CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

elective area of orthopaedic examination and treatment. Student clinical performance will be determinedusing the OPA clinical evaluation tool. As each rotation is independent of the others, the sequencing ofrotations will vary among individual students and will be based mainly on availability.OPA 5831 – OPA Clinical Rotation 11: Minimally Invasive/Arthroscopy Elective Hours: 4Students will have an opportunity to select the focus of a full-time clinical rotation. This topic may be inan area not covered in the required rotations or may be an additional four-week in one of the previouslyattended rotations. This rotation will focus on the examination and care of patients in the designatedelective area of orthopaedic examination and treatment. Student clinical performance will be determinedusing the OPA clinical evaluation tool. As each rotation is independent of the others, the sequencing ofrotations will vary among individual students and will be based mainly on availability.OPA 5906 – Research II Hours: 2This course is a continuation of the process of scientific inquiry begun in Trimester 1. Concentration isgiven to developing a relevant research inquiry and clinical outcome studies. Students have anopportunity to review relevant articles to examine the use of evidence in clinical decision-making. Theparts and process for presenting a patient case report is presented.OPA 5907 – Research III Hours: 1This course applies information covered on case reports in Research II. Students are expected to gathernecessary information during the Clinical Rotations to present a clear and professional case reportfollowing the guidelines given in Research II. Students are expected to integrate related scholarlyliterature with patient management, knowledge/skills gained in the classroom as it applies to one selectedpatient examined and treated on a clinical rotation.OPA 6403E – OPA Imaging Hours: 3This course provides skills in the ordering and clinical application of diagnostic imaging tests forcommonly occurring skeletal and soft tissue dysfunctions of the spine, pelvis and extremities. The basicsof MRI, CT, ultrasonography, nuclear Imaging, and special diagnostic imaging procedures such asfluoroscopy, venography, and 3-D reconstruction are covered. Special emphasis is placed on thecommunication of diagnostic findings to the supervising orthopaedist and the orthopaedic patientpopulation.PHT 5006C – Massage and Soft Tissue Palpation Hour: 1Course material emphasizes the development of skills necessary to perform massage to the spine andextremities. Physiological and psychological effects of massage are discussed. Indications,contraindications and medicolegal aspects of massage are also discussed. Students are instructed in thetheoretical basis for use of massage. Relevent research is discussed as well.PHT 5103 - Critical Thinking II Hour: 1This course combines instruction in clinical problem solving and critical thinking through the skills of:problem synthesis, metacognition clinical reasoning, and decision making. Patient cases are utilized todevelop these skills. These skills are especially needed for the autonomous practitioner who practices instates with direct access to Physical Therapy. The material in this course builds on the critical thinkingcourse from first trimesterPHT 5132C - Musculoskeletal I: Orthopaedics Hours: 4This course will be a presentation of the foundations of medical and physical therapy orthopaedics,including surgical and non-surgical conditions. This course will emphasize the dysfunction philosophy108