COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4005 EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MERIÇ YILDIRIM

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to learn the evidence based physiotherapy

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the definition of evidence based physiotherapy
2   Knows how to make an evidence based study
3   Knows the interpretation of evidence based studies.
4   Knows the reflection of evidence-based studies to the clinical environment.
5   Records and archieves the data of assessment and treatment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Evidence-based physiotherapy: what, why and how
2 2. What do I need to know Clinical questions
3 3. What constitutes evidence
4 4. Finding the evidence. Can I trust this evidence
5 5. What does this evidence mean for my practice
6 6. Clinical guidelines as a resource for evidence-based physiotherapy
7 7. Assessing patient outcomes: clinical measurement How can we interpret measurements of outcome
8 8. Evidence based physiotherapy in musculoskeletal disorders.
9 9. Evidence based physiotherapy in neurological disorders.
10 10. Evidence based physiotherapy in cardiac diseases.
11 11.Evidence based physiotherapy in respiratory diseases.
12 12. Evidence based physiotherapy in pediatrics.
13 13. Evidence based physiotherapy in geriatrics.
14 14. Evidence based physiotherapy in sports.

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Practical evidence-based physiotherapy. Rob Herbert, Judy Mead.
2- Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practical. Law Mary C, MacDermid Joy.
3- Electronic journals and books

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Problem based learning sessions, group workshop

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None


Assessment Criteria




Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.


Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Meriç Yıldırım, Assoc. Prof., Phone number:412 49 38

Office Hours



Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 14 5 70
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.5111