Undergraduate - UnitPTY1022 - Physiotherapy 2

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Theme 1:

• apply legal and ethical concepts to healthcare practice, clinical research and personal experiences in teaching and learning activities in university and clinical settings;
• reflect on developing professional skills and strategies for improving effectiveness;
• demonstrate effective communication with clients and students from other health and social care disciplines;
• analyse the relationships and professional boundaries of all members of the health care team;
• describe potential risks to health and well-being as an undergraduate student and as a future healthcare provider;
• implement strategies to identify and manage potential or actual risks to individual and peer health and well-being;

Theme 2:

• identify social, economic and environmental determinants that affect health;
• describe and discuss the health care services and facilities available;
• identify potential issues that relate to service delivery in the rural sector;
• explore health promotion strategies that address the National Health priority areas of musculoskeletal conditions;
• incorporate health promotion principles into the clinical reasoning process;
• analyse personal determinants of health and develop, implement and evaluate a self-management program;

Theme 3:

• outline the phases of the human lifespan;
• demonstrate knowledge of anatomy of the spine and upper limb;
• describe the biomechanics and kinesiology of the spine and upper limb;
• describe the physiology of the peripheral nerves, effects of damage to these structures and mechanisms of repair;
• summarise the phenomenon and mechanism of referred pain;
• explain the theory of electrical stimulation and ultrasound including therapeutic effects and safety considerations;

Theme 4:

• apply the principles of biomechanics and kinesiology to the management of the cervical and lumbar spine and the upper limb;
• perform physical examination of the spine and upper limb;
• perform physiotherapy management skills for the upper limb;
• distinguish between local and referred pain;
• describe the signs and symptoms of joint disease and distinguish between infection and inflammation;
• interpret basic normal and pathological radiographs of the spine and upper limb across the lifespan;
• apply the principles of splinting and cast making to construct an upper limb splint;
• demonstrate skills in prescribing and instructing a group exercise class for a healthy population;
• simulate selected dysfunctions and disabilities to aid in the learning of empathy and the understanding of physical problems;
• demonstrate correct body positioning during manual handling in accordance with Workcover legislation;
• adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
• assess the environment for any risks to personal and client safety;
• compare the roles of urban and rural practitioners;
• apply electrophysical agents in a safe and effective manner;

Theme 5:

• demonstrate appropriate use of basic statistical notation and concepts;
• create simple graphs in excel;
• describe the features of normally distributed data ;
• demonstrate the ability to calculate errors in point estimates;
• define hypothesis testing;
• demonstrate competence in utilising and interpreting the t and z statistics and;
• calculate and interpret the effect size index.

Upon completion of the Inter-professional activity students will be able to:

• Recognise the importance of location to health and health service delivery;
• Describe and discuss the health and community services and facilities available in a rural location;
• Begin to recognise how rural health differs across gender, age, race and sexual orientation; and
• Compare and contrast rural and metropolitan physiotherapy experiences.