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This paper is intended to provide practising physiotherapists with specific knowledge and skills to apply in occupational health practice, and includes the assessment, management, prevention and treatment of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and the role of government regulatory bodies and statutory authorities in occupational health practice.
This paper meets the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) vocational rehabilitation competencies.
| Paper title | Occupational Health Physiotherapy |
|---|---|
| Paper code | PHTY539 |
| Subject | Physiotherapy |
| EFTS | 0.2500 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Second Semester |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $2,857.50 |
| International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $10,363.00 |
- Restriction
- PHTX 539
- Limited to
- MPhty, PGCertPhty, PGDipPhty
- Eligibility
- This paper is restricted to health professionals.
Qualifications are restricted to physiotherapists. - Contact
- physio.academic@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View further information about the School of Physiotherapy
- Teaching staff
For Enquires Contact: Associate Dean Post Graduate Studies
- Paper Structure
- Topics covered in this paper include:
- Ergonomics
- Worksite assessment
- Risk factors
- Injury prevention
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Management of persistent pain and disability
- Legislation
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper is taught in modules by distance learning with fortnightly audioconferences via Zoom.
- Textbooks
- No textbooks are required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On completion of this paper students will be able to:
- Apply ergonomic principles in worksite assessment;
- Analyse a task and evaluate findings, choosing appropriate worksite assessment tools;
- Demonstrate an advanced ability to communicate information effectively;
- Identify and critique risk factors that make a worker susceptible to pain, injury and disability - (including biomechanical, psychosocial, cultural and environmental factors) and relate evidence on risk factors to physiotherapy practice;
- Synthesise current injury prevention literature and formulate an injury prevention plan for a selected industry;
- Analyse and synthesise current evidence on vocational rehabilitation and the role of occupational health team members;
- Demonstrate awareness of current evidence on assessment and management strategies that are effective in the vocational rehabilitation of clients with persistent pain and disability.
