To introduce the students to the Anatomy and Pathophysiology of the human body with direct relevance to physiotherapy practice. The module will cover appendicular and axial anatomy, cardio-vascular-pulmonary anatomy and physiology, peripheral and central nervous system anatomy and physiology. The common pathophysiological disorders associated with the systems will be considered. The module will be delivered alongside Core Physiotherapy Skills module.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to;
-Describe the processes associated with inflammation, healing and repair of body tissues
-Describe the structure and function of the neuro-musculoskeletal systems in the appendicular skeleton and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them.
-Describe the structure and function of the neuro-musculoskeletal systems in the axial skeleton and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them.
-Describe the structure and function of cardiovascular and respiratory systems and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them.
-Explain the principles of cardiovascular and respiratory mechanics and physiology
-Describe the structure of the peripheral and central nervous systems
-Explain the principles of the physiology and function of the peripheral and central nervous systems and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them
-Describe the anatomical and physiological changes of the musculoskeletal, cardio-pulmonary and nervous systems associated with lifespan development.
Module content
-Lower and Upper Limb anatomy - bones, joints, muscles, nerves
-Lower and Upper limb kinesiology, biomechanics and joint kinematics
-Brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve structure and function
-Patterns of neural processing
-Nerve conduction and synaptic transmission
-Pain
-Neural reflexes
-Spinal and pelvic anatomy and pathophysiology
-Structure and function of cardiovascular and respiratory systems
cardiovascular and respiratory mechanics and pathophysiology
inflammation and healing of tissues
-Long term conditions such as COPD, OA, RA, MS and PD
-Acute conditions such as pneumonia, ligament and muscle injuries, peripheral nerve injury, CVA.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to;
-Describe the processes associated with inflammation, healing and repair of body tissues
-Describe the structure and function of the neuro-musculoskeletal systems in the appendicular skeleton and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them.
-Describe the structure and function of the neuro-musculoskeletal systems in the axial skeleton and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them.
-Describe the structure and function of cardiovascular and respiratory systems and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them.
-Explain the principles of cardiovascular and respiratory mechanics and physiology
-Describe the structure of the peripheral and central nervous systems
-Explain the principles of the physiology and function of the peripheral and central nervous systems and the common pathophysiological processes associated with them
-Describe the anatomical and physiological changes of the musculoskeletal, cardio-pulmonary and nervous systems associated with lifespan development.
Module content
-Lower and Upper Limb anatomy - bones, joints, muscles, nerves
-Lower and Upper limb kinesiology, biomechanics and joint kinematics
-Brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve structure and function
-Patterns of neural processing
-Nerve conduction and synaptic transmission
-Pain
-Neural reflexes
-Spinal and pelvic anatomy and pathophysiology
-Structure and function of cardiovascular and respiratory systems
cardiovascular and respiratory mechanics and pathophysiology
inflammation and healing of tissues
-Long term conditions such as COPD, OA, RA, MS and PD
-Acute conditions such as pneumonia, ligament and muscle injuries, peripheral nerve injury, CVA.
This module is an introduction to a) physiotherapy which enables the students to explore the values, role and responsibility of the profession, b) its knowledge base. These themes will be further expanded in subsequent modules. Experiences from the visits to physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary practice settings which form part of HS806 are an integral part of this module.
Aims: To introduce students to physiotherapy and physiotherapy practice and prepare them for practice learning
Learning outcomes:
-Understand and evaluate critically the breadth of physiotherapy practice, appreciating opportunities for specialisation after qualification, the changing nature of the professions scope of practice and the professions evolving evidence base;
-Understand and evaluate critically the role of physiotherapy in the prevention of illness and injury and in health;
-Recognise and discuss critically the evolving nature of physiotherapy practice, the contexts and environments in which it is practiced, how it is commissioned, and the changing needs of individuals whom it can best serve;
-Identify and discuss patient needs and how they might potentially benefit from physiotherapy, taking account of psychological, cultural, social and environmental factors and their influence on functional ability and the biological, physical and behavioural sciences which underpin physiotherapy
Module content
An introduction to a) physiotherapy which enables the students to explore the values, role and responsibility of the profession, b) its knowledge base. Practice placement visits are an integral part of this module.
Physiotherapy Practice
-Physiotherapy as a health care profession (value, code, science, professional judgement and reflective practice)
-Physiotherapy as an autonomous profession (accountability, responsibility, legislation and practice)
-Physiotherapy as a goal directed activity (problem solving, clinical reasoning, goal setting, assessment of the psychosocial, cultural and environmental factors on the individual functional ability and the needs of their carers)
-Physiotherapy as a collaborative activity (partnership with patient/relatives and physiotherapists as member of the multi-disciplinary team)
Behavioural science and physiotherapy
-Models, ideologies and discourses on health and illness
-Psychological factors in health and illness
-Therapeutic relationships
-Theories of person-centred helping
-Helping skills and human relationships in health care (empathy, acceptance, congruence, active listening, reflecting, verbal, para-verbal and nonverbal communication)
-Patient-therapist interaction, negotiation and partnership
Altered physiology and the scientific basis of physiotherapy
-the impacts of altered health status on the functional ability of patients (cardiovascular-respiratory status, hydration/nutritional status, protective mechanisms, inflammation, pain, neurological status, neuro-endocrine function, mobility, elimination, reproductive processes, growth and development)
Public health
-Individual and political influences on health (heredity, lifestyle, education, media influence and social economic factors)
-Epidemiology and statistics
-Interpersonal skills in health promotion
-Infection control
Aims: To introduce students to physiotherapy and physiotherapy practice and prepare them for practice learning
Learning outcomes:
-Understand and evaluate critically the breadth of physiotherapy practice, appreciating opportunities for specialisation after qualification, the changing nature of the professions scope of practice and the professions evolving evidence base;
-Understand and evaluate critically the role of physiotherapy in the prevention of illness and injury and in health;
-Recognise and discuss critically the evolving nature of physiotherapy practice, the contexts and environments in which it is practiced, how it is commissioned, and the changing needs of individuals whom it can best serve;
-Identify and discuss patient needs and how they might potentially benefit from physiotherapy, taking account of psychological, cultural, social and environmental factors and their influence on functional ability and the biological, physical and behavioural sciences which underpin physiotherapy
Module content
An introduction to a) physiotherapy which enables the students to explore the values, role and responsibility of the profession, b) its knowledge base. Practice placement visits are an integral part of this module.
Physiotherapy Practice
-Physiotherapy as a health care profession (value, code, science, professional judgement and reflective practice)
-Physiotherapy as an autonomous profession (accountability, responsibility, legislation and practice)
-Physiotherapy as a goal directed activity (problem solving, clinical reasoning, goal setting, assessment of the psychosocial, cultural and environmental factors on the individual functional ability and the needs of their carers)
-Physiotherapy as a collaborative activity (partnership with patient/relatives and physiotherapists as member of the multi-disciplinary team)
Behavioural science and physiotherapy
-Models, ideologies and discourses on health and illness
-Psychological factors in health and illness
-Therapeutic relationships
-Theories of person-centred helping
-Helping skills and human relationships in health care (empathy, acceptance, congruence, active listening, reflecting, verbal, para-verbal and nonverbal communication)
-Patient-therapist interaction, negotiation and partnership
Altered physiology and the scientific basis of physiotherapy
-the impacts of altered health status on the functional ability of patients (cardiovascular-respiratory status, hydration/nutritional status, protective mechanisms, inflammation, pain, neurological status, neuro-endocrine function, mobility, elimination, reproductive processes, growth and development)
Public health
-Individual and political influences on health (heredity, lifestyle, education, media influence and social economic factors)
-Epidemiology and statistics
-Interpersonal skills in health promotion
-Infection control
This module prepares students for working in the practice environment. Visits to physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary practice settings are an integral part of this module.
Aims: To prepare students for working in the practice environment
To provide students with the opportunity to rehearse basic practical skills in a controlled environment
Learning outcomes
This module enables students to meet the following learning outcomes:
-Promote a safe and healthy working environment, taking due account of, and responding appropriately to, personal health and safety risk, exercise initiative and personal responsibility
-Understand the importance of assessment , including that of risk to patients, self and others
-Undertake a subjective assessment of a patient
-Communicate and co-operate effectively with other members of the health care team, communicate safely and effectively as a professional with colleagues, communicate effectively to a range of audiences
-Work within the Rules of Professional Conduct
-Discuss scope of practice within physiotherapy
-Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of others, including patients, carers and colleagues.
Module content
-Personal health and safety (Health and safety regulations; Manual handling and the biomechanics of human movement, personal safety and coping with unpredictable behaviour)
-Infection control and disposal of clinical waste
-First Aid
-Assessment of needs - history taking and record keeping
-Personal skills - Interpersonal communication, time management, personal strengths and weaknesses
-Informed consent
-The physiotherapeutic relationship
Aims: To prepare students for working in the practice environment
To provide students with the opportunity to rehearse basic practical skills in a controlled environment
Learning outcomes
This module enables students to meet the following learning outcomes:
-Promote a safe and healthy working environment, taking due account of, and responding appropriately to, personal health and safety risk, exercise initiative and personal responsibility
-Understand the importance of assessment , including that of risk to patients, self and others
-Undertake a subjective assessment of a patient
-Communicate and co-operate effectively with other members of the health care team, communicate safely and effectively as a professional with colleagues, communicate effectively to a range of audiences
-Work within the Rules of Professional Conduct
-Discuss scope of practice within physiotherapy
-Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of others, including patients, carers and colleagues.
Module content
-Personal health and safety (Health and safety regulations; Manual handling and the biomechanics of human movement, personal safety and coping with unpredictable behaviour)
-Infection control and disposal of clinical waste
-First Aid
-Assessment of needs - history taking and record keeping
-Personal skills - Interpersonal communication, time management, personal strengths and weaknesses
-Informed consent
-The physiotherapeutic relationship
This module facilitates development of discipline specific core clinical skills and introduces the primacy of therapeutic intervention as physiotherapy practice. Patients as individuals, their experience of illness, is to be understood from narratives during the diagnostic encounter. Its aims are to introduce students to the key concepts in physiotherapy for the assessment and evaluation of patient needs and to provide opportunities for students to clarify and explore scientific measures as indicators of health and illness
This module enables students to meet the following learning outcomes;
-Assess and evaluate patients needs and how they might potentially benefit from physiotherapy, taking account of psychological, cultural, social and environmental factors and their influence on functional ability, based upon evidence from the biological, physical and behavioural sciences which underpin physiotherapy;
-Assess patients needs and evaluate the potential of physiotherapy interventions to optimise functional capacity, independence and well-being through structured forms of clinical reasoning, based upon evidence from the biological, physical and behavioural sciences which underpin physiotherapy;
-Employ graduate attributes; problem solving skills, systematic understanding of the key aspects of field of study
Module content
-Client assessment; Human ability and potential - assessing neurological, musculoskeletal and cardio-vascular-respiratory ability and potential
The impacts of psychosocial factors on health and illness experience
-Narrative as phenomenology of illness, as therapy, as analysis
-Professional judgement; Understanding complex and compounding problems and Evidence based practice (clinical findings, best available research evidence and patient preference)
This module enables students to meet the following learning outcomes;
-Assess and evaluate patients needs and how they might potentially benefit from physiotherapy, taking account of psychological, cultural, social and environmental factors and their influence on functional ability, based upon evidence from the biological, physical and behavioural sciences which underpin physiotherapy;
-Assess patients needs and evaluate the potential of physiotherapy interventions to optimise functional capacity, independence and well-being through structured forms of clinical reasoning, based upon evidence from the biological, physical and behavioural sciences which underpin physiotherapy;
-Employ graduate attributes; problem solving skills, systematic understanding of the key aspects of field of study
Module content
-Client assessment; Human ability and potential - assessing neurological, musculoskeletal and cardio-vascular-respiratory ability and potential
The impacts of psychosocial factors on health and illness experience
-Narrative as phenomenology of illness, as therapy, as analysis
-Professional judgement; Understanding complex and compounding problems and Evidence based practice (clinical findings, best available research evidence and patient preference)
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the use of physiotherapy to promote, maintain or restore well being in patients by optimising functional ability. The learning outcomes are to enable the students to:
-Use assessments of patients needs to evaluate the potential of physiotherapy and physiotherapy interventions to optimise functional capacity, independence and well-being through structured forms of clinical reasoning;
-Recognise and demonstrate a range of possible physiotherapy interventions relevant to identified patient needs and evaluate personal competence to implement these;
-Critically appraise research evidence and apply to practice where appropriate;
-Able to implement clinical practice based on research evidence;
-Synthesise knowledge within the clinical reasoning process;
-Recognise the importance of providing cost-effective physiotherapy programmes informed by the best available evidence and in accordance with a structured assessment of individual need;
-Use graduate attributes: problem solving skills
Module content
Theory and clinical studies (including a range of relevant pathologies) around the three core areas of physiotherapy practice: musculo-skeletal, neuroscience and cardiovascular respiratory care.
Therapeutic interventions including: electrotherapeutic modalities, manual therapies, passive movements, mobilisation techniques, soft tissue techniques, positioning, therapeutic exercise, neuro-facilitation, ergonomics, cardiorespiratory techniques.
Therapeutic concepts: Critical appraisal of case vignettes derived from practice, including the evidence base for decision and intervention. The case vignettes cover a range of lived experiences of people with a wide range of problems.
-Use assessments of patients needs to evaluate the potential of physiotherapy and physiotherapy interventions to optimise functional capacity, independence and well-being through structured forms of clinical reasoning;
-Recognise and demonstrate a range of possible physiotherapy interventions relevant to identified patient needs and evaluate personal competence to implement these;
-Critically appraise research evidence and apply to practice where appropriate;
-Able to implement clinical practice based on research evidence;
-Synthesise knowledge within the clinical reasoning process;
-Recognise the importance of providing cost-effective physiotherapy programmes informed by the best available evidence and in accordance with a structured assessment of individual need;
-Use graduate attributes: problem solving skills
Module content
Theory and clinical studies (including a range of relevant pathologies) around the three core areas of physiotherapy practice: musculo-skeletal, neuroscience and cardiovascular respiratory care.
Therapeutic interventions including: electrotherapeutic modalities, manual therapies, passive movements, mobilisation techniques, soft tissue techniques, positioning, therapeutic exercise, neuro-facilitation, ergonomics, cardiorespiratory techniques.
Therapeutic concepts: Critical appraisal of case vignettes derived from practice, including the evidence base for decision and intervention. The case vignettes cover a range of lived experiences of people with a wide range of problems.
Aims
To allow students to apply the theory and practice of physiotherapy in practice settings
To develop students ability to critically analyse clinical data, make judgement and respond to patients who require physiotherapy.
Learning outcomes
-Assess patients needs and evaluate the potential of physiotherapy interventions to optimise functional capacity, independence and well-being through structured forms of clinical reasoning;
-Demonstrate competence to practice physiotherapy in a range of different settings across the core areas of physiotherapy practice;
-Recognise and evaluate critically the range of possible physiotherapy interventions relevant to identified patient needs and evaluate personal competence to implement these;
-Critically appraise research evidence and apply to practice where appropriate;
-To enable students to critically evaluate physiotherapeutic management of specific population groups, to include the speciality areas of paediatrics, womans health, mental health, learning disability and care of the older adult.
Module content
5 clinical placements (each of 5 or 6 weeks duration).
Clinical reasoning including reflection and the application of theory to practice.
The specific or altered anatomy / physiology related to the specific population groups
The role of the physiotherapist in the speciality practice areas including; paediatrics, womans health, mental health, learning disability, community and care of the older adult.
The function of clinical interest and occupational groups in the development of physiotherapy services in the speciality areas of practice
To allow students to apply the theory and practice of physiotherapy in practice settings
To develop students ability to critically analyse clinical data, make judgement and respond to patients who require physiotherapy.
Learning outcomes
-Assess patients needs and evaluate the potential of physiotherapy interventions to optimise functional capacity, independence and well-being through structured forms of clinical reasoning;
-Demonstrate competence to practice physiotherapy in a range of different settings across the core areas of physiotherapy practice;
-Recognise and evaluate critically the range of possible physiotherapy interventions relevant to identified patient needs and evaluate personal competence to implement these;
-Critically appraise research evidence and apply to practice where appropriate;
-To enable students to critically evaluate physiotherapeutic management of specific population groups, to include the speciality areas of paediatrics, womans health, mental health, learning disability and care of the older adult.
Module content
5 clinical placements (each of 5 or 6 weeks duration).
Clinical reasoning including reflection and the application of theory to practice.
The specific or altered anatomy / physiology related to the specific population groups
The role of the physiotherapist in the speciality practice areas including; paediatrics, womans health, mental health, learning disability, community and care of the older adult.
The function of clinical interest and occupational groups in the development of physiotherapy services in the speciality areas of practice