Welcome to your Second Year

of Physiotherapy

Autumn Session 2012

Session Outline

Relevance of units to physiotherapy degree

Academic progression

Clinical Education Requirements

Physiotherapy Student Registration

Uniform, Name Badges and Equipment

ICTC Project Opportunity

1st Year of Physiotherapy

Autumn Session

400870
Population Health
and Society
(10 cp)

400868
Human Anatomy and
Physiology 1
(10 cp)

400906
Introduction to
Physiotherapy
Practice
(10 cp)

400871
Professional Health
Competencies
(10 cp)

Spring Session

400732
Communication in
Health
(10 cp)

400869
Human Anatomy and
Physiology 2
(10 cp)

400863
Foundations of
Research and
Evidence-Based
Practice
(10 cp)

400881
Functional Anatomy
(10 cp)

Y
E
A
R
1

Physiotherapy
standards

400906
Physiotherapy

400868, 400869,
400881
Applied science

400870, 400871,
400732
Professional
skills

400863
Research

Professional
behaviour

Effective
communication

Apply information

Assess client

Interpret findings

Develop Rx plan

Safe effective
practice

Evaluate Rx

Operate across
settings

2nd Year of Physiotherapy

Autumn Session

400882
Introduction to
Biomechanics
(10 cp)

400138
Pathophysiology 1
(10 cp)

Spring Session

101614
Psychology and
Health
(10 cp)

400981
Clinical
Pharmacology
(10 cp)

400864
Research Methods
(Quantitative and
Qualitative)
(10 cp)

Y
E
A
R
2

300754
Neuroanatomy
(10 cp)

400866
Culture, Diversity
and Health
(10 cp)

400982
Core Competencies
in Physiotherapy
Practice
Clinical Education A
(H2, 10 cp)

400982
Physiotherapy

400138, 400882,
400981, 400754
Applied science

101614, 400866
Professional
skills

400864
Research

Professional
behaviour

Effective
communication

Apply information

Assess client

Interpret findings

Develop Rx plan

Safe effective
practice

Evaluate Rx

Operate across
settings

Relevance
e e a ce o
of co
core
e health
ea t subjects
subjects?

These provide the necessary building blocks of knowledge on which future

physiotherapy units rely. It is expected you retain your knowledge and skills developed
in this units.

You need to revise and be familiar with especially anatomy, pathophysiology,

biomechanics, research and communication skills before you commence your second
year physiotherapy unit. This knowledge and understanding will be assumed and used
in application to physiotherapy contexts.

Pre-Requisites for Core Competencies

of Physiotherapy Practice (400982)
1. Introduction to Physiotherapy Practice 400906
2. Pathophysiology 1 400138
3. Communication in Health 400732
4. Functional Anatomy 400881
5. Introduction to Biomechanics - 400882

Failure to pass units

If you fail any subject, this may delay your graduation a year due to prerequisites to complete other units, and also requirement to pass all 1st
and 2nd year units to progress to 3rd year.

THEREFORE every unit is critical for your physiotherapy degree so it is

recommended you treat study seriously.

What if I fail?

If you fail a subject, you will need to make an appointment with Dr Bredge McCarren
(Course Advisor) to discuss academic progression and scheduling of units. You will
consequently have a non-standard enrolment and will have to meet regularly to
discuss scheduling of units.

You also need to critically evaluate your performance in your first year of study
identifying your strengths, areas for improvement and strategies to improve
performance.

Student Registration - What is my responsibility?

You need to tell Australian Physiotherapy Board (AHPRA) if:

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you have been charged of an offence or have been convicted or found guilty of an
offence punishable by 12 months imprisonment or more

you have had your registration suspended or cancelled under the law of another
country that provides for registration of students

This also needs to be communicated to Course Advisor, Dr Bredge McCarren as this

may impact your study progression and access to clinical education placements

Clinical Education Requirements:

1. National Police Certificate
2. NSW Health Student Undertaking
3. Working With Children Check
4. NSW Health Code of Conduct Agreement
5. Health Records and Information Privacy Declaration
6. Immunisation and Vaccination
7. Senior First Aid and CPR Certificate

NB: These are pre-requisites to enrol in 400982

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Compulsory Clinical Education Requirements

You will be unable to enrol in Core Competencies of Physiotherapy

Practice and attend clinical placement if you do not meet these
requirements. PLEASE START NOW to avoid this.

1. National Police Certificate

Complete application form P799 and submit to local

police station

Make an appointment and present form and 3 types

of ID

Costs approximately $52 and takes 15 working days

to be processed

Valid for 3 years from date of issue

Present to Student Central and keep copies for

presentation on all clinical placements

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2. NSW Health Student Undertaking

To enrol you would have signed a

declaration/agreement that you will notify the NSW
Department of Health if you are charged or convicted
of a criminal offence after the date of issue of your
National Police Certificate or during completion of
your course.

You should keep a copy of this signed form to present

as required to clinical facility. This is available on the
vUWS course site.

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3. Working With Children Check

Aims to protect children by restricting access by people with

convictions for serious sex and violence crimes against
children.

You need to complete the Commission for Children and

Young People Student Declaration. This can be completed
electronically on My SR but a copy also needs to be
presented on clinical placement.

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4. NSW Health Code of Conduct Agreement

Before each clinical placement you are required to have

read the NSW Health Code of Conduct and signed a form
confirming you have read, understood and will comply with
the code.

The signed agreement must be given to the NSW public

health facility at the commencement of your placement.

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5. Health Records & Information Privacy Declaration

Each clinical facility will require students to sign a

Health Records and Information Privacy Act
declaration confirming knowledge of, and agreement
to abide by health privacy principles.

These principles relate to the collection,

collection security
security,
access and amendment, accuracy, use, disclosure of
private and confidential information obtained while on
clinical placement.

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6. Immunisation/Vaccination

NSW Health requires all students to provide

evidence of current immunisation or vaccination
against infectious diseases.

These include diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,

hepatitis B,
B measles,
measles mumps,
mumps rubella,
rubella varicella,
varicella and
tubercolosis (TB). Annual influenza vaccination is
not a requirement but recommended.

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6. Immunisation/Vaccination (cont)

You should take the NSW Health Information Sheets on vaccination and screening
requirements, your Vaccination Record Card and copies of forms 2 and 3 to your
local doctor when you present for vaccinations.

You are advised to commence this as soon as possible because fulfilling some of
these requirements can take several months
months.

Vaccination Record Cards, Form 2 and Form 3 then need to presented at Student
Central for this to be recorded. You also need have copies available for inspection at
each clinical placement. You also need to provide copies of Forms 2 and 3 to the
Clinical Education Coordinator at the start of Spring Session.

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7. Senior First Aid and CPR Certificate

You are also required to hold current certification for Senior

First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

CPR training must be updated every 12 months while a Senior

First Aid certificate is valid for 3 years.

Training needs to be provided by a Registered Training

Organisation and the certificate should display one of the
following codes: HLTFA301B
HLTFA301B, HLTFA1A
HLTFA1A, HLTFA401B
HLTFA401B,
HLTFA203A.

Submit your certificate to Student Central but also keep a copy

to present as required on clinical placement.

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Create a Folder for Clinical Placements

1. National Police Certificate
2. NSW Health Student Undertaking
3. Working With Children Check
4. NSW Health Code of Conduct Agreement
5. Health Records and Information Privacy
y
Declaration
6. Immunisation and Vaccination
7. Senior First Aid and CPR Certificate
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Clinical Uniform

Your clinical uniform :

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Navy tailored trousers supplied by UWS ($66.00)

White short sleeved polo shirt with UWS & Physiotherapy insignia ($39.95)

Navy cardigan, pullover

Monotone coloured socks (navy or black)

Black, closed work shoes

Your clinical uniform should be purchased and ordered before Easter from UWS
Connect as you will be required to wear this to all tutorials as well as on clinical
placement in the second year physiotherapy unit (Spring Session, 2012).

Special Consideration - Uniforms

If you feel you are unable to fulfil

uniform requirements due to religious
and/or cultural requirements, this
needs to be discussed as soon as
possible with Dr Bredge McCarren,
Course Advisor.

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Name Badges and Other Equipment

Essential equipment for your second year physiotherapy unit includes a goniometer.
Subsequent units will require a stethoscope and reflex hammer. These will be available
for purchase from UWS Connect in an economical pack.

You will need to wear you student identification card within a plastic lanyard on clinical
placement and for practical classes in Spring session 2011. These will be required to be
used and carried at all times.

Finally....a reminder...

You will be required to wear your name badge and clinical uniform to:
1.

To all physiotherapy practical classes in 2nd year

2.

Practical viva assessments in all years

3.

Practicing in UniClinic in all years

4.

On clinical placement in all years.

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Increased Clinical Training Capacity (ICTC) Project

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ICTC Project

Opportunity to participate in inter

inter-professional
professional clinical placements until June 2012 in
community clinics in Camden, Campbelltown, and Blacktown

These placements are in addition to physiotherapy course placements and undertaken

on a voluntary basis

Learn alongside UWS students from other disciplines (medicine, nursing, podiatry and
psychology)

Attend 5 X 4 hour clinic sessions in 1 of 7 clinical areas: obesity/endocrinology, sleep

disorders, foot/mobility restrictions, rheumatology, immunology, cardiology, and other
chronic conditions.

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Student Benefits

Gain hands
hands on
on experience of multidisciplinary health care and working with a range of
health professionals.

Obtain extra experience and exposure to clinical environment, interacting with clients
and other health professionals.

Assist in preparation for clinical education and transition to the workplace.

Receive a certificate for resume and impress future employers

employers.

You will be given a Caltex fuel card and UWS connect bookshop voucher to value of
$100 to assist with travel costs and help learning.

ICTC Project

For more information or to register your

interest, contact:

ICTC Placement & Liaison Officer

Ms Petch Suthanasirichai
Phone: 4620 3737
a.suthanasirichai@uws.edu.au

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