PTY-20055 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

The Practice in Specific Populations module builds on content introduced in Year 1 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables the student to assess and manage patients in specific populations (such as end of life, paediatrics, intensive care, falls) through clinical reasoning and formulation of a problem list.
Students will have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills required to utilise therapeutic assessment and treatment techniques, to manage patients in specific populations.
The module aims to prepare the student to work in diverse healthcare settings whilst also developing transferable skills (such as problem solving, multidisciplinary team roles, care, empathy) that can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings and specialities.

This module aims to:
Explore the contribution of physiotherapy in the management of specific populations, within the context of health and social care.
Enable students to transfer knowledge and skills in assessment and therapeutic management to specific populations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

utilise underpinning knowledge to explain the pathophysiology and clinical features of specific populations/conditions
: 1
demonstrate safe and effective physiotherapeutic assessment, treatment and handling skills for specific populations/conditions
: 1
select and adapt appropriate therapeutic intervention and management to specific populations/conditions: 1
discuss the therapeutic effects of physiotherapy interventions in specific populations/conditions using clinical reasoning appropriate to the specific population/patient's condition: 1
distinguish between the differing health and social care context in which identified specific populations/conditions may be managed: 1

Study hours

48 tutor led hours which may include lectures, workshops, tutorials etc. and assessment preparation.
102 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment