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Year 3 Physiotherapy.
Coordinator: Ms E Williams.
Contact: 30 hours of lectures, seminars and tutorials in Theory Blocks 1, 2 and 3.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:Comprehend: the links between health and illness and sociocultural and economic factors; environmental factors in health; the principles of public health including the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations; the role of Government in Health; community health care models and the role of physiotherapy.
Have developed: skills in resourcing information related to health issues
Appreciate: the multifactorial determinants of health and illness; the concepts of total community patient care and working as a member of a team of health professionals.
Topics to be studied include:
Sociocultural Context of Health: On completion of this subject, students should:
Comprehend: the links between health and illness and sociocultural and economic factors; environmental factors in health; the principles of public health including the distribution and determinants of disease in human populations; the role of Government in Health; community health care models and the role of physiotherapy.
Have developed: skills in resourcing information related to health issues
Appreciate: the multifactorial determinants of health and illness; the concepts of total community patient care and working as a member of a team of health professionals.
Occupational Health: On completion of this subject, students should:
Comprehend: the role and function of a physiotherapist in health promotion and occupational injury prevention; the theory of ergonomics in physiotherapy practice; the role of Government regulatory bodies and statutory authorities in occupational health.
Have developed: skills in ergonomic assessment; skills in resource retrieval for occupational health.
Appreciate: the need for the integration of knowledge and skills from medical, behavioural and physiotherapy subjects in occupational physiotherapy; the need for collaboration with management, union representatives, workers and other health professionals.
Women's Health: On completion of this subject, students should:
Comprehend: anatomy and physiology pertaining to pregnancy, parturition and the puerperium; medical and surgical gynaecology, including incontinence; a knowledge of basic physiotherapy skills used in the treatment of women in obstetrics and gynaecology and maintenance of their fitness; the role of physiotherapy in gynaecology and childbirth education, and the prevention and management of incontinence.
Have developed: skills in teaching specific ante- and post-natal physiotherapy; skills in the management of women following obstetrical and gynaecological surgery.
Appreciate: the need for the integration of physiology, anatomy, kinesiology, pathology, behavioural sciences and physiotherapy principles and practice when considering physiotherapy relevant to obstetrics and gynaecology; the need for physiotherapy in the prevention and management of musculoskeletal problems arising in obstetrics and gynaecological patients; the importance of using further resources in the physiotherapy profession for the development of these skills; the particular needs of women in health maintenance; the need to work in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Professional Practice & Management: On completion of this subject, students should:
Comprehend: the medico-legal issues related to physiotherapy practice; the need for the development of management skills; the need for adequate interpersonal skills in order to function effectively in the health care setting.
Have developed: skills in comprehensive record keeping appropriate to physiotherapy; knowledge and understanding of the ethics of the physiotherapy profession; understanding of the role, development and implementation of quality assurance systems in health care professions; an understanding of group dynamics and group participation in order to effectively interact as part of a multidisciplinary team; skills in assertiveness, verbal presentation and conflict resolution within a team setting.
Appreciate: the non-clinical skills associated with physiotherapy required to function as a competent member of the physiotherapy profession.
Content:
The study of the health care system and the interaction of physiotherapists with the community, their patients and other health professionals. Addressing physiotherapy interaction and management in private and public community practice settings, the influence of sociocultural groups on health education and care, occupational health and the special health needs of women.Topics to be studied include:
Sociocultural Context of Health: The interaction of the social, political, gender and cultural influences on health, illness and disease in Australian society: morbidity profiles in Australia.
Environmental hazards: including aspects of infectious and sexually transmitted disease; physical and chemical hazards; occupational health; drug dependence; epidemiology; mass screening; health education; public health policy formulation.
Health Care System and Special Services: including the roles of federal, state and local government, Medicare and the Health Insurance Commission, issues of public and private care, psychiatric services and physiotherapy services in the community.
Occupational Health: Ergonomic assessment including task analysis, work site modification. Manual handling program development. Strategies for injury prevention, rehabilitation and management. Government regulatory bodies and statutory authorities involved in occupational health.
Women's Health: A theoretical study of the basic physiotherapy for obstetrics and gynaecology. The syllabus includes general exercise and advice indicated for the maintenance and increase of fitness in pregnancy and the post partum, and in the middle and later years.
Theory and management of specific musculoskeletal problems during pregnancy and the post partum.
Professional Practice & Management: Theory and practice in written and verbal communication, team functioning, time management, new program development, group dynamics, assertiveness and conflict resolution, teaching, presentation and supervision.
Professional and medico-legal issues encompassing the role of professional and industrial organisations, public and private sector practice needs, health economics, quality assurance, professional ethics and medico-legal issues such as record keeping specifically related to physiotherapy.
Assessment:
Two tutorial presentations (15 per cent each) and written assignments (70 per cent). Topics to be studied include: Sociocultural Context of Health; Occupational Health; Women's Health; Professional Practice & Management.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 148)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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