Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 149)
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Year 4 Physiotherapy.
Coordinator: Professor J McMeeken.
Contact: 4 weeks clinical practice of an average of 27 hours per week.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:Comprehend: the implications of an ageing population for the health sector in particular and the community in general; the changes likely to occur with normal ageing, pathological problems associated with ageing, and the importance of differentiating normal from pathological changes; the heterogeneity of the elderly population and the spectrum of needs within this group; the likelihood of multiple pathologies occurring in this age group and the subsequent involvement of the multidisciplinary team; the need to evaluate methods of physiotherapy management with particular emphasis on assessment and outcome measures; the need to be conversant with advances in gerontology and relate these advances to physiotherapy practice.
Have developed: skills in physiotherapy management of elderly clients; a knowledge of the role of the physiotherapist and other health team members in the management of elderly clients; a knowledge of agencies involved in the delivery of aged care services; a knowledge of specialised equipment such as mobility equipment, wheelchairs and aids for daily living and how to source equipment; skills in the recording of physiotherapy assessments and treatments.
Appreciate: the need for integration of the previous major theoretical and clinical units with the specific needs of elderly patients; the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in the management of elderly clients by physiotherapists.
Content:
The course will comprise both clinical and theoretical components. During clinical experience students will spend time in some or all of the following areas: acute assessment wards, Residential Care Program, Aged Care Assessment Team visits, Home Rehabilitation Service and day hospital. The student will have the opportunity to attend relevant multidisciplinary case conferences. Visits will be organised to representative examples of residential care including private nursing homes, hostels and special accommodation homes. The tutorial program will include the topics of balance and postural control, gait in the elderly, dementia, incontinence, Aged Care Policy, service networks, pain and the elderly and amputees.
Assessment:
Clinical Report (60 per cent); Essay (25 per cent); Case Presentation (15 per cent). Students must pass both clinical and theoretical components of the assessment in order to pass the subject.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 149)
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