COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CARDIAC PHYSIOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 3044 CARDIAC PHYSIOTHERAPY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEMA SAVCI

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Student completing this course obtains knowledge in comprehensive assessment of patient s physical, physiological and functional capacity and cardiac rehabilitation. Student obtains information and skill in assessment and therapeutic methods and procedures in different phases of cardiac rehabilitation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   He/she defines the cardiac rehabilitation
2   He/she knows the cardiovascular diseases and pathophysiology)
3   He/she knows the recognition of cardiovascular risk factors.
4   He/she knows the cardiovasculary system anatomy
5   He/she knows the evaluation of patients with relevant cardiac rehabilitation of assessment methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course content and description (history, description, component of cardiac rehabilitation)
2 Major cardiovascular diseases( coronary artery diseases, acute coronary syndrome, valve diseases, heart failure)
3 Major cardiovascular diseases( coronary artery diseases, acute coronary syndrome, valve diseases, heart failure)
4 Assessment in cardiac rehabilitation
5 Assessment in cardiac rehabilitation and electrocardiograhy
6 Exam 1
7 Early phase in cardiac rehabilitation
8 Late phase in cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention
9 Exercise tests and exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation-1
10 Exercise tests and exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation-2
11 Exam 2
12 Revascularisation, coronary artery bypass graft surgery and physiotherapy
13 Peripheric vascular diseases and rehabilitation-1
14 Peripheric vascular diseases and rehabilitation-2

Recomended or Required Reading

DeTurk W, Cahalin L. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy. New York; 2004.
Frownfelter D, Dean E. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Evidence and Practice; 2006.
Hillegass E, Sadowski S, Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy; 2001.
Thow M, Exercise Leadership in Cardiac Rehabilitation,2006
Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs by AACVPR;2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, problem based learning (PBL) sessions, group seminarsand laboratory work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +RST * 0.60


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 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 6 2 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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