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PHTY5500: Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice I
2024 unit information
This unit will introduce students to the physiotherapy profession starting with a week-long Professional Immersion. Students will meet staff, clinicians, researchers, and peers and attend workshops and activities to promote a sense of community and professional identity. Topics such as communication, building a learning portfolio, reflective practice, and the importance of familiarising oneself with regulatory agencies and professional bodies are covered. The unit places a strong emphasis on case and problem-based learning, evidence-based practice, and patient-centred care. Models of healthcare as well as social determinants of health and disease are explored, and WHO ICF-Framework is used to promote patient-centred care. Through problem-based learning and simple patient scenarios, students develop skills in clinical reasoning, critical thinking, safe clinical and practical skills, and evidence appraisal. Further, their understanding of biomedical sciences such as functional anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology will be strengthened. Students will gain foundation knowledge and clinical skills in integrated themes of musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, neurological, and other body systems with an emphasis on the role of exercise and physical activity in preventing health issues. They will also be introduced to pharmacological interventions that may impact patient management plans. Students' knowledge and skills will be further consolidated via regular simulated clinical practice.
Unit details and rules
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Movement Sciences
| Code | PHTY5500 |
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| Academic unit | Movement Sciences |
| Credit points | 24 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Discuss and contrast different models of health care and explain their potential impacts in the context of the social determinants of health.
- LO2. Identify and describe regulatory requirements for physiotherapy in Australia and comply with the standards of practice and professional behaviour of an AHPRA registered physiotherapy student.
- LO3. Demonstrate adequate and developing communication skills that seek to develop rapport, trust, and empathy while maintaining professional boundaries tailored to individuals.
- LO4. Identify and describe the concept of cultural capability and embed principles of cultural safety in interactions with peers and educators.
- LO5. Recognise and affirm the historical context, culture, and diversity which impact healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- LO6. Describe and apply foundational knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and biomechanics in simple clinical scenarios in physiotherapy practice.
- LO7. Analyse and describe biomechanics for a variety of activities in healthy populations and in people with health conditions.
- LO8. Describe and apply the principles of safety and quality in healthcare, and care of self and others.
- LO9. Safely and professionally plan and conduct a basic physiotherapy assessment.
- LO10. Demonstrate novice/emerging clinical reasoning skills and identify theoretical and practical models informing reasoning.
- LO11. Formulate appropriate, patient-centred management plans for simple clinical scenarios and demonstrate relevant treatment techniques.
- LO12. Identify and describe the impact of sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity on health, in order to develop safe and effective exercise and physical activity interventions.
- LO13. Describe evidence-based philosophy including components of evidence-based practice (EBP) and demonstrate information gathering skills to assist in informed clinical decision making.
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