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Transfer and Application of New Knowledge in Rehabilitation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:18.08.2022 15:28:58
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_025 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Signe Tomsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge in research methodology, evidence based practice in health care. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Aim of the course is to deepen students' understanding of scientific discovery and health sciences research results applicability to society as well as to introduce students to the knowledge transfer strategies for different target groups in society. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Knowledge transfer in rehabilitation: theoretical concepts. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Value of scientific discoveries and applicability of new knowledge transfer – definition and explanation of the process, topical tendencies. | Lectures | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | The process of definition and explanation of knowledge transfer planning models. Effective strategies for different target groups. Study tasks. | Classes | 2.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | The factors affecting the transfer of new knowledge. Presentation of the study tasks results. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Critical analysis of information and scientific publications, case analysis individually and in small groups. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical lectures and classes, timely submitted assignments and their quality. Examination will take cumulative format (the final mark combines evaluations form separate tasks performed during the course): 1) test- 10%; 2) independent studies- 30%; 3) individual assignement- 60%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the course students will know and understand the knowledge exchange, synthesis and ethically-sound application aspects. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the course students will be able to plan the transfer of knowledge and communication between researchers and various user (target) groups in society. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the course students will be able to critically analyse the situation in the context of different rehabilitation settings and promote evidence-based practice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Morris JH, Bernhardsson S, Bird ML, et.al. Implementation in rehabilitation: a roadmap for practitioners and researchers. Disabil Rehabil. 2020 Nov;42(22):3265-3274. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1587013. Epub 2019 Apr 12. PMID: 30978129. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Publications of the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) | ||||||||
| 2 | Estabrooks C A., Thompson D S., Lovely J. J. E., Hofmeyer A. A Guide to Knowledge Translation Theory. The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2006, Volume 26: 25–36. | ||||||||
| 3 | Menon A., Korner-Bitensky N., Kastner M., McKibbon A., Straus S. Strategies for rehabilitation professionals to move evidence based knowledge into practice: a systematic review. J Rehabil Med 2009; 41: 1024–1032 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskie informācijas resursi | ||||||||
