ADVANCED PRACTICE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
PTY5APM
2014
Credit points: 40
Subject outline
In this subject students are given the opportunity to develop skills in patient examination and differential diagnosis within a clinical reasoning paradigm. Supervised clinical practice encourages and facilitates rational decision making with respect to treatment selection, treatment progression and planning ongoing management programs. Students are also given the opportunity to integrate advanced manipulative physiotherapy manual techniques and exercise prescription into their clinical practice.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 40
Subject Co-ordinator: Edmund Leahy
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: PTY5LSE and PTY5PSM and PTY5PDM
Co-requisites: PTY5CRM
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Offer is subject to sufficient enrolments
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Clinical reasoning for manual therapists | Recommended | Jones, M., Rivett, D. | BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN, EDINBURGH, 2004. |
| Readings | The Sensitive Nervous System | Recommended | Butler, D.S. | NOIGROUP PUBLICATIONS (2000),UNLEY SA. |
Distance Education, 2014, All Year, Distance Education
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Edmund Leahy
Class requirements
Placement - Off Site
One 20.0 days placement - off site per study period and delivered via blended.
"160 hours of supervised clinical practice, which will be accumulated over the year at hospital outpatient departments and private physiotherapy clinics."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2 x Clinical examinations | Each consisting of one 1-hr initial clinical assessment, one 30-min follow up treatment & 30 minutes of questions | 50 |
| Clinical assessment | Clinical report form completed at the end of each 40 hours of placement | 50 |