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  The following short courses are available to Health Professionals

1. Mastering Clinical Supervision: Effective Performance Feedback
2. Enhancing skills in Paediatric physiotherapy
3. Workshops for overseas trained physiotherapists

 

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MASTERING CLINICAL SUPERVISION: EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK

An online short course in giving effective performance feedback, offered by Monash University for health professionals

What:        An online module on Effective Performance Feedback has been developed by Monash University, which aims to further develop feedback skills for health professionals. It contains a series of tasks and assignments designed to help build knowledge on feedback and practice the skills needed for giving effective feedback.

Who:         The course is open to health professionals & clinicians of all disciplines. Those with an interest in teaching or currently undertaking supervisory roles may be particularly interested in the course.

Cost:         Once-off payment of $250

To find out more and register: Please visit the Health Professional Education Online website available at http://hpeo.med.monash.edu.au/

If you have further queries, please contact the course coordinator, Stephen Maloney, for further information at stephen.maloney@monash.edu

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 ENHANCKING SKILLS IN PAEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY

Key Dates:

Autumn Course

Course begins:  Monday March 4^th, 2013 and runs for 4 weeks

Final submission date:  Monday April 8^th, 2013

Face to face day: Saturday April 20^th, 2013

Enrolments close:  Monday February 25th, 2013

Spring Course

Course begins:  Monday October 21^st, 2013 and runs for 4 weeks

Final submission date:  Sunday November 25^th, 2013

Face to face day: Saturday November 30^th, 2013

Enrolments close:  Monday 14^th October, 2013

 The online component of the course is split into four modules:

 

1.  cardiorespiratory
2.  neurological (including normal development)
3.  musculoskeletal (with reference to normal development)
4.  complex presentation (multimorbidity)

For each module, two cases are worked through with opportunities to update theory, principles of assessment, decision making/prioritising, treatment and discharge planning.

There are a range of acute, subacute and community presentations - all include video clips, pdf references/key readings. Content can be worked through at a time to suit the participant, with feedback from remote tutors available to assist.

The face to face day (9-4pm) then allows additional skill development in use of equipment (eg wheelchair/orthoses prescription, respiratory equipment) as well as patient demonstrations and/or interactive tutorials.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the completion of this course it is expected the participant will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge of normal development across the spectrum of childhood, within the context of normal variations.
2. Identify paediatric conditions which are appropriate for physiotherapy intervention.
3. Recognise the scope of a comprehensive paediatric physiotherapy assessment.
4.  Demonstrate understanding of the elements of a comprehensive paediatric physiotherapy assessment for children presenting with cardiothoracic, musculoskeletal or neurological conditions.
5. Identify appropriate assessment tools for specific paediatric conditions.
6. Conduct prioritised systematic assessments for different paediatric conditions across the spectrum of childhood and adolescence.
7. Determine the child’s main problems based on the assessment findings.
8. Identify and communicate the important findings of their paediatric physiotherapy assessments that warrant further assessment and / or intervention and / or referral to other practitioners, especially ‘red flags’.
9. Set SMART goals for the child in conjunction with their family.
10.  Identify and apply appropriate evidenced based or best practise interventions to specific paediatric conditions.
11. Demonstrate sensitive and appropriate communication at all times when working with children, their parents / grandparents / carers.
12. Demonstrate appropriate and professional communication with other health care professionals, both internal and external to their own health care setting.
13.  Identify limits to their own practice and recognise when to request assistance from senior physiotherapy or relevant clinician within or external to their own workplace.
14. Demonstrate competence and confidence to work autonomously as the physiotherapist for paediatric inpatients, for example on weekend shifts, or community/ambulatory clients whilst always identifying limits to their own practice and calling for assistance when appropriate.

To secure your place please access http://ecommerce.med.monash.edu.au/product.asp?pID=260

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PREPARATION FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY PROFESSIONAL ENTRY REGISTRATION (AUSTRALIA) WORKHOPS

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PLACES IN THE JULY 2013 WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN FILLED.  NO FURTHER WORKSHOPS ARE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME