Cardiothoracic Interventions 1 (8976.3)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Physiotherapy | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit is co-taught with unit 6447 Cardiothoracic Interventions 1 PG.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Apply knowledge of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology to assess and manage medically stable patients in acute and surgical contexts;
2. Conduct culturally responsive assessments of the cardiorespiratory system and interpret findings to support safe and effective physiotherapy interventions;
3. Apply clinical reasoning and relevant evidence to explain physiotherapy decisions in cardiorespiratory care;
4. Communicate assessment outcomes and management plans clearly and respectfully with patients and interprofessional team members; and
5. Develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that support respectful and effective engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in healthcare.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
Skills development
This unit addresses Australian Physiotherapy Standards which can be viewed at: New Accreditation Standards to shape the future of physiotherapy education
Prerequisites
12008 Introductory Physiotherapy Skills OR 11540 Essential Physiotherapy Skills, AND6532 Human Physiology and the Lifecycle OR 11726 Integrated Physiology, AND
8279 Advanced Functional Anatomy
Corequisites
Enrolment in 202JA Bachelor of Physiotherapy.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | On-campus | Mrs Joelie Parker |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 09 August 2027 | On-campus | Mrs Maja Leech |
Required texts
Prescribed Text (required for CI1 and CI2)
Main E and Denehy L (2016) Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, Adults and Paediatrics (5th Edn) Churchill Livingstone ISBN 978-0-7020-4731-2.
Recommended Text (Accompanying - optional and not essential and available in the library)
Schwartzstein R M and Parker M J (2006) Respiratory Physiology: A Clinical Approach Lippincott Williams and Wilkins ISBN 0-7817-5748-7
Kenyon J and Kenyon K (2009) The Physiotherapist's Pocket Book: Essential Facts at Your Fingertips Churchill Livingstone ISBN 978-0-08-044984-5.
Reznik, Keren, Morris, Biran (2017) Pharmacology handbook for Physiotherapists ISBN 9780729542142
Aehlert, Barbara. ECGs Made Easy . 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier/Mosby, 2013.
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
Students are required to complete their pre-placement requirements prior to completing CI1. This item does not contribute to the final grade for CI1. The unit mark will be withheld if students fail to demonstrate that they are actively completing the requirements.
Completion of these requirements will allow for the smooth organisation of the Intensive Care Observational visit in CI2, 2027, and prepare students for their clinical placement requirements.
Further information about this checklist will be made available in the Clinical Placement Lecture in week 2 and from the Clinical Placement Coordinators.
Supplementary assessment
There are no supplementary assessments in Cardiothoracic Interventions 1.
Unable to attend an examination
If unable to attend an examination for any valid reason, it is the University policy that you inform the unit convener beforehand. For all exams in this unit, if you are unwell or if there are other extenuating circumstances on the day of the examination, it is crucial that you inform the unit convener within 24 hours of the reason for your absence. Medical certificates or other forms of evidence need to be provided to the unit convener within 72 hours.
Deferred examinations
Deferred examinations will only be granted for valid reasons. Students should consult the University's policy in regards to acceptable grounds and the procedures in regard to deferred examinations.
Moderation of assessment
The Discipline of Physiotherapy adheres to the University of Canberra’s policies on moderation. The standard of assessment in this unit will be equivalent wherever and however the unit is delivered. Assessment will be moderated to ensure that judgments of students’ performance are consistent, transparent, reliable and valid.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Inclusion and engagement
Students with a reasonable adjustment plan will have extra time applied automatically to relevant assessment items.
All other reasonable adjustments need to be communicated to the unit convener for them to be enacted.
Participation requirements
Attendance Requirement: Students must attend specified classes and learning activities where attendance is essential to meet unit learning outcomes, professional accreditation or registration standards, work-integrated learning obligations, safety requirements, or assessment requirements. In particular, attendance is mandatory for activities that develop or assess safe practice, involve the use of specialised equipment, clinical environments, or other contexts where safety training, supervision, or risk management procedures are required. Attendance itself is not graded and does not contribute to the final mark. However, failure to meet mandatory attendance requirements may result in students being ineligible to undertake certain assessments and/or failing to satisfy the requirements of the unit.
Required IT skills
Students should be conversant with searching for and accessing information via electronic means; the use of Canvas; net etiquette and word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software. Students will also need to create a video assignment and upload it to Canvas.
The in-class final theory exam will be computer based. It will include short answer questions therefore, students will be required to type their answers. Students that are unable to type and complete the theory exam on a computer will need to provide the unit convener with a written Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP) stating they require a hand written exam and ask that their RAP be enacted for this assessment piece.
In-unit costs
Students will be required to purchase stethoscope and uniform.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
Additional information
The following applies to all practical classes:
Pre-existing conditions
Students are advised that the same warnings given to patients apply to students undertaking this course e.g. where a pre-existing condition(s) may be affected by any activity in the unit, the student is responsible to advise the unit co-ordinator or relevant teaching staff.
Manual handling
Rehabilitation work requires manual handling. You will be taught the correct way to perform manual handling and should use the principles at all times to prevent injury to yourself or your client. If you have any injury that may affect your capacity to perform manual handling skills you are required to notify the unit convener at the commencement of the semester. If you obtain a new injury during the course of the semester that may affect your capacity to perform manual handling skills you are required to notify the unit convener prior to the next practical class. In the event of an injury being obtained during the practice of skills in class you are required to notify the unit convener within 24 hours of the event and complete a UC incident form.
Respect and consent.
The student who is role-playing the patient should be given the full respect and courtesy that you would a patient. This includes giving warnings, obtaining informed consent before touching a student or performing a manual technique, covering body areas that do not need to be exposed for the practice of the technique, and not making any inappropriate verbal comments.
As a ‘patient', you will be expected to partially disrobe to allow the ‘therapist' to see the appropriate body part. Appropriate clothing reinforces a professional environment that fosters mutual respect, confidence and learning.
As a therapist, your clothing should not prohibit your movements or present in any way as a safety hazard. Hair should be kept short or tied back off your face, and out of the patient's way. Fingernails should be trimmed, so that the white of the nail cannot be seen when looking at the hand from the palm.
Students are required to wear their full clinical uniform and their name badge on visits to off-site locations, for practical classes involving visitors, and for presentations.
Mobile phones
Mobile phones must be switched to silent mode prior to the commencement of class.
No cameras or videos are to be used in practical classes without the permission of other students and the unit convener. Any person taking a picture of another student without permission will be referred to the Head of Discipline and referred for non-academic misconduct.
Privacy and confidentiality University of Canberra requires all staff and students to be aware of the requirements of privacy of students and patients.
Counselling. In the course of studying physiotherapy students may find classroom or clinical situations stressful. At UC a free Counselling Service is available for all students located in the UC Medical and Counselling Centre on Level B in Building 1, bookings through HotDoc or call 6201 2351.
