PS5106 - Physiotherapy Rehabilitation for Chronic Conditions
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
Registered Australian Physiotherapist. Completion of an overseas recognised physiotherapy qualification. Completion of this subject within the degree Masters of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) will not enable Australian registration of overseas qualified physiotherapists.
Public and private sector physiotherapists as first contact practitioners, commonly treat patients with chronic conditions, which may be of musculo-skeletal, cardio-respiratory or neurological origin. Frequently the presentation and management is complex due to co-morbidities. This subject is designed to focus on a range of chronic conditions using the principles of chronic disease management to underpin student learning. Students will apply this knowledge to develop a rehabilitation project specific to the context of their clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate advanced skills to identify the rehabilitation needs of a community with respect to chronic conditions;
- implement advanced strategies to identify current best practice for rehabilitation of a range of chronic conditions;
- develop a rehabilitation program specific to a community context and practice setting;
- using advanced skills develop a risk management plan as it relates to chronic disease rehabilitation;
- using advanced skills develop an evaluation plan for a chronic disease rehabilitation program.
| Prerequisites: | None |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Anne Jones |
| Lecturer: | Dr Susan Gordon. |
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| Method of Delivery: | and WWW - LearnJCU and Other and Printed materials |
| Assessment: | clinical attendance and report (50%); assignments (50%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Nil |
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.