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PHTY5208: Advanced Physiotherapy Practice
2024 unit information
This unit of study will include three modules: advanced musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary modules incorporating advanced clinical reasoning addressing complex patient-centred healthcare. The modules will enable students to develop their skills in analysing and planning management of patients with complex musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary problems. The musculoskeletal module will include advanced manual therapy assessment and treatment including high velocity manipulative techniques. The neurological module will focus on management of spinal cord injuries. Students are required to source and integrate material from core areas of musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and neurological physiotherapy as well as background sciences. Specific emphasis will be placed on fostering development of independent and eLearning skills as well as development of critical analysis skills to improve healthcare provision. Students will be expected to evaluate the scientific basis and ethical, legal and practical implications of physiotherapy interventions within the context of interprofessional team care and global health priorities.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Movement Sciences
| Code | PHTY5208 |
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| Academic unit | Movement Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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PHTY5206 and PHTY5197 and PHTY5201 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Safely and competently perform advanced manual therapy techniques including selected high velocity manipulation procedures.
- LO2. 2. Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning for patients with complex problems by being able to: a. analyse the nature of the patient’s problems and the pathological mechanisms proposed for the problems. b. discuss and evaluate the effects of interactions between the pathological mechanisms and predict likely consequences c. propose intervention(s) for the patient’s problems. d. discuss the theoretical rationale(s) for intervention(s) and evaluate evidence for their effectiveness. e. identify how interventions would need to be modified in light of the patient’s multisystem problems and provide rationale for the modification(s). f. discuss how and when effects of intervention would be evaluated, the rationale underlying the evaluation and how results of evaluation might then modify intervention. g. identify and justify other health care services to which the patient should be referred.
Unit availability
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Intensive November 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2a 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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