DPT 734 Complex Conditions
This course is designed for students to integrate, apply and synthesize knowledge that has been acquired throughout the Physical Therapy curriculum. It will focus on decision making for an effective hypothesis-driven exam as well as development of treatment strategies for patients with medical complexity across the systems. Students will explore decisions around timing of initiation of intervention, medical safety and stability, and development of patient diagnosis and prognosis. Students will also develop strategies for creating a patient-centered treatment and discharge plan. Throughout there will be discussion of how to support clinical decision making with use of standardized outcome measures and available evidence. Lectures will provide a theoretical framework and background to support clinical reasoning skills. Students will be supported in working through complex patient case examples and examining evidence to make sound clinical decisions. Peer feedback will be incorporated to support critical analysis of cases.
Prerequisite
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