ADVANCED PRACTICE OF SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY

PTY5APS

2020

Credit points: 30

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.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Henry Wajswelner

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must pass (PTY5SEE & PTY5ACS & PTY5PDS) or (PTY5LSE and PTY5PSM and PTYPDS) and must be enrolled in one of the following courses: HMSPH - Master of Sports Physiotherapy, HZSPMP - Master of Sports Physiotherapy/Master of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy or HZSPMY - Master of Sports Physiotherapy/Master of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Co-requisites: PTY5CRP

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: Must pass HCSP - Graduate Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy with a minimum B grade course WAM.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Evidence based sports Medicine

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: MacAuley, D. & Best, T.

Year: 2002

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: BMJ BOOKS, LONDON

ISBN: N/A

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Source location: N/A

Clinical sports medicine

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Brukner, P. & Khan, K.

Year: 2001

Edition/Volume: 2ND ED

Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL, SYDNEY

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

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The Sensitive Nervous System.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Butler, D.S.

Year: 2000

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: NOIGROUP PUBLICATIONS, UNLEY SA

ISBN: N/A

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URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced

Entire subject or partial subject: Entire subject

Total hours/days required: 100 hours

Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Assess and manage an athlete/clients sports injury related problems using appropriate communication and collaboration with clients, coaches and other support staff, carers, family and health professional colleagues to at least the minimum standard expected for a postgraduate sports physiotherapist.
02. Assess an athlete/clients sports injury related problem using a sensitive and specific client interview to at least the standard of a postgraduate sports physiotherapist.
03. Justify and perform a safe, systematic, efficient, prioritised physical assessment to the minimum standard expected of a postgraduate sports physiotherapist
04. Combine advanced clinical reasoning and an evidence based approach to analyse and interpret assessment findings to minimum standard expected of a postgraduate sports physiotherapist.
05. Manage clients with sports injury disorders by selecting, performing, monitoring and progressing interventions safely and precisely to the minimum standard expected of a postgraduate sports physiotherapist
06. Plan for improved future performance by reflecting on the processes by which clinical decisions were made during patient interactions
07. Demonstrate professional behaviour appropriate to at least the minimum standard expected for a postgraduate sports physiotherapist

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, All Year, Off Campus

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Henry Wajswelner

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 0 - 0
One 13.00 days placement - off site per study period from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via blended.
100 hours of supervised clinical practice over both semesters (approximately 5 hours per week or in negotiated blocks).

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

1-hour Clinical examination

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7

2 x 1,500 word assignments

N/AN/AN/ANo25

2 x Clinical evaluationsHurdle Requirement: Additional hurdle of completed spreadsheet of planned clinical placements-(see LMS)

N/AN/AN/AYes25