This placement will occur in one of the following physiotherapy clinical areas: acute/cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation/neurology, musculoskeletal, community practice or integrated general.
These objectives are to be applied to the relevant clinical placement area.

As a result of successfully completing this course, students should be able to:
1. competently clinically practise in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area across the lifespan and from acute to chronic contexts;
2. take an appropriate history and perform a proficient physical examination of a patient in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area;
3. correctly interpret the clinical examination findings;
4. select and safely apply an appropriate evidence-based intervention for a patient in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area;
5. select and apply appropriate outcome measures and adapt or progress management on the basis of outcomes;
6. effectively employ preventive and educational strategies;
7. apply skills in clinical reasoning in conducting the clinical examination and making clinical decisions in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area;
8. communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, care givers and other members of the multiprofessional health care team for optimal total care of the patient;
9. demonstrate an awareness of ethical and cultural issues in the the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area;
10. demonstrate professionalism and an understanding of the role of the physiotherapistin the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area.
11. demonstrate all the competency standards expected of a competent entry-level physiotherapy practitioner.

This placement will occur in one of the following physiotherapy clinical areas: acute/cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation/neurology, musculoskeletal, community practice or integrated general.

Course content is to be applied to the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area.

For each physiotherapy clinical placement course content will include:
" supervised clinical practice experience in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area
" clinical application of skills in history taking in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area
" clinical application of physical examination skills in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area
" clinical application of intervention skills in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area , including treatment modification and progression
" clinical application of clinical reasoning skills, including making appropriate assessment and management decisions
" clinical application of oral and non-verbal communication skills
" clinical application of written communication skills, including documentation of patient data
" direct experience working in a health care team in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area and contributing to the team
" the role of the physiotherapist in the relevant physiotherapy clinical placement area
" clinical application of skills in safe and evidence-based physiotherapy practice in the relevant clinical placement area
" skills in self review and peer review of clinical performance
" health professional behaviour and responsibilities.

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PHTY3040 (Musculoskeletal Physio Physio II)
PHTY3020 (Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy II)
PHTY3060 (Physiotherapy Clinical Practice III)
PHTY3070 (Advanced Neurological Physiotherapy)

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Clinical: for 30 hour(s) per Week for 10 weeks