- OVERVIEW
- OUTCOMES
- PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
- PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
- ENTRY REQUIREMENT
- TUITION FEE
- CAREER PROSPECT
- MQA CERTIFICATE
- EXTERNAL ADVISOR
- HEAD OF PROGRAMME
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Physiotherapy is a health care profession that provides treatment to individuals to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and function throughout life. This includes providing treatment in circumstances where movement and function are threatened by aging, injury, disease or environmental factors. Physiotherapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, intervention, habilitation and rehabilitation. The Diploma in Physiotherapy course has been specially designed to provide work force in the health sector based on the demand of highly skilled physiotherapists and the predicted increase in the deficit of workforce due to technology development, globalization and increase in health awareness.
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At the end of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate fundamental knowledge in physiotherapy.
- Demonstrate appropriate assessment techniques and interpret findings, and to formulate specific treatment plan and conducting appropriate treatment and intervention.
- Demonstrate sensitivities and responsibilities towards the community, culture and environment.
- Re-evaluate the patient/client management, adhere to the legal, ethical principles and the professional code of conduct in physiotherapy as well as to identify the scope and limitation of professional practice.
- Communicate effectively with patients, their family/caregiver, peers, healthcare professionals and the stakeholders at large and are able to demonstrate leadership, interpersonal and social skills and also capable of collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
- Recognise emergency events, complications and refer appropriately as well as to Demonstrate problem solving and clinical reasoning skills.
- Participate in research related to physiotherapy.
- Demonstrate ICT, entrepreneurial skills in their practice.