PTY5104 Advancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy: Complex and chronic conditions
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PTY5104 Advancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy: Complex and chronic conditions is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- Exam 20%
- and 4 other tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PTY5104
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PTY5104
No unit lists PTY5104 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit will cover components of physiotherapy assessment and management options for children of all ages with a range of complex and chronic conditions. Aetiology and epidemiology of chronic and complex conditions experienced by paediatric clients, and the physiotherapy role in evaluation 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 acute, subacute and community settings will be used to explore learning outcomes.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Flx blk |
Assessment
- 4 x secure online quizzes (Summative)Quiz / Test35%
- Online examinationExamination20%
- Guided case study assignment (2,000 words)Written30%
- Clinical practice assignment (1,000 words)Artefact15%
- Contribution to 4 x discussion boardsExerciseCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the aetiology and pathophysiology of progressive neuromuscular disorders, acquired brain injury, persistent pain and chronic fatigue in the paediatric population and integrate this knowledge into physiotherapy management of clients who have these conditions.
- 2
Critically analyse the key elements of assessment and combine them into a relevant, feasible and comprehensive physiotherapy assessment.
- 3
Justify the choice of appropriate standardised outcome measures.
- 4
Critically analyse the key elements of physiotherapy treatment and combine them into a relevant, feasible and comprehensive physiotherapy treatment plan.
- 5
Synthesise the evidence underpinning appropriate physiotherapy treatment selection.
- 6
Plan physiotherapy assessment and management within the context of the multi-disciplinary team and family-centred practice.
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 and self-directed study time (online delivery only, block mode). 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
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Prue Morgan
- Unit Coordinators
- Margaret Cavanagh
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PTY5104?
PTY5104 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PTY5104 offered?
In 2025, PTY5104 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
Does PTY5104 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 20% of the final mark, alongside 4 other tasks.