Physiotherapy Across the Lifespan Practice unit (CXA743)

Introduction

This professional experience placement unit brings together core foundational physiotherapy practice knowledge and skills and requires you to apply them to work in supervised practice with clients who present with complex and/or chronic conditions across the lifespan. There is a retained focus on the application of core theoretical knowledge and threshold concepts related to person and client-centeredness, biopsychosocial models of practice, clinical reasoning, self-reflection, critical thinking, cultural safety and awareness, pharmacology and evidence-based practice to direct client care. As the capstone PEP in the Masters of Physiotherapy course, you will further develop knowledge and skills, to a new graduate level, related to physiotherapy assessment and treatment skills for the management of complex and/or chronic conditions across the lifespan. You will learn to evaluate, quantify, and interpret participation and activity limitations and impairments in people with conditions specific to stages of the lifespan, and to provide appropriate interventions.

Summary

Unit name	Physiotherapy Across the Lifespan Practice
Unit code	CXA743
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Associate Professor Rutger de Zoete
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Critically evaluate and integrate evidence in the assessment and management of clients with conditions across the lifespan.
• Assess and interpret activity and participation limitations in relation to underlying impairments and use clinical reasoning to plan and implement physiotherapy interventions in people across the lifespan.
• Conduct a client assessment, including examination of the relevant systems, client history, physical examination, and demonstrate the use of basic measurement and testing procedures used to assess people across the lifespan.
• Collaborate interprofessionally and communicate clinical information to patients/clients, carers, other healthcare practitioners and other stakeholders.
• Justify the clinical reasoning rationale for assessment and selection and implementation of physiotherapy treatment procedures commonly used in the management of conditions across the lifespan.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

CXA739 Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Practice and CXA757 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice 1

Co-requisites

CXA742 Physiotherapy Across the Lifespan

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Online Tutorial (1hr x 6 times); Independent Learning (10hrs x weekly)
Assessment	Portfolio (20%)|Assessment of physiotherapy practice (30%)|Evidence Review (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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