PTY5100 Enhancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PTY5100 Enhancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Other periods
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- Exam 20%
- and 5 other tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PTY5100
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PTY5100
No unit lists PTY5100 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit will cover an introduction to physiotherapy assessment and management options for children with a range of conditions who present to physiotherapists. Aetiology and epidemiology of examples of neurological, musculoskeletal and complex conditions and the physiotherapy role in evaluation are described. The skills required for communication with children, families, carers and other health professionals are also considered. An emphasis on establishing competence and confidence to work autonomously whilst identifying limits to own practice is stressed. Learning will be experienced in the online classroom environment with a single face to face day at the conclusion of the unit. A selection of case studies selected from acute, subacute and community settings will be used to explore learning outcomes.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 3 | Peninsula | Flexible |
Assessment
- Online quizzes x 435%
- Exam (MCQ and short answers) (1 hour)20%
- Clinical Guideline activity (1,000 words)15%
- Guided paediatric case study (2,000 words)30%
- Attendance requirement (face to face day, available also via video footage)Competency hurdle-
- Contribution to 4 x discussion boards (one per module)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge of normal development across the spectrum of childhood, within the context of normal variations.
- 2
Identify paediatric conditions and ‘red flags’ areas of concern which are appropriate for physiotherapy intervention and recognise the scope of a comprehensive paediatric
- 3
Synthesise the elements of a comprehensive paediatric physiotherapy assessment for children presenting with developmental, musculoskeletal or neurological conditions.
- 4
Conduct prioritised systematic assessments using appropriate assessment tools for different paediatric conditions across the spectrum of childhood and adolescence.
- 5
Identify and communicate the important findings of paediatric physiotherapy assessment that warrant further assessment and / or intervention and / or referral to other practitioners, especially areas of concern ‘red flags’.
- 6
Identify and apply appropriate evidenced based or best practise interventions to specific paediatric conditions.
Workload and teaching
Approximately 12 hours per week of interaction with online lectures and course material, completion of online assessment tasks and participation in online communications with other students and tutor (online delivery only, block mode), plus self-directed study time. An additional 8 hours of face to face day attendance or video footage viewing required.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Margaret Cavanagh
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Prue Morgan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PTY5100?
PTY5100 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PTY5100 offered?
PTY5100 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
Does PTY5100 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 20% of the final mark, alongside 5 other tasks.