FYB2010 Rehabilitation in physiotherapy II Course description

The course addresses diseases and conditions affecting the nervous system, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, as well as diabetes. The student will learn to assess and justify the choice of examination methods, map functional abilities, and provide rationale for rehabilitation measures. Knowledge of disease progression and how to live with injuries, illnesses, and/or functional impairments is central to the course. In addition, emphasis is placed on interprofessional collaboration and work related to motivation and behavioral change. The course includes patient case studies, clinical reasoning, and the acquisition and application of research-based knowledge. Students will also gain experience in communicating and discussing professional issues.

The student can only remain with one failed course from the first year of study.

After completing the course, the student has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• explain various clinical conditions and relate these to injury and disease in the nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as diabetes
• account for the relationships between functional disorders in the nervous system, the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system, as well as in diabetes and the performance of activities of daily living

Skills

The student can

• justify the choice of examination methods and standardised screening tools for users and patients with varying symptoms, for different injuries, and in different stages of illness and life stages
• analyse function, and propose and justify rehabilitation measures based on examination findings as well as the patient's wishes and goals
• apply knowledge of coping related to different patient case reports
• prepare clinical reasoning based on a professional problem
• gather information about technical and orthopedic aids, and justify measures that promote function
• apply methods for evidence-based practice based on patient case studies

General competence

The student can

• discuss professional, ethical and societal issues related to injury and disease in the nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as diabetes
• reflect on health challenges that can arise from injury and disease in the nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as diabetes, and possible consequences for the therapist role

The work and teaching methods in the course include self-study, group work, seminars, oral student presentations/dissemination assignments, patient demonstrations, skills training, e-learning courses and lectures.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Minimum of 80 % attendance in teaching activities marked as "compulsory attendance" in the schedule
• Subject note in a group based on an academic problem prepared according to current criteria

Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

No aids permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

All answers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum for every third ordinary examination. If selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 10 answers. The external examiner’s assessment shall form the basis for the assessment of the remaining answers.

15 credits overlap with FYB2000 Physiotherapy for Health Conditions - I.