310715 v.4 Continence and Women's Health Major (Grad Cert)
Major/Stream Overview
This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.
The Continence and Women's Health Major is designed to develop clinical expertise through a foundation of evidence based practice, clinical reasoning and sound diagnostic and therapeutic skills. Students will develop knowledge and skills in the management of conditions that are unique to women, more prevalent in women, more serious in women, have different risk factors in women and require different interventions in women. In particular, the course will develop clinical skills in the assessment and management of pelvic floor dysfunction and its many presentations - disorders of bladder and bowel functions and pelvic organ and pelvic girdle support; sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain. Participants in this course will also become expert evaluators and consumers of research.
Major/Stream Organisation
Major/Stream Learning Outcomes
A graduate of this course can:
1. demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in women's health physiotherapy and in particular in the assessment and management of pelvic floor dysfunction
2. identify and develop appropriate interventions for the management of women's health issues and pelvic floor dysfunction using advanced clinical reasoning skills
3. critically appraise the literature. use an evidence based approach to evaluate assessment and management strategies for women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction
4. demonstrate advanced written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in the assessment and management of women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction
5. apply therapeutic technologies in the assessment and management of women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction
6. demonstrate effective strategies for reflective practice and lifelong learning
7. apply international standards and practice in the assessment and management of women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction
8. demonstrate an understanding of the influence of culture on the assessment and management of women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction
9. understand and demonstrate professional and ethical behaviour in the assessment and management of women's health and pelvic floor dysfunction
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| 307456 | v.1 | Evidence Based Practice 750 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309437 | v.1 | Women Through Life Stages 650 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| 309439 | v.1 | Pelvic Floor Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation 650 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
| 100.0 | |||||
| Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 311898 | v.1 | Physiotherapy Clinics 751 | 3.0 | 12.5 | |
| 311899 | v.1 | Physiotherapy Project 651 | 2.0 | 12.5 | |
| 309438 | v.1 | Human Continence 650 | 4.0 | 25.0 | |
* Part time students can choose Human Continence 650 in Semester 2 as an alternative to Physiotherapy Clinics 751 AND Physiotherapy Project 651
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