FYB3000 Complexity and Diversity in Physiotherapy Practice Course description

The course emphasises subject-specific digital competence for health education. Society, health services, and education are undergoing extensive digital transformation, which demands individual competence and impacts service organisation. For technology to contribute to effective and cohesive health services, current and future healthcare personnel must engage with and utilise digital tools and media safely, critically, and creatively. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, challenge traditional methods of performing tasks and organising services, thus closely linked to service innovation.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

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

Knowledge

The student can

• describe opportunities and challenges in interprofessional collaboration
• explain how neglect, violence, abuse, substance abuse and socioeconomic inequalities can have an impact on health

Skills

The student can

• apply evidence-based practice based on a complex patient case report
• apply models for patient trajectories for patients/users in need of coordinated services, and discuss opportunities and challenges in interprofessional and cross-sectoral collaboration in treatment, rehabilitation and habilitation
• apply health technology in communication and interaction with fellow students
• apply relevant knowledge to safeguard children and young people in need of treatment and/or services, and ensure their participation and rights

General competence

The student can

• explain how health technology can be included in patient-centred habilitation or rehabilitation measures
• discuss health, participation and universal design in light of societal challenges
• reflect on challenges, dilemmas and opportunities in physiotherapy for people with drug addiction, people with complex medical conditions and people who have survived serious illness or have after-effects after medical/surgical treatment
• discuss challenges in physiotherapy services, and identify needs for quality improvement and propose innovative strategies for the implementation of relevant evidence-based practice in the service
• reflect on how their own practical experience can affect the understanding of service provision

The work and teaching methods in the course include lectures, group presentations, seminars, practical skills training and self-study.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Presentation of digital poster at the bachelor conference with duration of 3 hours. The poster must be based on your own bachelor's thesis.
• Individual presentation in seminar, up to 3 hours

Individual oral exam based on patient case histories and the subject's learning outcomes, up to 20 minutes.

All aids are permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination.

No overlap with courses in the former programme description.