2022 Semester 2 Physiotherapy Practicum 3 (PHT-756-0)

This course is designed to provide students with advanced practice in specific areas of Neurology, Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, Women's Health, Paediarics, Gerontology, Sports Physiotherapy, and Community Based Rehabilitation. These practicum will be undertaken at the Colonial War Memorial Hospitals, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Lautoka Hospital, Labasa Hospital, Sub-divisional Hospitals & or Health Centers, Government & Private Senior Citizens' Homes. This course is a full time clinical placement in which the student is supervised by teaching staff from CMNHS and physiotherapists at the various clinical settings. Students are matched to appropriate clinical sites including, but not limited to acute care, outpatient physiotherapy, or inpatient rehab. There will be four clinical placements paced out throughout the year. The culmination of all four clinical experiences will allow the student to demonstrate competence in managing patients with a variety of dysfunction involving musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory, and integumentary systems. These clinical experiences will also expose the student to a variety of age groups and level of patient care. Classroom sessions are utilized to discuss issues related to clinical situations