MEMO
TO:
Curriculum Committee
FROM:
Graduate Council/ Elizabeth A. Rogers
SUBJECT:
Reportable Items
DATE:
April 28, 2005
At the next Curriculum Meeting, Dr. Lewis will report on the following items related to
the DPT program:
1. Move Clinical Seminar IV from Module VI to Module IX
2. Clinical Practicum I and II presently consists of two 12-week clinical education
assignments. The Department recommends a change to three 8-week clinical
education assignments to accommodate the curriculum requirements in the areas
of musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and acute care physical therapy.
3. Add a one-credit course in Wound Care Management in Module IV. This will not
be new course content. It has been offered in other courses. Bringing it together
in a new format is appropriate since we have Dr. Teresa Conner-Kerr on the
faculty with this expertise.
1. New or Revised Course(s) New__x__ Revised____
Name and Catalog Number _______Management of Integumentary Disorders______
Module Hours 1___# Sections/Year_1___
Department __Physical Therapy Education_______________________
Semesters Offered ____Module 6______________
Course Description (this should be the exact catalog copy, which should be brief –
three sentences max; include all prerequisites)
Systematic, problem solving approach to integumentary disorders with emphasis on
etiology, patholophysiology, examination techniques and approaches, clinical signs
and symptoms, multidisciplinary considerations, and evidence-based treatment
approaches. Prerequisites include acceptable performance in previous modules of
the curriculum.
Rationale (including objectives and projected timeline)
Material addressing the integument of skin is taught in a variety of courses spread
throughout the DPT curriculum. The proposed course will allow for a focused and
systematic delivery of this information that allows for increased student
comprehension and integration into practice. The course will also reflect current
practice standards of the APTA that includes Integument as a named practice area.
Objectives:
Global Course Objectives:
Lecture Component:
1.
Demonstrate the ability to examine and treat integuementary disorders including
wounds with a pressure, trauma, cancerous, neuropathic, inflammatory, lymphatic
and/or vascular etiology.using physical therapeutic modalities and interventions.
2.
Explain the physiological rationale upon which the utilization of various
therapeutic treatment
techniques for is based
for integuementary
disorders including wounds.
3.
Identify indications and contraindications for the application of wound care
dressings and topical agents to integuementary disorders.
4.
Identify indications and contraindications for the application of physical
therapeutic modalities
to integuementary disorders including wounds.
5.
Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of physical therapy literature when
designing physical therapeutic modality treatment approaches to integuementary
disorders including wounds.
Laboratory Component:
1.
Demonstrate appropriate evaluation techniques for wounds and integuementary
disorders.
2.
Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of physical modalities.
3.
Demonstrate safe and appropriate wound care procedures.
4.
Exhibit good body mechanics during performance of physical therapeutic
techniques.
5.
Demonstrate appropriate patient handling, positioning and draping techniques for
physical therapeutic evaluation and treatment.
6.
Exhibit professional communication skills both written and oral during client
simulations.
Implication for Staffing, Budget and Library Resources:
No additional staff, eventual inclusion of wound management and dermatology
journals. Request for equipment under consideration by chair and dean of
education as funds are available.
Implication for Current Program, or Other Programs/Departments.
Course material being combined from multiple course offerings into a single
composite course focused on the evaluation and treatment of integumentary
disorders. Faculty consensus on the appropriateness of combining material for the
course offering. No implications for other programs/departments as this is a
program specific offering.
ELON UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION
COURSE:
DPT (to be assigned)
Management of Integumentary Disorders
INSTRUCTOR(S):
Teresa Conner-Kerr, Ph.D, PT, CWS, CLT
CONTACT HOURS:
(clock hours)
(1,1); 3 hrs./week
(TOTAL: 48 Contact Hours)
TERM:
Module VI, 2nd year students
DATE & TIME:
(clock hours)
(see module VI schedule)
TEXTBOOK(S):
Wound Care: A Collaborative Practice Manual for Physical
Therapists & Nurses, 2nd ed. Sussman & Bates Jensen
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Systematic, problem solving approach to integumentary disorders with emphasis on
etiology, patholophysiology, examination techniques and approaches, clinical signs
and symptoms, multidisciplinary considerations, and evidence-based treatment
approaches. Prerequisites include acceptable performance in previous modules of
the curriculum.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Global Course Objectives:
Lecture Component:
1.
Demonstrate the ability to examine and treat integuementary disorders including
wounds with a pressure, trauma, cancerous, neuropathic, inflammatory, lymphatic
and/or vascular etiology using physical therapeutic modalities and interventions.
2.
Explain the physiological rationale upon which the utilization of various
therapeutic treatment techniques is based for integuementary disorders including
wounds.
3.
Identify indications and contraindications for the application of wound care
dressings and topical agents to integuementary disorders.
4.
Identify indications and contraindications for the application of physical
therapeutic modalities to integuementary disorders including wounds.
5.
Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of physical therapy and other health
care literature when designing physical therapeutic modality treatment approaches
to integuementary disorders including wounds.
Laboratory Component:
1.
Demonstrate appropriate evaluation techniques for integuementary disorders and
wounds.
2.
Demonstrate safe and appropriate use of physical therapeutic interventions.
3.
Demonstrate safe and appropriate integument and wound care procedures.
4.
Exhibit good body mechanics during performance of physical therapeutic
techniques.
5.
Demonstrate appropriate patient handling, positioning and draping techniques for
physical therapeutic evaluation and treatment.
6.
Exhibit professional communication skills both written and oral during client
simulations.
COURSE EVALUATION:
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Your Final Grade will be determined as follows:
Quizzes:
EXAM I:
EXAM II:
PRESENTATION:
1 (10% of grade; written & practical combined)
2 (10% of grade; written & practical combined)
MIDTERM (written 20% and practical 15%)
FINAL (written 20% and practical 15%)
10% of final grade
GRADING SCALE:
93 (%) - 100 = A
4.0
90
- 92= A3.7
87
- 89= B+
3.3
83 - 86 = B
3.0
-----------------------**80 - 82 = B2.7
**77
- 79 = C+ 2.3
**73
- 76 = C
2.0
-----------------------72 and below = UNACCEPTABLE - Not Passing
** These grades are technically passing but below the required overall Grade Point
Average (GPA) of 3.0. If the number of grades of “B-”, “C+”, and “C” totals an amount
which brings the student’s GPA below 3.0, this is NOT satisfactory performance based
upon professional expectations.
QUIZ/EXAMINATION POLICY
Quizzes/Examinations will be cumulative over all material covered up to the day
of the quiz/exam unless otherwise specified. However, emphasis will be placed on
material which you have NOT been previously examined. Questions will originate from
lecture/lab material as well as pertinent assigned readings from the handouts and texts.
Written portions of the quizzes/exams will have a variable format. Test questions may be
true-false, multiple choice, matching, K-Type, essay or a combination of any of the
above. NOTE that Both the Midterm and the Final exams are cumulative over the
course.
This course recognizes & adheres to the principles of the Elon Academic
Honor Code. Students are expected to be familiar with the code and follow it
consistently, regardless of whether the professor is present to enforce it. The Elon
Academic Honor Code can be found in the Student Handbook. Questions about
violations should be directed to the instructor.