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Study Course Description

Multiprofessional Rehabilitation Team

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
REK_161
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medical Services; Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Rehabilitation
Contacts

Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk@rsu.lv, +371 20271291

About Study Course

Objective

To deepen an understanding of the importance of effective multidisciplinary team work in rehabilitation services; to raise awareness on the types of the rehabilitation team and principles of cooperation.

Preliminary Knowledge

Fundamentals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, fundamentals of professional practice.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will name and describe the rehabilitation team members, understand rehabilitation team modes and principles of cooperation, understand the rehabilitation services environment.

Skills

1.Students will be able to recognize the factors that affect teamwork and the use of different strategies to improve the effectiveness of team work.

Competences

1.Students will be able to analyse the situation and work with colleagues in multi-professional team, able to discuss and agree on the rehabilitation goals, will be able to share the knowledge.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Literature studies; active participation in sessions; case analysis in small groups. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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At the end of the course cumulative examination based on the two assignments (small groups) during the course: - communication for the teamwork- 50%; - assignment about teamwork in practice- 50%.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Theoretical base of effective team work in rehabilitation.
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Team work as part of rehabilitation service.
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Factors influencing organization of teamwork on group and individual level.
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Meaning of effective teamwork in achievment of rehabilitation goals.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Teamwork principles in different clinical situations and contexts.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Teamwork principles in different clinical situations and contexts.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Teamwork principles in different clinical situations and contexts.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Teamwork principles in different clinical situations and contexts.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Teamwork in Medical Rehabilitation. By Charlotte Lundgren, Carl Molander, Routledge, 2017.

2.

Sunnerhagen KS. 5.6 Physical and rehabilitation medicine in health-care systems: Collaboration with other health-care professionals. J Int Soc Phys Rehabil Med 2019; 2:S98-101.

Additional Reading

1.

Vera Neumann, Christoph Gutenbrunner, Veronika Fialka-Moser, Nicolas Christodoulou, 2. Enrique Varela, Alessandro Giustini and Alain Delarque. (Journal of rehabilitation medicine). J Rehabil Med 2009 2010; 42: 4–8.

2.

Reuben Eldar, Crt Marincek, Lajos Kullmann. Need for Rehabilitation Teamwork Training in Europe. (Croatian Medical Journal). Croat Med J. 2008;49:352-7.

3.

Hustoft M, Biringer E, Gjesdal S, Moen VP, Aβmus J, Hetlevik Ø. The effect of team collaboration and continuity of care on health and disability among rehabilitation patients: a longitudinal survey-based study from western Norway. Qual Life Res. 2019 Oct;28(10):2773-2785.

4.

Rehabilitation Teams_Physiopedia

5.

Rehabilitation Team Members_Physiopedia

6.

Doornebosch AJ, Achterberg WP, Smaling HJA. Factors influencing interprofessional collaboration in general and during multidisciplinary team meetings in long-term care and geriatric rehabilitation: a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Mar 15;24(1):285.

7.

REHABILITĀCIJAS PROCESA ORGANIZĒŠANA PACIENTIEM PRIMĀRĀS VESELĪBAS APRŪPES LĪMENĪ (2018)

Other Information Sources

1.

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