MAMUS4100 Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions - Part 1 Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

This course covers more recent knowledge on the most common musculoskeletal injuries, illnesses and conditions (MSDs) in a life course perspective from childhood to old age. Teaching and learning activities are based on a knowledge-based practice model, which incorporates theoretical and research-based knowledge, clinical experience, the patient’s preferences and contextual factors. The course has an emphasis on the critical assessment of current examination and treatment methods, the organisation and quality of the health services and the role of physiotherapists in interdisciplinary cooperation and interaction. It will also include teaching of implementation methods of documented knowledge and on physiotherapy in the primary health services of the future, for example physiotherapists’ tasks as part of a follow-up or primary health team.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Programme in Health Sciences and hold authorisation as a physiotherapist.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can assess recent knowledge on the most common MSDs
• can critically assess current examination and treatment methods, including the use of standardised instruments for the most common MSDs
• can critically assess the organisation and quality of health services, and the role of physiotherapists in interdisciplinary cooperation and interaction
• can describe knowledge on work and MSDs, and can critically assess current measures for promoting participation in working life and preventing long-term sickness absence
• can describe implementation methods for well-documented knowledge

Skills

The student

• can use the knowledge-based practice model to analyse the most common MSDs
• can use and critically reflect on recent knowledge on the most common MSDs
• can apply and critically reflect on the use of standardised instruments in clinical practice
• can use and critically reflect on recent knowledge on work and musculoskeletal health
• can implement well-documented knowledge in their professional practice

General competence

The student

• can communicate up-to-date disciplinary knowledge to collaborative partners and the population at large
• can contribute to improving the quality of today’s health services
• can contribute to promoting participation in working life and preventing long-term sickness absence

The course will use varied student-active work methods such as lectures, flipped classroom, seminars, presentations, group work and self-study. Presentations at the seminars are important to support the learning process and communication skills after completion of the course. Teaching is organised as two one-week sessions on campus.

The following must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the examination:

• group work in groups of two to three students with submission of a written assignment. Scope: 1,500 words (+/- 10%).
• submission of written feedback on another group's assignment

Emnet gir et overblikk over sentrale informasjonsrettslige temaer som personvern, offentlighetsprinsippet og opphavsrett, og bevaring bruk og formidling av informasjonsressurser som kulturarv. Emnet kombinerer oversikt over norsk rett på området med europeisk og internasjonal lovgivning som har betydning for den norske rettstilstanden.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten har

• kjennskap til grunnleggende trekk ved samspillet mellom norsk rett og overnasjonale rettslige føringer
• god oversikt over offentlighetsloven og offentlighetsprinsippets forankring i Grl. § 100
• god oversikt over personopplysningsloven og den europeiske personvernforordningen
• grunnleggende kjennskap til opphavsrett i norsk lov, europeiske direktiver og internasjonale konvensjoner
• kjennskap til rettslige grunnlag for formidling og bruk av informasjonsressurser
• grunnleggende kjennskap til rettslig vern av kulturarv i norsk lov og internasjonale konvensjoner

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• overholde elementære krav til personvern, allmennhetens innsynsrett, og opphavsrett som profesjonsutøver innen arkiv eller bibliotek
• legge frem mer kompliserte rettslige spørsmål knyttet til personvern og opphavsrett for fageksperter eller virksomhetens ledelse til nærmere vurdering

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• forstår samspill mellom norsk informasjonsrett og de føringer og forpliktelser som norsk informasjonsrett møter fra EØS-avtalen og internasjonale konvensjoner

Arbeidsformene veksler mellom forelesninger, diskusjoner og øvingsoppgaver