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) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,289.50 |
| 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 Physiotherapists.
Paper runs subject to numbers.
- Contact
- physio.academic@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinator: Dr. Ally Calder
Teaching Staff: Professor Leigh Hale, Dr. Ally Calder- 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
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
On-campus and distance learning teaching includes:
- A colloquium of location and duration will be held subject to arrangement
- Audio conferences held in the evenings subject to arrangement (via Zoom)
- 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.