Good Practice in Australian Physiotherapy Education

• Aged Care
• Assessment
• Clinical education
• Communication
• Complex cases
• Disability
• ICT/Multimedia
• Indigenous education
• Integrated clinical and academic curricula
• Interprofessional education
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurology
• Paediatrics
• Plagiarism
• Professional issues
• Research/Evidence Based Practice
• Women's Health

AGED CARE

• Gerontology assessment (The University of Melbourne)

ASSESSMENT

• Integration of legal and ethical issues into complex case scenarios for students in their final semester (Griffith University)
• Introduction to physiotherapy in women's health using self-directed learning, interactive teaching, and peer and self assessment (La Trobe University)
• Self evaluation of 'student therapist' using video (La Trobe University)
• A handheld computer device for physiotherapy practical examinations (The University of Queensland)
• Plagiarism assignment (The University of South Australia)

CARDIOPULMONARY

• Integration of knowledge from musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy (Charles Sturt University)
• Physiotherapy care of patients with end stage disease (The University of Newcastle)

CLINICAL EDUCATION

• Additional development assessment form used to enhance physiotherapy student feedback and clinical performance (Curtin University of Technology)
• Integrated clinical and academic learning (Griffith University)
• Clinical school model to facilitate clinical education (The University of Melbourne)
• Clinical practice workbooks (The University of Newcastle)
• Community health placement (learning about wellness) in clinical practicums (The University of Sydney)
• Integrated clinical and academic curricula (The University of Sydney)

COMMUNICATION

• Foundation skills subject using case studies in multidisciplinary learning groups (Charles Sturt University)
• Self evaluation of 'student therapist' using video (La Trobe University)
• Communication and self-management topics covered in teams from five disciplines (University of Canberra)
• Using role play to assess and enhance the integration of learning (The University of Queensland)
• A tutorial program for international and ESL physiotherapy students (The University of Queensland)

COMPLEX CASES

• Complex case management (Charles Sturt University)
• Case studies to integrate students' discipline knowledge and clinical reasoning skills with psychosocial, cultural and ethical perspectives (Curtin University of Technology)
• Integration of legal and ethical issues into complex case scenarios for students in their first semester (Griffith University)
• Physiotherapy care of patients with end stage disease (The University of Newcastle)

DISABILITY

• Students share meal while blindfolded to raise awareness of disability (Griffith University)

ICT/MULTIMEDIA

• Course Evaluation of the Web: a mechanism for online student feedback (Curtin University of Technology)

INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

• Indigenous issues for health practitioners (Griffith University)

INTEGRATED CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC CURRICULA

• Integrated clinical and academic learning (Griffith University)
• Problem based learning for all subjects in order to contextualise and integrate student learning (The University of Melbourne)
• Integrated clinical and academic curricula (The University of Sydney)
• Foundation skills subject using case studies in multidisciplinary learning groups (Charles Sturt University)

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

• Integration of knowledge from musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy using case studies (Charles Sturt University)
• Collaborative case-based learning between physiotherapy and occupational therapy students related to neurological patients (The University of Newcastle)

MUSCULOSKELETAL

• Integration of knowledge from musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy (Charles Sturt University)
  

NEUROLOGY

• Guide book and DVD developed by 4th years to prepare 3rd years for spinal injury placement (La Trobe University)
• Physiotherapy care of patients with end stage disease (The University of Newcastle)
• Collaborative case-based learning between physiotherapy and occupational therapy students related to neurological patients (The University of Newcastle)

PAEDIATRICS

• Teaching and learning in paediatrics (The Univeristy of Queensland)
• Problem based learning in paediatrics (The University of Sydney)

PLAGIARISM

• Plagiarism assignment (The University of South Australia)

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

• Medico-legal, ethical requirements, and quality and safety in health through multidisciplinary seminars (University of Canberra)
• Foundation skills subject using case studies in multidisciplinary learning groups (Charles Sturt University)
• Integration of legal and ethical issues into complex case scenarios for students (Griffith University)
• Third year student conference organised by 4th year students taking a professional education elective (The University of Melbourne)
• Using role play to assess and enhance the integration of learning (The University of Queensland)
• Indigenous issues for health practitioners (Griffith University)

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

• Self evaluation of 'student therapist' using video (La Trobe University)
• Clinical practice workbooks (The University of Newcastle)

RESEARCH/EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

• Project U, a unique undergraduate research training initiative (The University of South Australia)
• Research training in Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours (The University of South Australia)

WOMEN'S HEALTH

• Introduction to physiotherapy in women's health using self-directed learning, interactive teaching and peer and self assessment (La Trobe University)