Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
The Caseload Management of Frailty, Trauma and Long Term Conditions module builds on content introduced in Year 1 and 2 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables the student to assess and manage patients with frailty, trauma and long term conditions.Students will have the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills in the context of current evidence for frailty, trauma, and long term conditions and understand principles of cognitive, perceptual and mental health management in specific patient populations.The module aims to prepare the student to work in specific Physiotherapy practice settings such as frailty, trauma and long term conditions whilst also developing transferable skills (such as prioritisation, advanced communication, clinical reasoning, teamworking) that can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings and specialties.
Aims
This module aims to develop and advance the students underpinning theory, knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of frailty, trauma and long term conditions and to enable the student to clinically reason and effectively manage a complex clinical caseload utilising the wider healthcare team to promote quality of life; advancing their caseload management skills.
Talis Aspire Reading ListAny reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pty-30061/lists
Intended Learning Outcomes
synthesise and apply underpinning knowledge in the management of frailty, trauma and long term conditions: 1discuss and rationalise the safe and effective adaptation of physiotherapeutic assessment, treatment and handling skills within the context of a patient with frailty, trauma and/or a long term condition: 1analyse and synthesise assessment findings, including differential diagnosis to formulate a clinically reasoned problem list: 1propose and justify an effective physiotherapeutic caseload management strategy for a virtual ward involving complex patient presentations utilising evidenced based practice and current clinical guidelines: 1effectively triage, assess and prioritise complex physiotherapy caseloads in environments including primary, secondary and tertiary care settings: 1critically discuss the roles and integration of the multi-disciplinary team within the context of caseload management and discharge to enhance the patients' quality of life: 1
Active learning hours:Practicals ~ 2.5 hours.Lectures (live in situ or synchronous online) ~ 41.5 hours.Tutorials / seminars ~ 5.5 hours.Asynchronous directed material ~ 7.5 hours.Independent studyPreparation for tutorials / seminars ~ 30 hours (4 hours for each hour of directed learning).Preparation and writing for assessment ~ 63 hours.
Description of Module Assessment
1: Viva weighted 100%30 minute oral examination