COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CARDIAC PHYSIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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 DOCTOR SEMA SAVCI

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Student completing this course obtains knowledge in comprehensive assessment of patients' 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,Cardiac rehabilitation (history, description, component of cardiac rehabilitation)
2 Major cardiovascular diseases( coronary artery diseases, acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmia, hypertension)
3 Major cardiovascular diseases ( valve diseases, heart failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension, myopathies)
4 Assessment in cardiac rehabilitation and electrocardiography
5 Assessment in cardiac rehabilitation and electrocardiography
6 Early phase in cardiac rehabilitation
7 Exercise tests and exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation-1
8 Exercise tests and exercise training in cardiac rehabilitation-2
9 Mid term exam
10 Late phase in cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programmes
11 Late phase in cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programmes
12 Physiotherapy in cardiac surgeries
13 Peripheric vascular diseases and rehabilitation
14 Patient education and behavioral modification in cardiac rehabilitation
15 Overview

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


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

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 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 1 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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