Finished!

Woot!

Obviously pretty pleased to have finished the placement, somewhat exhausted after 5 weeks fulltime work. Feel as though I've improved as a future physio, despite the fact I haven't been able to implement all aspects of my knowledge base. I feel a lot more confident and relaxed acting on a physio-patient basis. I've had a great insight into the wrokings of the physio profession aswell.

If I was to say the most important thing I've learned while on placement, even more so than clinical skills, it would be that I've got a much greater appreciation for the role of the multidisciplinary team. Amputees is an area where this is most evident, where the whole team ha to work together to facilitate the patients progress and discharge planning. I feel I also came along well with my SOIER writing, which was done everyday. Finally, as I've mentioned before, I think an important element of the prac was learning how to better deal and interact with indigenous patients, as during the Amputee placement I dealt with quite a few Indigenous ladies and I was able to incorporate what we were taught prior to going on prac.