What will I learn?

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Understand and reflect on the requirements of CORU’s Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for the physiotherapy profession including the requirement for continuing professional development and education.
2. Understand the role of the physiotherapist as an independent practitioner and as a member of the MDT to ensure patient centered care, by building respectful professional relationships and effective interdisciplinary team working.
3. Have the knowledge required to work in an ethical, professional, non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive, respectful way taking into consideration the beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups in both clinical practice and research, in healthcare systems, education, and community settings.
4. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the concepts of evidence-based practice, health and wellness, health promotion, and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and apply this knowledge to both the clinical reasoning processes and contemporary physiotherapy practice
5. Demonstrate the ability to articulate the importance of responsibilities of practitioners in relation to legislation governing Statutory Registration, Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work.
6. Recognise the importance of practising in a non discriminatory, culturally sensitive way and acknowledge and respect the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups

Aspects of professional practice relative to Physiotherapy including the CORU Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for physiotherapy, General First Aid including CPR, Manual Handling, Documentation, Data Protection, National and International Health Systems, Evidence Based Professional Practice, Inter-disciplinary working, and teamwork are explored. Public Health and epidemiological trends relative to Physiotherapy are addressed using problem based learning.

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

Formative feedback provided on assignments to the class in general, formative feedback provided at presentations. Summative feedback provided following submission of assignments. Peer review during problem based learning and group assignments