Unit Code: PHT756

Unit Name: Physiotherapy Practicum 3

Description: This course is designed to provide students with advanced practice in specific areas of Neurology, Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, Women\'s Health, Paediatrics, Gerontology, Sports Physiotherapy, and Community Based Rehabilitation. These practicum will be undertaken at the Colonial War Memorial Hospitals, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Lautoka Hospital, Labasa Hospital, Sub-divisional Hospitals & or Health Centers, Government & Private Senior Citizens\' Homes. This course is a full time clinical placement in which the student is supervised by teaching staff from CMNHS and physiotherapists at the various clinical settings. Students are matched to appropriate clinical sites including, but not limited to acute care, outpatient physiotherapy, or inpatient rehab. There will be four clinical placements paced out throughout the year. The culmination of all four clinical experiences will allow the student to demonstrate competence in managing patients with a variety of dysfunction involving musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory, and integumentary systems. These clinical experiences will also expose the student to a variety of age groups and level of patient care. Classroom sessions are utilized to discuss issues related to clinical situations.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate competency in advanced physiotherapy in all areas of physiotherapy practice with minimal supervision. 2. Demonstrate professional responsibility by timely and accurate completion of all clinical tasks. 3. Demonstrate professionalism with clients/patients, co-workers and faculty interactions. 4. Demonstrate high level of self and client/patient safety during all practice. 5. Prioritize and minimize the impact of disability through early identification and early intervention. 6. Demonstrate optimal customized management of people with disabilities. 7. Create and implement disability awareness and education to communities. 8. Demonstrate appropriate management for women and geriatric related health issues.

Prerequisite: PHT510, PHT511, PHT512, PHT514, PHT515, PHT520, PHT 621, PHT623, PHT622 PHT624, PHT626, PHT730, PHT732, PHT731, PHT734, PHT735, PHT736, PHT740, PHT745 & PHT746.

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 60

Offered In: Semester 2