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Organisation of Medical Rehabilitation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:27.01.2021 09:38:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_166 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aivars Vētra | ||||||||
| 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) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Professional degree in rehabiliation speciality (PT, OT, Speech Therapist ect.). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To deepen comprehension about organisational models of medical rehabilitation system, regulatory documents in national and EU level, model of medical rehabilitation organisation and financing in Latvia. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Models of organisation, continuity, logistics, forms in medical rehabiliation. Examples in different countries and communities. Cost-effectivness. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Development of medical rehabiliation system in Latvia, historical aspects. Medical rehabilitation model (organisation, funding) in Latvia. Regulative documents. Management principles. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Perspectives of development in medical rehabiliation organisation in accordance with national and EU health strategies. Professional organisations and role of them. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Literature analysis, preparations for seminars. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in seminars, presentations. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to describe different models of medical rehabiliation organisation at different levels of planning, different financing models, necessary professional resources; will be able to explain the models implemented in various countries. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to evaluate and analyse strengths and weaknesses, cost-effectiveness, continuity of medical rehabiliation organisation models; plan and develop proposals for improvement of medical rehabiliation services. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will gain understanding about the medical rehabilitation system in Latvia and EU and ability to systematically and analytically evaluate and plan medical rehabilitation services to reach needs in level of individuals and society. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Delysa JA, Gans BM. Rehabilitation Medicine, Principles and Practice, Fourth ed. Lippincot-Raven Publishers, 2006. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskie informācijas avoti | ||||||||
