PTY1011: Physiotherapy I

Attendance hurdle - 80% at pracs & CBL, you must also be a patient for the 2nd year OSCEs during end of semester assessment
Professional attributes hurdle - you have to demonstrate professional behaviour in communication (written and verbal) with staff
You must also pass every summative assessment to pass the unit

Formative:
- Skills Mastery checklist
- Reflective portfolio (total 1,600 words, broken up into smaller tasks)
- Online learning tasks

Summative
- Anatomy mid-semester assessment (2.5%)
- Anatomy end of semester assessment (2.5%)
- Physiology quizzes (several spread through the semester) (5%)
- Research quizzes (5%)
- IPE quizzes (5%)
- CBL learning & performance (10%)
- IPE essay - understanding diversity in beliefs about health (2000 words) (5%)
- IPE report - action to address the determinants of health (2,500 words) (10%)
- Group video assignment - team building (done with the OT students) (5%)
- End of semester OSCE (15%)
- End of semester exam - 3 hours (35%)

There are 5 themes in PTY1011:
Theme 1: Personal & Professional Development
Theme 2: Population, Society & Health (this is covered in a "semi-separate" unit - IPE1011, undertaken with 1st year OT students, but it is integrated with the course)
Theme 3: Fundamental Knowledge of Health Sciences (basically the theory you cover for anatomy, physiology & physio theory)
Theme 4: Applied Practice (this is essentially pracs)
Theme 5: Research
First year physiotherapy covers musculoskeletal physiotherapy. In PTY1011, the area of study is

Variable, depending on the content being delivered

One, provided by faculty staff later in the semester. None available online.

4.5 out of 5

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- Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine *** (This is the most useful book I've ever purchased. If you only buy one book for the semester, let it be this one. They don't call it the Physio Bible for nothing )
- Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy (I found this useful and helpful, however I do believe there are other anatomy books that may potentially be better - it's based on personal preference)
- Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy (recommended if you like to see diagrams & pictures of stuff, and it's definitely useful for when you're studying anatomy)
- Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (Some of the explanations can get a bit wordy, but it's very helpful when revising physiology. Not a must-buy, but worth considering)
- Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion & Muscle Testing (This one isn't so vital, but I found useful to revise techniques learnt in prac & revise for my OSCE. You could potentially, however, just watch videos online & achieve the same thing)
- Other useful texts: Levangie & Norkin's Joint Structure & Function (Readily available in the library iirc so no need to buy, but this is an ace biomechanics resource, although a little complex) and Eizenberg's General Anatomy: Principles & Applications (this one is good for understanding the principles behind anatomy, and provides a simple, short explanation of things)

- 6 x 1 hour lectures per week
- 1 x 2 hour lecture per week
- 2 x 1.5 hour CBLs (case based learning) per week - Monday mornings (part 1) & Friday afternoons (part 2)
- 2 x 2 hour physiotherapy pracs per week
- 1 x 2 hour anatomy prac per week
- 1 x 2 hour self-directed physiotherapy prac per week
- 3 x 2 hour online simulated Physiology lab (spaced out during the semester)
- 1 x 1 hour seminar per week
This was variable over the semester, but reasonably consistent.

2017 - Semester 1