FYB2010 Rehabilitation in physiotherapy II Course description

The course addresses diseases and conditions affecting the nervous system, respiratory system, and cardiovascular system, as well as diabetes. The student will learn to assess and justify the choice of examination methods, assess 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 in the course. In addition, emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary 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 have 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 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, different injuries, and in different stages of illness and life phases
• 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 orthopaedic 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 issues that can arise from injury and disease in the nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, as well as diabetes, and possible consequences for the role as therapist

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 purpose of the course is to develop the students' understanding of and skills in dealing with the complex and varied patient conditions that physiotherapists encounter in their practice. The course emphasises experience-based learning, knowledge sharing, application of technology in physiotherapeutic activities, and multidisciplinary collaboration to strengthen the treatment of the user or patient. This course covers the range of challenges that physiotherapists may face, including rare diagnoses, complex disease pictures, drug addiction, challenging living conditions, and people with reduced capacity to consent. Students will explore how technological advances change communication methods, environmental adaptations, and participation opportunities for the user or patient.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

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

Knowledge

The student can

• describe opportunities and challenges in multidisciplinary collaboration
• explain how neglect, violence, abuse, substance abuse and socioeconomic inequalities can have an impact on health

Skills

The student can

• apply evidence-based practice based on a complex patient case report
• apply models for patient trajectories for patients/users in need of coordinated services, and discuss opportunities and challenges in interprofessional and cross-sectoral collaboration in treatment, rehabilitation and habilitation
• apply health technology in communication and interaction with fellow students
• apply relevant knowledge to safeguard children and young people in need of treatment and/or services, and ensure their participation and rights

General competence

The student can

• explain how health technology can be included in patient-centred habilitation or rehabilitation measures
• discuss health, participation and universal design in light of societal challenges
• reflect on challenges, dilemmas and opportunities in physiotherapy for people with drug addiction, complex medical conditions and those who have survived serious illness or have side-effects after medical/surgical treatment
• discuss challenges in physiotherapy services, and identify needs for quality improvement and propose innovative strategies for the implementation of relevant evidence-based practice in the service
• reflect on how their own practical experience can affect the understanding of service provision

The work and teaching methods in the course include lectures, group presentations, seminars, practical skills training and self-study.

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

• Presentation of a digital poster at the bachelor conference with duration of 3 hours. The poster must be based on the student`s own bachelor's thesis.
• Individual presentation in seminar, up to 3 hours

Individual oral exam based on patient case histories and the subject's learning outcomes, up to 20 minutes.