PTY5102 Advancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy: Neonates and infants
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PTY5102 Advancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy: Neonates and infants is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- Exam 20%
- and 5 other tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PTY5102
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PTY5102
No unit lists PTY5102 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit will cover components of physiotherapy assessment and management options for neonates and infants with a range of conditions who present to physiotherapists. Aetiology and epidemiology of examples of conditions experienced by neonates and infants, and the physiotherapy role in evaluation of neonates and infants are described. 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 drawn from the special care nursery, subacute and community settings will be used to explore learning outcomes.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Block off |
Assessment
- Online weekly quizzes (Summative)35%
- Online exam (MCQ and short answers) (Summative)20%
- Clinical guideline activity (1,000 words) (Summative)15%
- Guided paediatric case study (2,000 words) (Summative)30%
- Attendance requirement (face to face day, available also via video footage)Competency hurdle-
- Contribution to 4 x discussion boards (one per module as per unit guide instructions)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the phases of neonatal neurological and respiratory development and the features of each developmental phase.
- 2
Apply knowledge of typical neonatal and infant development to the clinical physiotherapy management of neonates and infants.
- 3
Define the principles of developmental care and apply these to clinical practice with the neonatal population.
- 4
Identify and analyse standardised outcome measures appropriate for assessment of the neonatal and infant population.
- 5
Synthesise the multiple physiotherapy strategies available to address deviations from typical development in the neonatal and infant populations.
- 6
Describe a comprehensive musculo-skeletal physiotherapy assessment of the newborn and the infant.
- 7
Describe the management of common musculo-skeletal disorders of infancy
- 8
Demonstrate sensitive and appropriate communication at all times when working with children, their parents/carers and other health care professionals.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
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.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kate Carroll
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Prue Morgan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PTY5102?
PTY5102 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PTY5102 offered?
In 2022, PTY5102 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
Does PTY5102 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 20% of the final mark, alongside 5 other tasks.