Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Rehabilitation I
Course Code
RGE_002
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
12.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anita Vētra
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 torehabilitation 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 toolsand interpretation of results. Use of gait and fall risk assessment tools.
Competences
1.Drawing up of a patient’s rehabilitation plan and discussion in a team (geriatrician, rehabilitation specialist, physiotherapist, etc.)
Assessment
Individual work
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Prepare a presentation on one of the seminar topics.
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Examination
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Development of a patient’s rehabilitation plan.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Topics
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Principles and possibilities of rehabilitation in geriatrics
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Topics
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Evaluation of the patient's functional condition
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Importance of physical activity
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Indications for use of physiotherapy, possibilities.
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Topics
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Assistive technologies
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Housing adaptation
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Topics
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Falls, gait and imbalance
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
12.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
7
Length (weeks):
10
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine. Third edition. Oxford. 2018, 1356 pp.
2.
Adult-Gerontology Practice Guidlelines. 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.
Measurment Scales Used in Elderly Care. Abhaya Gupta. 2008. 154pp.
5.
Kristofs Gūtenbrunners, Žans Žaks Glēzeners. Rehabilitācija, fizikālā medicīna un dabas dziedniecība. Nacionālais apgāds, 2008, 216 lpp
6.
Medicines in the Elderly. Edited by David Armour and Chris Cairns. 2002, 428pp
7.
Primary Care Geriatrics a Case- Based Approach. Fifth Edition. 2007. 641pp
8.
Principles of Geriatrc Medicine & Gerontology. William R.Hazard, et all. Fifth Edition, 2003, 1648pp.
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