Clinical Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy GE

Course aim

To develop advanced knowledge and management skills in the operation and evaluation of a physiotherapy service. This course provides direct exposure to best practice principles in clinical physiotherapy, management, education and communication appropriate for provision of health care in musculoskeletal settings.

Course content

Students will apply advanced clinical knowledge and skills in musculoskeletal practice across the lifespan. This course provides direct physiotherapy best practice experience of a health service delivery rehabilitation model. Under supervision, students will be required to organise and manage all aspects of best practice patient care including an evidence-based approach to clinical interventions, monitoring of progress using appropriate outcome measures, administration including appointments and ongoing referral and education using current interactive technologies.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 6022	Physiotherapy Practice in Rehabilitation
REHB 6021	Applied Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice (GE)
REHB 5123	Pain Science (GE)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	4 hours x 4 days x 5 weeks
Clinical	5 hours x 1 day x 5 weeks
Lecture (Preclinical and Online)	4 hours x Over 2 weeks
Tutorial (Preclinical)	2 hours x 1 week
Practical (Preclinical)	3 hours x 4 days x 1 week
Workshop (Online)	1 hour x 1 week

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Media task, Placement, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.