COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PEDIATRIC DISEASES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTR 6080 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PEDIATRIC DISEASES ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TÜLAY TARSUSLU ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Get knowledge about the advanced physiotherapy approaches to pediatric diseases by the
student and improve his/her ability of interpretation by integrating theoric and
practical knowledge

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can define basic concept and principles of pediatric diseases
2   Know indications and contraindications of pediatric rehabilitation
3   Know pediatric rehabilitation and medical treatment approaches
4   Know and apply evidence based assessment and physiotherapy methods in different pediatric disease
5   Know and can organize rehabilitation team work

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Normal development (development of neurological system, normal physical development, abnormal development)
2 Assessment methods in pediatric diseases
3 Physiotherapy purposes and methods in pediatric diseases
4 Assessment and treatment approaches in CP
5 Assessment and treatment approaches in pediatric brain injuries
6 Assessment and treatment approaches in rheumatoid diseases
7 Assessment and treatment approaches in spina bifida
8 Assessment and treatment approaches in pediatric surgery
9 Assessment and treatment approaches in asthma
10 Assessment and treatment approaches in cystic fibrosis
11 Assessment and treatment approaches in pediatric intensive care
12 Assessment and treatment approaches in pediatric sport injuries
13 Assessment and treatment approaches in pediatric burns
14 Case study

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Roberta B. Shepherd. Physiotherapy in Pediatrics. 1995
2. Pamela M. Eckersley. Elements of Pediatric Physiotherapy.1993
3. Jan Stephen Tecklin. Pediatric Physical Therapy.2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Laboratory work
2. Field work
3. Problem based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 +PAR * 0.30 +RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 10 5 50
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

CONTACT INFORMATION
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