SEARCH AND EVALUATE EVIDENCE (SPORT AND MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY)

PTY5SEE

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will develop the knowledge and skills required for evidence-based practice in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. You will develop skills in formulating answerable clinical questions, searching for the available evidence, critical appraisal of the literature and making decisions about clinical practice based on the evidence. The subject is comprised of online learning modules, resources, facilitated discussion board tasks and required readings. You will complete a written Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) based on a sports or musculoskeletal physiotherapy problem that you have encountered in clinical practice.

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

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Edmund Leahy

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 be enrolled in one of the following courses: HCSP - Graduate Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy or HCMP - Graduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Practical evidence based physiotherapy

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Herbert R, Jamtvedt G, Birger Hagen K & Mead J

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: 2nd Edition

Publisher: ELSEVIER-BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN.

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Formulate answerable musculoskeletal or sports clinical research questions
02. Construct and execute a comprehensive, efficient search strategy to locate relevant evidence from a range of relevant sources.
03. Develop clear inclusion and exclusion criteria relative to research questions, and assess the evidence using these criteria.
04. Critically appraise the methodology of a variety of research designs relevant to musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy
05. Interpret and summarise research findings to answer formulated musculoskeletal or sports physiotherapy clinical research questions
06. Integrate research into clinical practice.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, All Year, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Edmund Leahy

Class requirements

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 43
Twenty four 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Asynchronous online lectures (written, and recorded online lectures, including independent learning tasks.)

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 43
Twenty four 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Participation in asynchronous tutor- facilitated discussion forums

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Assignment (500-words)Formulation of a clinical question and search of relevant databases

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

One assignment (1,500-words)Appraisal of a study related to diagnosis.

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

One CAT assignment (3,000- words)Critically Appraised Topic. Abstract (300 words) 5%Assignment (2700) 55%

N/AN/AN/ANo60SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6