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PTY-40062 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 27 September 2026

PTY-40062 - Enhanced Practice: Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Coordinator: Kim Lund
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

The Enhanced Practice: Cardiovascular and Respiratory module builds on content introduced in Years 1, 2 and 3 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables the student to enhance their knowledge and skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating cardio-respiratory physiotherapy in the acutely deteriorating patient and in the critical care setting. The module develops the student clinical reasoning and clinical decision making skills.

Aims
To enhance the students knowledge and skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating effective care to acutely deteriorating patients.
To extend the students knowledge and skills in assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating cardio-respiratory physiotherapy, including rehabilitation, in the critical care setting.

Intended Learning Outcomes

formulate a reasoned physiotherapy diagnosis in acute respiratory deterioration and/or critical illness: 1
critically evaluate and synthesise current evidence to support clinical decision making and management choices in the application of cardio-respiratory physiotherapy with spontaneously breathing and ventilated patients: 1
rationalise and evaluate assistive technologies used in the management of acute respiratory deterioration and/or critical illness: 1
select, justify and evaluate appropriate outcome measures for acute respiratory problems: 1
create, justify and evaluate a programme of rehabilitation to facilitate function, activity and participation following acute respiratory deterioration and/or critical illness: 1

Study hours

Active learning hours
Practicals ~ 21 hours (15 hours of simulation)
Lectures (live in situ or synchronous online) ~ 18 hours
Tutorials/seminars ~ 3 hours
Independent study
Asynchronous directed material ~ 9 hours
Preparation for tutorials/seminars ~ 39 hours
Prep and writing for Assessment ~ 60 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Viva weighted 100%
A 30 minute oral examination
The students attend for a 30 minute case based discussion with an examiner. This case is allocated in advance and provided at the start of the module. The student will discuss the case, problem list, management strategies, assistive technologies which may be appropriate based on the case and a critical review of the literature base around an element of the case (student choice). Students will discuss outcome measures, prognosis and rehabilitation needs. Students are permitted to prepare and bring a prompt sheet for use during their summative oral assessment. The prompt sheet should be designed to support them in communicating their knowledge and ideas effectively during the assessment. The prompt sheet must be no more than one side of A4 paper and typed in Times New Roman or Arial, font size 12, with single line spacing, normal margins. The prompt sheet can be printed on coloured paper, if preferred. A separate reference list may be consulted during the assessment alongside the prompt sheet.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 27 September 2026