Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 75.0 |
Contact Hours: | 30.0 |
Clinical Practice: | 1 x 30 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303100 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 352 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 4734 (v.5) Physiotherapy Research 451
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9920 (v.7) Physiotherapy Management 451
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Syllabus: | Further development of basic physiotherapy competencies in clinical practice. Management of patients with musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, neurological, paediatric, geronotological and gender health disorders is conducted in a clinical setting. Care presentations on typical disorders are used to continue emphasis on clinical reasoning using evidence based practice principles. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit the student will have - Demonstrated an ability to plan and carry out the necessary procedures required for the clinical assessment of a patient/client and to analyse assessment information ie problem-solve. Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills. |
Unit Texts: | Physiotherapy Practice Guidelines, School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology. |
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Field of Education: | 61701 Physiotherapy | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Pass/Fail |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Summer Period | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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