Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Rehabilitation II
Course Code
RGE_015
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
4.05
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Daina Zepa
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Geriatrician
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Daina Zepa
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To ensure acquisition and improvement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills according to the requirements of the specialty of a geriatrician and related to rehabilitation of geriatric patients.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Rehabilitation principles, necessity, possibilities. Functional condition assessment. Assistive technologies and housing adaptation possibilities. Importance of physical activity.
Skills
1.-Usage of the functional condition assessment tools and interpretation of results. -Useof gait and fall risk assessment tools. - Drawing up of a patient’s rehabilitation plan and discussion in a team (geriatrician, rehabilitation specialist, physiotherapist, etc.)
Competences
1.-Is able to develop a patient’s rehabilitation plan. -Recommendation of assistive technologies.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
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Prepare a presentation on one of the seminar topics.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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Development of a rehabilitation plan.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Topics
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Rehabilitation of patients after stroke
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Topics
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Rehabilitation of patients after stroke
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Topics
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Rehabilitation opportunities, rehabilitation in a day hospital, day hospital, rehabilitation at home.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Assistive technologies
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Topics
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Rehabilitation options for geriatric patients.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.05
Number of Residency Seminars:
5
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine. 3rd Edition. Oxford. 2018, 1356 pp.
2.
Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidelines. Jill,C.Cash, Cheryl A, Glass. Springer Publishing Company 2016., 1088 pp.
3.
L. Kennedy-Malone, K.R. Fletcher, L. Martin-Plank. Advanced practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults. F.A. Davis, 2014, 664 pp.
4.
Kristofs Gūtenbrunners, Žans Žaks Glēzeners. Rehabilitācija, fizikālā medicīna un dabas dziedniecība. Nacionālais apgāds, 2008, 216 lpp
5.
Measurment Scales Used in Elderly Care. Abhaya Gupta. 2008. 154pp.
6.
Primary Care Geriatrics a Case- Based Approach. 5th Edition. 2007. 641pp
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Principles of Geriatrc Medicine & Gerontology. William R. Hazard. et all. 5th Edition, 2003, 1648pp.
8.
Medicines in the Elderly. Edited by David Armour and Chris Cairns. 2002, 428pp
9.
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care. Mathy D. Mezey Editor-in-Chief. 2001, 783pp.
10.
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics. 3rd Edition. Mark H. Beers, M.D., and Robert Berkow, M.D. 2000. 1507pp. 763pp.
Other Information Sources
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UpToDate: pieejams: https://www.uptodate.com/login
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PubMed: pieejams: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Clinikal Key: pieejams: https://www.clinicalkey.com