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Physiotherapy in Paediatrics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:27.01.2021 09:42:39
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_200 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dace Bērtule | ||||||||
| 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) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 36 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge and skills acquired in bachelor study course Physiotherapy in Pediatrics, English language skills. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Promote understanding of the use of evidence-based physiotherapy in paediatrics, evaluation and treatment planning in the context of ICF. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 2 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 3 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 4 | Classes | 1.00 | placement location | ||||||
| 5 | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 6 | Classes | 1.00 | placement location | ||||||
| 7 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work with reading sources; scientific article analysis and preparation for the seminars; independent group work development; independent work. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • active participation in all seminars, demonstrating ability to analyze seminar texts; • presentation of independent group work; • presentation of individual work in written form and oral presentation. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Physiotherapy methods (assessment and treatment) used in pediatric settings in context of evidence and latest scientific recognition; rehabilitation problem solving model according to ICF in different paediatric physiotherapy settings. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Ability to find, select and analyse literature related to problem (clinical / field / research); ability to interpret level of evidence; ability to integrate evidence in pediatric physiotherapy practice, choose evidence-based patients assessment methods to detect physiotherapy effectiveness and goal achievement. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Apply synthesis of experience, knowledge and scientific evidence in physiotherapy practice. Planning of continuity research in pediatric physiotherapy services and interdisciplinar cooperation to support social and medical rehabilitation for children with functional disorders, including transition to the adult life. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hoffman, T., Bennett, S., & de Mar, C. (Eds.). (2013). Evidence-based practice across the health professions (2nd ed.). Australia: Churchill Livingstone. | ||||||||
| 2 | Suzann K. Campbell, Robert J. Palisano, Margo N. Orlin (Eds.).2012. Physical therapy for children. Elsevier/Saunders | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Carter, Russell E. (2016). Physical therapy research. Missouri : Elsevier | ||||||||
| 2 | Richard J. Siegert (ed.). 2015. Rehabilitation goal setting : theory, practice, and evidence. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskie informācijas avoti (RSU Bibliotēkas abonētās datu bāzes, e-grāmatas | ||||||||
