Overview

Studying at level 5 within higher education (PT only)

• • Accountability and professionalism

• Health agendas, legislation, policy and economic context – critical appraisal and inter-professional adaptation.

• Promoting health and preventing ill health

• Decision making – professional autonomy and valuing inter-professional and personal autonomy. Shared decision-making.

• Understanding the concept of evidence, the hierarchy of evidence and application to practice. Sources of research expertise – academia and practice. Applying theory into practice.

• Leading and managing care and working in teams. Learning how to use evidence to lead and coordinating care. Using the evidence base to develop practice and team working.

• Improving safety and quality of care Identification of evidence and critical analysis of evidence informed practice.

• .Evidence informed quality improvement.

• Inter-professional dynamics and their relation to person centred care. Constructive cooperation and managing conflict in teams.

• Continuous learning through reflective practice

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Threshold - Grades: D- to D+ Understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed. Students will be required to achieve a minimum of D- grade in the assignment to in order to pass.

-good -Good - Grades: C- to C+ Good understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed. Very Good Grades: B- to B+ A very good understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed

-excellent -Excellent - Grades: A- to A* Excellent understanding of the facts and principles specific to the topics covered in this module and the outcomes being assessed.