Professional Development
Monash University – Advancing Skills in Paediatric Physiotherapy – Chronic & Complex – 2025
Monash University – Advancing Skills in Paediatric Physiotherapy – Chronic & Complex – 2025
This advanced course will enhance your clinical practice with physiotherapy strategies specifically for neonates and infants.
Who should attend?
This Monash University short course is only available to participants who have previously completed the introductory course: ‘Enhancing skills in paediatric physiotherapy’ or obtained an exemption by submitting a one page CV to med.physioshortcourses@monash.edu outlining clinical practice experience and professional development undertaken in paediatrics since graduation.
Week 1 commences 14th April plus online learning day (24th May TBC).
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course it is expected the participant will be able to:
- To identify the key presenting features of the most common neuromuscular disorders.
- To outline the assessment, management and possible outcomes measures that can be used in DMD and CMT.
- To identify appropriate exercise prescription in DMD and CMT.
- Understand the essential involvement of health care team in the management of NM weakness disorders.
- Understand the factors that contribute to the variability in presentation after paediatric acquired brain injury.
- Understand the factors that contribute to the variability in recovery after paediatric acquired brain injury.
- Understand the complexity of social and emotional factors surrounding paediatric ABI.
- Identify the key time points in which the child with an ABI might require additional input.
- Understand the essential involvement of health care team in ABI.
- Understand the burn healing process and factors that influence this in acute burns.
- Understand principles of management for acute burn injuries.
- Gain an understanding of how factors in the acute phase impact on long-term outcomes for burn injuries.
- Understand long term management options of burns and associated problems.
- Develop understanding of the complexities of management of multi-trauma.
- Understand the differences between chronic fatigue, conversion disorders, fibromyalgia and rheumatologic conditions.
- Understand the multidisciplinary management of chronic fatigue and understanding physiotherapy role within the team.
Cost
$800.00
CPD
You will receive a Certificate of Participation after completing all learning activities of the paediatric short course.
Short courses do not directly align with post graduate qualifications. A post graduate qualification (such as a graduate certificate or graduate diploma or masters) requires a much higher level of academic rigour and more extensive assessments (eg 2000 word essays).
If you are interested in doing the Masters of Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice, you may be granted up to 6 credit points, through a combination of one or more short courses, other professional development, and clinical experience. For more information about the Masters go to http://monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/M6001/?courseview=domestic
Questions?
For registration queries, please contact med.physioshortcourses@monash.edu
