FYB3000 Complexity and Diversity in Physiotherapy Practice Course description

The purpose of the course is to develop the students' understanding of and skills in dealing with the complex and varied patient conditions that physiotherapists encounter in their practice. The course emphasises experience-based learning, knowledge sharing, application of technology in physiotherapeutic activities, and multidisciplinary collaboration to strengthen the treatment of the user or patient. This course covers the range of challenges that physiotherapists may face, including rare diagnoses, complex disease pictures, drug addiction, challenging living conditions, and people with reduced capacity to consent. Students will explore how technological advances change communication methods, environmental adaptations, and participation opportunities for the user or patient.

The practical training course constitutes the second part of two in the third year of study, where higher expectations are placed on the student's ability to assess and act independently during the second placement. The course builds on and expands the role of physiotherapy as part of the health service. The students update knowledge about the current organisation of the health service and key governing documents that govern future development. This includes the use of digital technology to develop and innovate health services. The students will have the opportunity to experience and immerse themselves in rehabilitation processes, coordinate multidisciplinary collaboration, and reflect on authority and professional autonomy in encounters with users, patients and relatives. The course will make the students aware of their current and future role as health professionals in a health service in constant and rapid change.

Passed the first and second years of study or equivalent.

Passed FYBPRA1 Clinical physiotherapy I/Practice as part of the health service I

After completing the course, the student has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can account for the organisation of the health service and key governing documents and strategies for the health service
• has knowledge of culturally conditioned perceptions of health, illness and disabilities
• can recognise the risk of undesirable incidents and be familiar with methods for systematic follow-up
• has knowledge of other professions' areas of competence as a basis for cooperation

Skills

The student can

• plan, implement, adapt and evaluate measures in a treatment pathway, and assess the need for coordinated services
• apply knowledge about public health work, rehabilitation and habilitation in encounters with users, patients and relatives
• apply knowledge about inclusion, equality and non-discrimination in encounters with users, patients and relatives from different cultural backgrounds
• include health literacy in interactions with users, patients and relatives to strengthen their opportunities for good health choices
• apply knowledge of digital technology and service innovation, both at the individual and system level
• take initiative, adapt to different situations and show independence in their work as a physiotherapist

General competence

The student can

• reflect on how their own and others' expertise can be used in multidisciplinary collaboration to develop a user-adapted health service
• reflect on authority, professionalism and one's own role as a professional in encounters with others, as well as the ability to assess and deal with ethical issues
• assess the risk of undesirable incidents and be proficient in methods for following this up systematically

The work and teaching methods in the course include self-study, multidisciplinary collaborative learning and external supervised practice. Practical training is primarily carried out in the municipal or specialist health service.

The practical training will take place over a continuous period of nine (9) weeks, during which the student is in practical training five (5) days a week with a workload of up to 45 hours per week. During the practical training period, the student will have two demonstrations/practical examinations of assessment and/or treatment, based on clinical decisions and reflection on their own professional practice.

As a general rule, the student will be in practice during the day, but shift work may occur. When carrying out practical training, students must comply with the current guidelines for clothing that apply to the individual practical training institution.

The following required coursework must be approved before a student can take the exam:

• Individual academic brief according to given criteria, 700 words (+/- 10 %). The coursework requirement is subject to academic assessment.
• Two practical demonstrations: Carry out a clinical examination and/or treatment, justify clinical decisions and reflect on one's own professional practice, as well as discuss clinical decisions with the practice supervisor and possibly contact teacher and fellow students. The first demonstration will be carried out before the mid-term assessment and the second within the last two weeks of the practice period. Both have a duration of up to 2 hours, either physically or digitally.

Assessed practical training: The assessment is based on the learning outcomes for the course and the ongoing assessment of the student throughout the practical training period. Students’ practical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high (90 %). See ‘Assessment of practical training’ in the main part of the programme description for more information.

Resit assessment: Students who fail a period of practical training usually have to retake the whole practical training period.

Not relevant.

Pass/Fail

Resit assessment: Students who fail a period of practical training usually have to retake the whole practical training period.