Online Courses Handbook 2003

11111 (v.5) Lifespan Health Issues 251

Area:	School of Physiotherapy
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Development of the foundation competencies in understanding human development, cardiopulmonary and exercise physiology and interpersonal communication. Topics on human development include - physical, cognitive and social development in children, adolescence, adulthood, ageing, dying. Topics on physiology include - pathophysiology and clinical features of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, muscle strength and endurance measurement, exercise program development and evaluation. Professional, interpersonal written and verbal, individual and group communication.