Open Trauma Course

Table 2.  Assessment schedule and learning outcomes. 

On the final day of the open trauma course, you will be required to complete a 5-minute practical assessment with one of the course presenters. 

The principles of anatomy, kinesiology and biomechanics provide the foundation of many aspects of hand therapy practice.  Using a case example, students are required to complete a five-minute practical test which requires the application of these principles to hand and upper limb assessment.  

There are three parts to this 5-minute practical test:  

a. Selection of appropriate diagnostic test (5 marks) 

b. Demonstration of the test (5 marks) 

c. Explanation of results and theory/justification (5 marks) 

Participants will need a marker pen and a “patient” (a friend or family member wearing a singlet if online) to demonstrate their treatment or assessment techniques. 

The marking “Rubrics” for the practical is at the end of this document.  This guides you and the presenters, who will mark you on the procedure required to pass. 

The weighting for the practical assessment is in the table below. 

Table 3. Learning outcomes and weighting for practical assessment. 

• Administered online using Class Marker 

• 2 hours 

• 100 points consisting of ½ multiple choice and ½ short answer questions. 

• 65% pass mark 

• Breakdown of questions by learning outcome: 

Table 4. Learning outcomes and weighting for the exam. 

The final assessment piece for Open Trauma is submission of a narrated and recorded PowerPoint case study presentation in a Pecha Kucha (refer below) format, due eight weeks after the course. 

• 100 marks 

• Early Phase of management: 30 marks 

• Middle Phase of management: 30 marks 

• Late Phase of management: 30 marks 

• Conclusion: 7 marks 

• References/Grammar: 3 marks 

Table 5.  Learning outcomes and weighting for the Pecha Kucha case study.

Detail therapeutic management of your patient within 3 different phases – early, middle, and late.  As an example – Your early phase may be week 1-3, middle phase, week 4 – 12 and late phase 3 months to 6 months post injury or surgery. Adjust these times as appropriate for your patient’s diagnosis. 

For each phase, include the following:  

1. Select and justify the assessments you would use: (4 marks)  

Consider what assessments need to be completed during initial assessment include subjective and objective. Give detailed information about the hand therapy assessments that will be completed and instructions to the client. Be explicit.  

2. Identify goals for therapy: (4 marks)  

Incorporate your understanding of your client’s diagnosis to develop your client’s goals. List in point form to a maximum of 3 goals?  

3. Design a treatment plan based on your assessment: (10 marks) 

Give detailed information about the hand therapy treatment techniques you will use, instructions to the client. Your plan needs to be realistically achievable within a 45-minute appointment. Treatment techniques may also include referral to other services.  

4. Clinically reason to justify your treatment plan and specific rehabilitation intervention based on your knowledge, assessment, and evidence-based research: (9 marks)  

With consideration and specific reference to client factors, the practice context and best available research, provide a rationale for the assessments and treatments utilised with your client.  

5. Select your clinical priorities for this patient and the complications you will look out for: (3 marks) 

1. Select and justify the assessments you would use: (4 marks)  

Consider what assessments need to be completed during middle of treatment when you identify the problem mentioned in your case study.  Assessment should include subjective and objective. Give detailed information about the hand therapy assessments that will be completed, instructions to the client, Be explicit.  

2. Identify goals for therapy: (4 marks)  

Incorporate your understanding of your client’s diagnosis to develop your client’s goals. List in point form to a maximum of 3 goals?  

3. Design a treatment plan based on your assessment: (10 marks) 

Give detailed information about the hand therapy treatment techniques you will use, instructions to the client. Your plan needs to be realistically achievable within a 45-minute appointment. Treatment techniques may also include referral to other services.  

4. Clinically reason to justify your treatment plan and specific rehabilitation intervention based on your knowledge, assessment, and evidence-based research: (9 marks)  

With consideration and specific reference to client factors, the practice context and best available research, provide a rationale for the assessments and treatments utilised with your client.  

5. Select your clinical priorities for this patient and the complications you will look out for: (3 marks) 

1. Select and justify the assessments you would use: (4 marks)  

Consider what assessments need to be completed during a 6-month post injury assessment include subjective and objective. Give detailed information about the hand therapy assessments that will be completed, instructions to the client, Be explicit.  

2. Identify goals for therapy: (4 marks)  

Incorporate your understanding of your client’s diagnosis to develop your client’s goals. List in point form to a maximum of 3 goals? 

3. Design a treatment plan based on your assessment: (10 marks) 

Give detailed information about the hand therapy treatment techniques you will use, instructions to the client. Your plan needs to be realistically achievable within a 45-minute appointment. Treatment techniques may also include referral to other services.  

4. Clinically reason to justify your treatment plan and specific rehabilitation intervention based on your knowledge, assessment, and evidence-based research: (9 marks)  

With consideration and specific reference to client factors, the practice context and best available research, provide a rationale for the assessments and treatments utilised with your client.  

5. Select your clinical priorities for this patient and the complications you will look out for: (3 marks) 

1. Summary of key points of the assignment. 

1. References listed in APA Author-Date style.  This can be in addition to the 20 slides allocated.
2. Consider clarity, objectivity, structure, presentation style and readability.  Marks will be deducted for spelling and referencing.

Ensure you use four (4) journal articles from the literature to aid your clinical reasoning and justify your treatment/management. Include these in a reference list on your slide or in the notes section.

Choose articles that are, where possible: 

• Relevant to the treatment of the specific upper limb condition after surgery. 
• Published in the last five years, 2018-present (at least 2 articles in this period)

A Pecha Kucha presentation requires 20 seconds of commentary per slide for 20 consecutive, automatically advancing slides. Your presentation should go for no longer than 6 mins and 40 seconds, or you can shorten your presentation to 15 slides if you can cover the content in that time. 

The notes section of your PowerPoint should include details of the case study of no more than 1000 words, which can be your script or slightly more detailed. 

In summary 

• 15 – 20 slides automatically advancing at 20 seconds 

• Narrate and record your case study information. 

• A Pecha Kucha template will be provided. For help, recording, go to Record a slide show with narration and slide timings (microsoft.com) 

Marking rubrics guides you and the presenters who will mark you, on the level of competency required to pass.