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PTY1022

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 26 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

24 points, SCA Band 2, 0.500 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Physiotherapy

Coordinator(s)

Ms Jo-Anne Corbett, Ms Jodie Dakic

Offered

Peninsula

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

PTY1022 is an integrated unit based on the 5 themes of the physiotherapy curriculum.

  • Theme 1: Personal and Professional Development focuses on development of personal and professional attributes which assist transition from student to physiotherapist.
  • Theme 2: Population, Society and Health relates primarily to healthcare service delivery in the rural sector and behaviour change.
  • Theme 3: Fundamental Knowledge of Health Science provides the knowledge which underpins physiotherapy practice.
  • Theme 4: Applied practice develops clinical competencies integral to physiotherapy practice.
  • Theme 5: Research focuses on the ability to locate and evaluate research as a foundation for evidence based practice.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Theme 1:

  1. Apply legal and ethical concepts to healthcare practice, clinical research and personal learning experiences;
  2. Demonstrate effective professional communication with clients and health care professionals in a simulated environment;
  3. Implement strategies to identify and manage risk for self and others, particularly in regards to issues that may influence fitness to practice

Theme 2: Population, Society and Health

  1. Recognise the role of health promotion strategies that address musculoskeletal conditions;
  2. Review and critique community and personal determinants of health, and develop, implement and evaluate a program of health enhancement;
  3. Evaluate the social, economic and environmental determinants of health relative to the local community through participation in an interprofessional volunteer activity.

Theme 3: Fundamental Knowledge of Health Sciences

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and kinesiology of the spine and upper limb;
  2. Describe the pathophysiology of common conditions affecting the spine and upper limb;
  3. Describe the pathophysiology of the peripheral nervous system;
  4. Explain mechanisms underlying neurological symptoms, including the perception of pain;

Theme 4: Applied Practice

  1. Apply an appropriate physiotherapy assessment of conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine and the upper limb;
  2. Apply appropriate physiotherapy management to conditions of the cervical and lumbar spine and the upper limb;
  3. Plan and implement a group exercise class for a healthy population;
  4. Maintain a safe and effective workplace, and minimise risk to both therapist and client;
  5. Apply electrophysical agents in a safe and effective manner;
  6. Demonstrate reflection and self-evaluation in order to support development of communication and professional practice;

Theme 5: Research

  1. Interpret the characteristics of data in order to perform appropriate statistical analysis and hypothesis testing - including the normal distribution, calculation of error around point estimates, the t and z statistic, and theeffect size index;
  2. Apply the appropriate use of statistical notation and interpret basic statistical terms;
  3. Execute basic statistical operations using software such as excel and GraphPad.

Assessment

Assessment in PTY1022 will be both formative and summative.

Formative assessment tasks include:
Online learning tasks.
Hurdle requirements include;
attendance at 80% of tutorials and practical sessions;
attendance and participation in the Inter-professional volunteer experience;
completion of 'Apply First Aid'
Professional conduct
students are required to demonstrate professional behaviour in communication (written or verbal) with department staff and clinical educators in order to pass the unit.

Summative assessment tasks:
Written assignments (32.5%)
Practical assignments (37.5%)
End of semester written examination (3 hours) (30%)
All assessment tasks must be completed to a pass grade standard to complete this unit.

Workload requirements

Workload is 7.5 hours of lectures, 6.5 hours of tutorials and 4 hours of client centred learning (small group teaching), 2 hours of supported learning and 4 hours of physiotherapy practical sessions.Students will also be expected to undertake private study and preparation in addition to assigned self-directed study related to the material in the unit manual and further required reading.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Sophie Paynter

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Physiotherapy

Prerequisites

PTY1011.

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in course M3002.

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.monash.edu.au/study/coursefinder/course/3868/