan.coulson@sydney.edu.au
	Robert Boland, robert.boland@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam	Written exam MCQ and short and/or long written responses	75%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Presentation and handout Online Case study presentation	25%	Week 13	15 minutes, 1 page
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ? = group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Presentation and handout: Students will select their groups from within their tutorial groups during the week 1 tutorial. Case studies will be assigned to each group and posted on Canvas by Friday of week 1. You must complete all the assessment tasks to pass the entire unit. Failure to complete any assessment item will result in you being awarded a Fail grade, regardless of your cumulative marks in the unit of study.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	1.Introduction to PHTY5207 /Role of the sports physiotherapist; 2. Common Sporting Injuries; 3 Serious and catastrophic sporting injuries; 4. Sports related concussion	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 01	Event day management - the role of a sports physiotherapist	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	5. Pediatrics in Sport; 6. Working with female athletes; 7. Prevention of workplace injury: Ergonomics in the workplace; 8. Prevention of workplace injury: Risk assessment and management	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 02	Exercise prescription and return to sport	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	9 & 10. Whiplash assessment and management;11 & 12. Chronic pain: comorbidities and risk factors, implications for management and assessment tools	Lecture (4 hr)
	Putting ergonomics and work injury management into practice;	Tutorial (2 hr)
	Whiplash assessment and management	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	13 & 14. Hand therapy assessment and management; 15 & 16. Primary care assessment and management of soft tissue conditions of the wrist and hand	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 04	Hand therapy assessment, management including splinting	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	17. Introduction to community care; 18. Cultural competence in healthcare; 19. Health education and promotion; 20. Exercise management in type 2 diabetes;	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 06	21. Physiotherapy in men’s health; 22. Physiotherapy in mental health; 23 & 24. Physiotherapy in women’s health;	Lecture (4 hr)
Week 06	Physiotherapy for Indigenous person with chronic condition and cultural competency	Tutorial (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lectures in this unit of study. Students are required to attend ALL tutorials in this unit of study. If the student fails to attend a minimum of 90% of tutorials for the unit of study, the Dean, Head of School, or Professor most concerned may determine that a student fails a unit of study because of inadequate tutorial attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 90%.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. understand the role and responsibility of physiotherapists working with sporting populations
LO2. recognise how to manage common injuries and facilitate a successful return to sport
LO3. understand the role of physiotherapists in the management of serious and catastrophic injuries
LO4. recognise factors unique to different populations of the sporting community, including female, older, and young athletes
LO5. demonstrate a clear understanding of the work, health and safety risk management process and regulatory framework by applying an evidenced based and practical approach
LO6. apply the principles of hand therapy in the assessment and management of common conditions of the hand and wrist
LO7. conduct a physical examination on a person with a condition or injury affecting the hand or wrist, including ‘special’ orthopaedic tests for specific hand conditions, goniometric measurements and manual muscle testing
LO8. describe clinical presentation and treatment approaches to common conditions affecting the hand and wrist
LO9. explore the variety of roles that physiotherapists can fulfil in a range of community settings and clients
LO10. recognise the importance of cultural sensitivity when working with indigenous Australians
LO11. detail the different work environments in rural and remote practice (i.e. base hospital, district hospitals, multi-purpose service and private practice environments in New South Wales)
LO12. understand the role of physiotherapists in the education of women and men, the exercise industry and other health professionals.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Following changes will be made in response to student feedback. All lecture contents will be updated to include more recent literature. The complex case study will use the enote system to expose students in the eHealth system. More quizzes will be uploaded to assist students in preparing their final assessment.

Additional information

Student Administration Manual on the Faculty of Health Sciences

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Late submission

Academic integrity

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Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

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Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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