Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Rehabilitation (Musculoskeletal, Neurological)
Course Code
RFR_016
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
63.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Anita Vētra
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Anita Vētra
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To provide medical residents with opportunities to acquire and improve theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the care of patients with neurological and musculoskeletal diseases and health conditions in order to prepare them to successfully pass the certification examination in the specialty of a doctor of physical and rehabilitation medicine, in accordance with laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Theoretical knowledge of the principles of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular rehabilitation, aetiology of diseases, prevalence, clinical manifestations, rehabilitation interventions, indications and contraindications thereof. The medical resident will be able to name, define, classify and describe the most common neurological and musculoskeletal diseases that result in permanent and disabling health impairments in patients.
Skills
1.The medical resident will be able: to assess patients of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular rehabilitation; to analyse and interpret assessment results; to predict and evaluate the late outcomes; to develop an individual rehabilitation plan, using evidence-based interventions and technologies; to identify risk factors for complications and develop a complication prevention plan; to assess the duration, content of the patient’s rehabilitation, outcomes thereof, and the need for dynamic monitoring; to use the International Classification of Functioning.
Competences
1.The medical resident will be able: to use the acquired knowledge planning the necessary rehabilitation and dynamic monitoring in the future; to develop a comprehensive rehabilitation plan starting from the acute stage of treatment; to predict late treatment and rehabilitation outcomes; to evaluate the achieved rehabilitation outcomes; to lead the multiprofessional rehabilitation team; to develop a plan of preventive measures.
Assessment
Individual work
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Daily work of a resident doctor with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular patients in an inpatient setting under the supervision of a physician specialising in physical and rehabilitation medicine entitled to teach.
Acquisition of theoretical knowledge and improvement of skills, according to the content of the study course.
During the study course, the medical resident studies in depth the aetiology, prevalence, treatment of and rehabilitation after musculoskeletal and neuromuscular diseases that can lead to permanent health impairments that limit patient functioning or to disability.
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Examination
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100% attendance of theoretical seminars.
Regular work with patients at the place of implementation of the study course under the guidance of a physician of physical and rehabilitation medicine entitled to teach.
Presentation of a patient or clinical case at the end of the study course.
Answering the questions prepared by the study course leader and teaching staff or passing tests in accordance with the Academic Regulations.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Basic principles of rehabilitation: white paper
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Basic principles of rehabilitation: definitions
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Basic principles of rehabilitation: area of competence
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International Classification of Functioning: History, Definitions.
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International Classification of Functioning: Sections, Notations, Basics of Coding.
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International Classification of Functioning: Clinical Examples.
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Rehabilitation results: setting goals, creating a plan.
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Rehabilitation results: quantitative, qualitative.
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Rehabilitation outcomes: prognosis, follow-up.
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Quality of life: concept, definitions, history.
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Quality of life: evaluation principles, tools.
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Health-related quality of life.
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Principles of patient assessment in rehabilitation: basic principles.
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Assessment tools.
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Interventions in rehabilitation (information, education)
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Interventions in rehabilitation (drug treatment)
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Interventions in rehabilitation (PRM programmes)
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Interventions in rehabilitation
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Interventions in rehabilitation (exercise)
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Interventions in rehabilitation (physical modalities)
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Specialties of doctors. European context.
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Professional education, practice (residency)
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Lifelong learning, certification, recertification.
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The biological justification of rehabilitation.
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The clinical justification of rehabilitation.
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Clinical examples.
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Diagnosis in rehabilitation
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Differential diagnosis in rehabilitation.
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Interpretation of results.
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Current developments in rehabilitation
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Current developments in rehabilitation
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Current developments in rehabilitation
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On site
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
63.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
33
Length (weeks):
46
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 5th edition, 2016. ed. By R. L. Braddom, Saunders Elsevier
2.
DeLisa’s physical medicine and rehabilitation : principles and practice / editor-in-chief, Walter R. Frontera ; editor emeritus, Joel A. DeLisa ; editors, Jeffrey Basford [un vēl 11 redaktori]. 6th ed. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2019], 2020.
3.
Rehabilitation Medicine, Principles and Practice. 4th ed. 2008, ed. By J. A. DeLisa, Lippincott – Raven
4.
Essentials of Musculosceletal Care. 3rd ed. 2007, ed. By L. Y. Griffin, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgerons
5.
Trauma Rehabilitation. 1st ed. 2006, ed. By L. R. Robinson. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Designing Clinical Research. 3rd ed. 2007. ed. By S. B. Hulley et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
7.
Upper Motor Neurone Syndrome and Spasticity. 1rst ed. 2001. ed. By M. P. Barnes and G. R. Johnson. Cambrige University Press.
Additional Reading
1.
RSU bibliotēkas abonētās datu bāzes
Other Information Sources
1.
www.euro-prm.org
2.
www.who.com