COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PALLIATIVE CARE AND PHYSIOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 4049 PALLIATIVE CARE AND 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 DIDEM KARADIBAK

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The aim of this lecture is to be able to identificate the physical, mental, spiritual, social needs and also economic problems of a patient and Her/his family in the pallative stage. Additional to this also to plan the physiotherapy program and apply required techniques in the patient population and be able to make clinical reasoning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Can make the definition of palliative care and basic concepts
2   Knows the indication and contraindications of palliative care
3   Knows to evaluate the physical symptoms
4   Knows the evidence based physiotherapy assessments and treatments in palliative care
5   Knows the interdisciplinary work in the rehabilitation team
6   Knows the differences in relation to physiotherapy of pediatric and adult patients
7   Knows to teach the coping skills for the patient sand their families in the stage of mourning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction and introduction (definition, history of palliative care, importance of palliative care and Team)
2 Palliative care Principles and regulations
3 Role of physiotherapy in Palliative Care
4 The symptom management in palliative care: Pain
5 The symptom management in palliative care: Pain
6 The symptom management in palliative care: Dispnea
7 The symptom management in palliative care:Lymphedema
8 The symptom management in palliative care: Lymphedema
9 The symptom management in palliative care: Fatigue-Weakness
10 Anxiety in the context of palliative physiotherapy
11 Dementia
12 palliative care in the paediatrics patients
13 Physiotherapy of Terminal term
14 Feedback

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Physical Therapy in Palliative Care: From Symptom Control to Quality of Life: A Critical Review. Indian J Palliat Care. 2010 Sep-Dec; 16(3): 138 146.1.
2. CME Resource/NetCE, Lori Alexander :Palliative Care and Pain Management at the End of Life,2012
3. Linda Verede Seaman :Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care, 2008
4. Palliative Care: A Patient-Centered Approach, Geoff Mitchell ·(Ed),ISBN:978131535857,2018
5. Palyatif Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, Didem Karadibak, Sema Savcı(Eds) ,Hipokrat
Yayınları,2023

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference
Laboratory studies
fieldwork
Problem based education

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ODV Ödev/Perf.
2 BSS Başarı Notu ODV*1


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1.The student's skills in preparing a presentation, making a presentation, commenting on and discussing the presentation he/she has prepared
2. Regular and active participation in classes
3. Ability to explain, interpret and combine information learned in exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Participation in class discussions is required.
4. It is compulsory to complete the assignments set as success criteria

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Didem KARADIBAK, Assoc Prof.
yuzbasioglu@deu.edu.tr
+902324124941

Office Hours

You can send an e-mail or message to the instructor 24/7 via OnlineDEU.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Group session 10 4 40
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Project Assignment 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.13
LO.24
LO.35
LO.45
LO.52
LO.65
LO.75