Course duration

This is a year long course. It commences in Semester 1, 2016 and completes in Semester 2, 2016.

Course description

Students will develop an ability to integrate the knowledge, physical skills, principles of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning, ethical and professional behaviours that are necessary to function competently as a physiotherapist. Students will undergo physiotherapy professional practice immersions and a range of learning tasks such as: evidence based practice and clinical reasoning in complex cases and chronic disease management, defining the role of physiotherapy in the multiprofessional health-care team, determining the role of other health care practitioners in the health care team, as well as other physiotherapy practice related activities. Professional skills and reflective practice will be facilitated in order to prepare the student for challenges in health care service and delivery. Emphasis will be placed on developing student's knowledge and skills to function autonomously as primary contact health care practitioners in a range of contexts (e.g.; community, ambulatory, and primary health care settings).

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