COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ONCOLOGIC PHYSIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 3067 ONCOLOGIC PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 0 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

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Theoretical knowledge about the etiology of cancer, different types of cancer, medical treatment and physiotherapy techniques in oncological diseases are aimed to learn

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic concepts and principles of oncological physiotherapy
2   Knows oncological diseases
3   Defines evidence-based approach to physiotherapy assessment and treatment of oncologic diseases
4   Know the mediacal treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy
5   Select the appropriate methods of physiotherapy assessment and treatment according to type of
6   Explain the concepts psychosocial rehabilitation of cancer
7   Know multidisciplinary team work

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of cancer, cancer types and staging of cancer
2 Cancer therapies and effects methods
3 Evalıuation in oncologic physiotherapy and rehabilitation
4 Physiotherapy and rehabilitation management in oncologic patients
5 Breast cancer and rehabilitation
6 Breast Cancer and rehabilitation
7 Lung Cancer and rehabilitation
8 Palliative Care in Oncologic rehabilitation
9 Research week and review
10 Assignment 1: :Evidence based exercises in Cancer cachexia
11 Assignment 2: Evidence based exercises in Hematologic Cancers
12 Assignment 3: evidence based exercises colorectal cancers
13 Assignment 4:Evidence based exercises in prostate Cancers
14 Assignment 5: Physical activity and childhood cancers Evidence based exercises in prostate Cancers
15 -

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Berger AM, Shuster JR, Roenn JV. Palliative care and supportive oncology, 2007.

2. Cooper J. Occupational therapy in oncology and palliative care. 2006.

3. Delbrück H. Rehabilitation and palliation of cancer patients. Springer, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Giving lecture as conference
2. Laboratory work
3. Problem based learning

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course has 2 lecturers. Each week will be taught by the responsible faculty member on Thursdays between 15:30 and 17:15 as 2 course hours. Each lecturer who is responsible for lecturing according to the subject will attend the lecture for 6 weeks in total throughout the semester and teach the relevant subject.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Didem KARADIBAK, Assoc Prof.
DEU, School of Physical therapy and Rehabilitation
Inciralti/IZMIR
didem.karadibak@gmail.com
yuzbasioglu@deu.edu.tr
2324124903

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 5 25
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
Final 1 1 1
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.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51111
LO.6111
LO.71111

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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