BUT Tuesday October 10 is a Monday schedule for the University. The final class for this course will meet on Monday, November 13, 2000. Students begin full-time clinical practicum on Monday, November 27, 2000. This course provides integration of content across all coursework to enhance clinical judgment skills when working with more complex patients and in less common work environments. Students will practice the consultative and screening role of PT for older adults and for children.
Emphasis is on effective clinical decision-making for special populations.
Building upon previous semesters content, students gain further experience in critiquing the research literature. Students complete their group research project. Critically analyze published case reports and communicate key points of the report in written format. Critique clinical implications of common research designs used to study health care issues for older adults and young children. Discuss key issues to consider when analyzing major outcome and efficacy studies on the effectiveness of physical therapy in geriatrics and pediatrics.