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PTY5118 | Men's and Women's Health for Physiotherapists | ||
SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES | |||
Credit Points: 15 | |||
Prerequisites: | |||
PTY5103 | Professional Issues for Physiotherapists 1: Rights and Responsibilities | ||
PTY5105 | Musculo-Skeletal Physiotherapy 2 | ||
PTY5107 | Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy | ||
PTY5112 | Physiotherapy in Neurology: Disability | ||
Description: | |||
This unit examines the physiology, common issues and physiotherapy management of the antenatal and postnatal woman. Incontinence for men and women and sexual impairment due to pain, surgery or disability, will also be considered. Students will be made aware of resources and supports for the therapist and for the client. Professional risk, obligations, rights and responsibilities of the patient and the physiotherapist will be reviewed. Full Unit Outline | |||
This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets | |||
I65 | Master of Physiotherapy | ||
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
Last Updated - Higher Education: 7/12/2011 VET: 7/12/2011