- Demonstrate the personal and intellectual autonomy necessary to undertake continuing professional training
- Execute research projects that contribute to the production of knowledge in the area of Physiotherapy, transmitting scientific knowledge by the usual means
- To exercise their profession in co-ordination with society, understood as a form of social participation and contribution
- To exercise planning, organisation and management of services, public and private health, and to advise, provide consultations and audits in the field of professional competence
- Maintain the confidentiality of the data accessed through their work
- Be aware of the effectiveness of technological resources in the Area of Physiotherapy, ensuring quality security as well as incorporating technological innovations in the field
- Issue opinions, reports and surveys where necessary
- Intervene in emergency situations
- To refer the patient to other professionals when necessary, linking and establishing a level of co-operation with other members of the health team
- Clarify, resolve questions and guide patients and their families throughout the therapeutic process
- To reflect critically on clinical, scientific, philosophical, ethical, political, social and cultural issues involved in the profession of the physiotherapist, showing how to suitably intervene in different areas where their treatment is needed
- Conduct consultations, assessments and reassessments of the patient, collecting data, requesting, running and performing preparatory and complementary examinations, which allow the physiotherapist to develop a kinetic-functional diagnosis, to decide on the models, methods, procedures, resources and behaviours and appropriate Physiotherapy, to address the dysfunctions in the field of physiotherapy, in its length and complexity, establishing prognosis, re-assessing behaviours and opting for high physiotherapy
- To contribute to the maintenance of health, welfare and quality of life of individuals, families and the community, considering their ethical, political, social, economic, environmental and biological circumstances
- Demonstrate an understanding of experimental and observational testing of scientific theories and their applications in the discipline of physiotherapy
- Demonstrate an understanding of qualitative research related to Physiotherapy
- Implement precisely the methods and techniques related to physiotherapy
- Demonstrate an understanding and ability to implement the methods of critical analyses and development of theories and their application to the field of physiotherapy
- Demonstrate an understanding of the overall structure of Physiotherapy and the connection with its sub-disciplines
- Place the new information and its interpretation in context
- Communicate consistently with the basic knowledge acquired in Physiotherapy
- Demonstrate familiarity with the fundamentals and history of physiotherapy as a specialist discipline
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Specific Competences
- Know and understand the morphology, physiology, pathology and behaviour of people, both healthy and sick, in the natural and social environment
- Know and understand the sciences, models, techniques and instruments on which Physiotherapy is based, articulated and developed
- Know and understand the methods, procedures and physiotherapy activities, aimed at both the therapy to be applied in the clinic for rehabilitation or functional recovery, as well as carrying out activities aimed at promoting and maintaining health
- Acquire appropriate clinical experience to provide intellectual skills and technical and manual skills; to facilitate the incorporation of ethical and professional values; and develop the ability to integrate acquired knowledge; so that at the end of the studies the students can apply this to specific clinical cases in the hospital and hospital setting, as interventions in primary and community care
- Assess the patient's functional status considering the physical, psychological and social aspects
- Diagnostic evaluation of physiotherapy care according to the internationally recognised norms and validation instruments
- Designing the physiotherapy intervention plan according to criteria of adequacy, validity and efficiency
- Run, direct and coordinate the physiotherapy intervention plan, using therapeutic tools and considering the individuality of the user
- Evaluate the evolution of the results obtained with treatment in relation to the objectives
- Organise the discharge report care physiotherapy once the objectives have been met
- Provide effective physiotherapy care, providing comprehensive care to patients
- Intervene in the areas of promotion, prevention, protection and recovery of health
- Ability to work in professional teams as the basic unit, whether these are structured as single-discipline teams or multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary professionals and other staff organisations
- Incorporate the ethical and legal principles of the profession in practice and integrate social and community aspects in decision-making
- Participate in the development of physiotherapy care protocols based on scientific evidence, promoting professional activities that stimulate research in physiotherapy
- Carry out physiotherapy interventions based on comprehensive health care that involves multi-professional co-operation, integration of processes and continuity of care
- Understand the importance of updating the knowledge, skills and attitudes that make up the professional skills of the physiotherapist
- Acquire clinical management skills including the efficient use of health resources and develop planning, management and control in care units where physiotherapy care and its relationship with other health services are provided
- Communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with health system users and with other professionals
The personal traits and academic abilities (capacities, knowledge and interests) that students should possess upon starting the Degree in Physiotherapy include:
- Motivation to study the course content and pursue a career in Physiotherapy
- Good language skills
- Computer skills
- A solid understanding of complementary sciences: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Statistics
- Comprehensive reading skills
- Logical reasoning skills
- The ability to work as part of a team