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Physiotherapy Advanced Clinical Practice (PHTY90114)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2021
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On completion of this subject, students will demonstrate an advanced level of safe and effective delivery of clinical practice in an area of a professional speciality. They will extend on existing knowledge and skills to an advanced level as a practitioner, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional in this area. Teaching approaches will include critical observation of advanced practice and clinical practice in specialist clinics, working with a range of clients with complex conditions, critiques of video recordings of a range of clinical activity, observing specialist physiotherapists in practice, mentoring, role modelling and providing feedback to peer physiotherapists. Students will develop advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, prevention and therapeutic interventions, as well as engage with up to date, ethical and resource efficient practice, which they will critically evaluate. They will demonstrate an ability to create therapeutic alliances with clients and communicate outcomes effectively with relevant others, including those from other professions. They will employ multiple learning strategies to complete a Practice Portfolio that will show evidence of: highly developed clinical expertise as judged by senior clinicians; completion of online modules; mentoring and educating junior and peer clinicians; role modelling; advanced clinical reasoning and achievement of all learning outcomes set for the subject. Students will share their knowledge with their colleagues through engagement with discussion board and will be encouraged to present their learning to colleagues both locally and internationally.
Students will have 6 months from the time of enrolment to complete all subject intended learning outcomes and assessment tasks, including a clinical examination to a satisfactory standard that demonstrates a high level of competency in their clinical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
Practitioner
- Demonstrate advanced clinical decision making and perform therapeutic interventions in a skillful and safe manner, adapting to changing clinical circumstances
- Integrate patient information, data from appropriate outcome measures and research knowledge to design optimal client centred, safe and effective interventions to optimize therapeutic outcomes
- Analyse adverse events and considers the risks and benefits of all assessment and intervention methods, prioritizing and predicting modifications as required when working with clients with complex conditions
Communicator
- Present as a role model and mentor of junior colleagues, sharing evidence informed clinical knowledge and skills consistent with advanced practice
- Adapt communication to meet evolving situational needs of clients, carers and colleagues
Collaborator
- Effectively demonstrate advanced expertise as a clinician in interdisciplinary contexts and collaborate with colleagues from other disciplines in the evolution of management plans
Leader
- Apply a process of continuous quality improvement to practice, including health surveillance activities to ensure access to best practice health care for clients from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Scholar
- Consider costs and sustainability in the strategic selection of resources in provision of optimal healthcare and business outcomes
- Apply contemporary evidence informed practice to all aspects of clinical practice
Professional
- Demonstrate a commitment to the profession by adhering to regulation and standards
- Demonstrate accountability to clients, society and responsibility for the profession
- Recognize practice uncertainty and knowledge gaps and generate focused questions and effective solutions to address these
Generic skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Use of evidence informed practice in critical reasoning and clinical decision making
- Person centered, culturally responsive and safe practice
- Ability to apply ethical principles in their clinical practice
- Self-reflective and self-regulated learning behaviours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of a minimum of 50 credit points of core subjects in a Graduate Diploma or Masters course
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Minimum of two years of clinical practice experience with the ability to independently manage clients with a range of presentations in the area of specialty practice.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Professional portfolio, collected throughout the subject
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Peer report (based on observation of a video of clinical practice), due throughout the study period as determined by the student
| Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Supervisor Report A and Supervisor Report B (both based on observation of student practice, 10% each, 20 hours of practice x 2) due throughout the study period as determined by the student
| Throughout the teaching period | 20% |
Clinical Examination x 2, 2 hours (total, 25% each)
| End of 2nd Term | 50% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2021
Time commitment details
170 hrs inclusive of contact and independent learning activity
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022