PS2002 - Physiotherapy 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

Enrolment in this subject is restricted to all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Physiotherapy IHCAP and the Bachelor of Physiotherapy Honours Programs.

The subject provides physiotherapy students with an introduction to acute care issues as they relate to physiotherapy practice. Students apply their knowledge of body systems, particularly the cardiopulmonary system, gained in BM1041:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapy 1 and BM1042:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapy 2, to the analysis of clinical cases commonly seen in the acute health care setting. Students acquire assessment and intervention skills and further develop clinical reasoning abilities.

Learning Outcomes

• identify the impact of acute illness on functional capacity and the implications for physiotherapy;
• demonstrate effective communication skills required to produce a successful clinical interaction;
• understand the structure and function of body systems as they relate to key illnesses and diseases;
• competently perform assessment of an individual with acute pathology and integrate assessment findings with pathophysiological knowledge to produce a physiotherapy intervention plan;
• demonstrate proficient and safe performance of selected physiotherapy techniques for individuals in an acute care setting.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:

HS2402 AND HS2403 AND HS2405 AND PS2004

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Anne Jones.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 52 hours practicals 10 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); oral exam (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must pass the written exam, oral exam and practical exam in order to pass the subject. Students must also pass each technique in the practical exam in order to pass the practical exam. To pass the subject students must attend clinical placement, submit a completed clinical logbook and complete ePortfolio items as described in the subject outline. No marks are allotted to the clinical placement, clinical logbook or ePortfolio items.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.