Patient Management III

Catalog description

This course builds on Patient Management I and II and adds the management of patients with complex diagnoses across all systems(i.e., neurologic, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, integumentary, endocrine/metabolic) including complex pain to the clinical reasoning process. The goal of this course is continued development of the master adaptive learner and excellence in physical therapy practice. This course is designed to be progressive in pedagogical style with increased use of student-directed learning activities as well as self-reflection and self-assessment as the semester progresses. The creation and modification of intervention programs is emphasized, including referrals to other health care providers and discharge planning across settings. The student has the opportunity to improve visual postural and kinematic evaluation skills through live and video patient cases. This course emphasizes integration of problem-solving skills based on all previous coursework.