COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTK 6001 CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation PhD Program

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DIDEM KARADIBAK

Offered to

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation PhD Program

Course Objective

Gain knowledge of basic concepts related to clinical decision making in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Understands cardiovascular problems and patient-specific physiotherapy, rehabilitation evaluation and selection and application of treatment methods in the clinical decision-making process through case studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gain knowledge of the basic concepts of clinical decision-making and problem-based case studies in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
2   Determines the goals for the problem in physiotherapy rehabilitation of cardiovascular patients and selects the specific evaluation and treatment methods for the goals.
3   Uses evidence-based information, patient outcome measures, and self-knowledge in clinical decision making and research planning.
4   Fulfills ethical and legal requirements while interacting with individuals with cardiovascular disease, their families, and health professionals.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course content and description Case study: Dyslipidemia
2 Basic concepts in clinical decision making Case study: Pulmonary Edema
3 Clinical features of cardiovascular diseases and review of systems Case study: Type 2 diabetes
4 The relationship and evidence levels of evidence-based studies with clinical decision making of cardiovascular diseases Case study: Peripheral artery disease
5 Creating a clinical decision-making algorithm Case study: Deep vein thrombosis
6 Creating a clinical decision-making algorithm An overview
7 Case Study: Acute coronary syndrome
8 Case Study: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
9 Case study: Hypertension
10 Case study: Chronic heart failure

Recomended or Required Reading

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy-Evidence to Practice. 5th edition Donna Frownfelter, Elizabeth Dean. 2012.
Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Pediatrics. 5th edition. Eleanor Main, Linda Denehy. 2016. Elsevier. London. UK.
Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. Ellen Hillegass 4th Edition. 2016. Saunders.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference, Prolem based education Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

case stusies, problem solving education, homework

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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 10 1 10
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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