Complex Clinical Management (MSc)

Module overview

Complex Clinical Management Module integrates and builds on the learning from previous modules within the context of managing and treating complex clinical cases across the three main specialities of Musculoskeletal (MSK), neurological (Neuro) and respiratory (Resp) care. The emphasis is on refining your critique and synthesis of the underpinning evidence base for management and treatment, and using this evidence to further support and justify your physiotherapy role as a member of a larger multi-disciplinary team caring for patients with complex, and or long term MSk, Neuro or Resp conditions. The clinical cases used in this module develop your ability to look at the complexity of presentation and integrate issues from multiple viewpoints. As far as possible, service users (patients) will contribute to your learning by discussing their lived experiences of their condition and self-management approaches. You will acquire skills to support self-management strategies for patients that could be observed across primary (GP practices), secondary (Hospital) and community-based care. This module will equip you with the knowledge and skills in order to justify and deliver contemporary high quality healthcare and meet the challenging and complex needs of individuals and populations.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Identify and discuss the importance of patient involvement in planning treatment and take into consideration psychological, ethical and cultural information pertinent for the patient's presentation.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Critically appraise and synthesise the evidence and develop an evidence based approach in relation to the physiotherapy management of complex clinical cases.
Refine your critical thinking/ clinical reasoning skills so that you can critique, synthesize and evaluate concepts to make informed judgements where the evidence base is lacking.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Select and explain the application and modification of physiotherapy assessment and management techniques, and apply these concepts to more complex clinical problems.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

You will attend all taught components of Complex Clinical Management (BSc) with the third year undergraduate students. This consists of lectures, small group work and facilitated discussion. A journal club is used to facilitate the critique of literature and you will be asked to participate and work in small groups to discuss relevant articles selected by a member of staff, present the critique of your assigned literature and participate in discussions. As self-motivated learners you will also reflect on how you have contributed to effective group working.

There will be related practical sessions consisting of practical workshops, clinical-skills sessions, expert patient demonstrations and facilitated discussions in which you will have the opportunity to discuss with patients how they have coped with the impact of their disability and how these changes have affected their lifestyle and psychological well-being.

The expectation is that you will undertake additional self-directed study prior to and following taught sessions for the shared learning to ensure you achieve the masters level learning outcomes.

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	48
Guided independent study	139.5
Total study time	187.5

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

There are no key texts.. You expected to use subject-specific text books and other resources from previous modules as required and to access journal articles using search engines such as PubMed etc. as recommended by the library. Appropriate, relevant topic-specific references are given per session and you are encouraged to present recent publications within each session.

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Critical review

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Presentation & Viva	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Presentation & Viva	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: External