Overview
Advanced level of knowledge, competence and skill in treatment, rehabilitation, and management for practising physiotherapists.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Physiotherapy Management |
|---|---|
| Subject | Physiotherapy |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,486.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- PHTX 535
- Limited to
- MPhty, PGCertPhty, PGDipPhty
- Eligibility
Paper and qualifications restricted to practicing NZ registered physiotherapists with a current Annual Practicing Certificate issued by the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand.
Paper runs subject to numbers.
- Contact
- physio.academic@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View further information about the School of Physiotherapy
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Dr. Ally Calder
Teaching Staff: Professor Leigh Hale, Dr. Ally Calder, Associate Professor Meredith Perry
- Paper Structure
This paper covers topics such as:
- Evidence-based practice in primary care and/or the community rehabilitation
- Philosophies of care for adults and/or children with long-term conditions and co-morbidities
- Standardised measures for assessment and evaluation
- Pathophysiology and applied science
- Management interventions for body structure and function, activity, and participation domains for individuals with long term conditions
- Promoting health and wellness via physical activity for adults and/or children with long-term conditions and co-morbidities
- Teaching Arrangements
A residential block of location and duration will be held subject to arrangement.
Audioconferences will be held subject to arrangement.
- Textbooks
No compulsory textbooks required.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On completion of this paper, the student will:
- Understand the impact of the social determinants of health in a New Zealand context for people requiring support for conditions (e.g. musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular/pulmonary etc.) seen in their area of physiotherapy clinical practice.
- Take inter-professional responsibility for managing patients with conditions transitioning from acute care through to rehabilitation and management in primary care and/or the community.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the components of a therapeutic alliance in the context of relevant health beliefs and behaviours.
- Assess, appraise, critically review, and assimilate relevant literature to inform best practice, specifically: Current trends in the physiotherapeutic management (assessment, treatment, and ethical principles) from a multisystem management context.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the pathophysiological and applied scientific basis of physiotherapeutic intervention in a multisystem context.
- Understand the physiotherapist’s role, both as a team member and as a leader, in the promotion of health and wellness of people, families, and communities.
Overview
Advanced level of knowledge, competence and skill in treatment, rehabilitation, and management for practising physiotherapists.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Physiotherapy Management |
|---|---|
| Subject | Physiotherapy |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(Distance learning)
Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- PHTX 535
- Limited to
- MPhty, PGCertPhty, PGDipPhty
- Eligibility
Paper and qualifications restricted to practising NZ registered physiotherapists with a current Annual Practising Certificate issued by the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand.
Paper runs are subject to numbers.
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
- Contact
- physio.academic@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View further information about the School of Physiotherapy.
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Associate Professor Meredith Perry
Teaching Staff:
- Paper Structure
This paper covers topics such as:
- Evidence-based practice in primary care and/or the community rehabilitation
- Philosophies of care for adults and/or children with long-term conditions and co-morbidities
- Standardised measures for assessment and evaluation
- Pathophysiology and applied science
- Management interventions for body structure and function, activity, and participation domains for individuals with long-term conditions
- Promoting health and wellness via physical activity for adults and/or children with long-term conditions and co-morbidities
- Teaching Arrangements
A residential block of location and duration will be held, subject to arrangement.
Audioconferences will be held subject to arrangement.
- Textbooks
No compulsory textbooks required.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On completion of this paper, the student will:
- Critically describe the impact of the social determinants of health in a New Zealand context for people requiring support for health conditions (e.g. musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular/pulmonary) seen in their area of physiotherapy clinical practice.
- Take inter-professional responsibility for managing patients with conditions transitioning from acute care through to rehabilitation and management in primary care and/or the community.
- Critically discuss the components of a therapeutic alliance in the context of relevant health beliefs and behaviours.
- Assess, appraise, critically review and assimilate relevant literature to inform best practice, specifically:
- Current trends in the physiotherapeutic management (assessment, treatment and ethical principles) from a multisystem management context.
- The pathophysiological and applied scientific basis of physiotherapeutic intervention in a multisystem context.
- Critically discuss the physiotherapist's role, both as a team member and as a leader, in the promotion of the health and wellness of people, families and communities.