PTY5105 Advanced physiotherapy clinical skills and project
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PTY5105 Advanced physiotherapy clinical skills and project is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PTY5105
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PTY5105
No unit lists PTY5105 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: MAP5003 and any two of PTY5100, PTY5101, PTY5102, PTY5104.
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course M60011, M60013.
Overview
This final unit will allow consolidation of advanced clinical practice. Skills in critical decision-making and clinical reasoning ability for the management of complex conditions will be emphasised.
Problem solving and advanced clinical skills within the context of client or family-centred practice will be explored.
Learning will be experienced in the online classroom environment with individually tailored clinical experiences.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Block off |
| Second semester | Peninsula | Block off |
Assessment
- Contribution to 4 x discussion boardsCompetency hurdle-
- Professional portfolio (1,000 words)10%
- Clinical evidence review activity (2,000 words)25%
- Clinical Practice Journal25%
- Clinical project report (2500-3000 words) plus poster (400 - 600 words)Competency hurdle40%
- Attendance requirement (individualised clinical experience; >80%)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify key performance characteristics of an advanced practice physiotherapist
- 2
Interpret and relate theories supporting the physiotherapy management of relevant conditions.
- 3
Critically evaluate the evidence underpinning relevant physiotherapy practice, including identification of levels of evidence, systematic and narrative reviews
- 4
Demonstrate knowledge of multidisciplinary management in the context of client and/or family centred practice
- 5
Formulate and answer a clinical question exploring an issue in advanced physiotherapy practice
- 6
Develop and evaluate an intervention to address an issue in advanced physiotherapy practice
- 7
Contribute and guide verbal and written discussion of individualised patient issues, with an advanced level of clinical reasoning
- 8
Communicate effectively and supportively with the multidisciplinary team, patient and family/carers, both written and verbally
Workload and teaching
Approximately 12 hours per week of interaction with online lectures and course material, completion of assessment tasks and participation in online communications with other students and tutor, plus an equal amount of self-directed study time. An additional up to 5 days of individualised clinical experience will be scheduled.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Prue Morgan
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kate Carroll
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PTY5105?
PTY5105 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PTY5105 offered?
In 2022, PTY5105 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Peninsula.
Does PTY5105 have an exam?
No. PTY5105 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.