COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN SURGERY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTK 6005 CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN SURGERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation PhD Program

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MERIÇ YILDIRIM

Offered to

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation PhD Program

Course Objective

The student gains knowledge about chest, cardiovascular and abdominal surgeries at the level of a physiotherapist and learns advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment approaches in patients who have undergone thoracic, cardiovascular and abdominal surgery, and develops the ability to practice by creating an appropriate physiotherapy program.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows basic thorax, cardiovascular and abdominal surgeries, complications and the importance of physiotherapy.
2   Knows preop and postop physiotherapy assessment methods in thorax, cardiovascular and abdominal surgeries.
3   Knows and prcactices preop and postop physiotherapy and exercise methods in thorax, cardiovascular and abdominal surgeries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the lesson
2 Thorax surgeries, complications (reasons, pathophysiology) and the importance of cardiopulmonary physiotherapy
3 Preop assessment and analysis of risk factors in patients of thorax surgeries
4 Postop assessment in patients of thorax surgeries
5 Preop cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and exercise in patients of thorax surgeries
6 Postop (early and late) cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and exercise in patients of thorax surgeries
7 Cardiovascular surgeries, complications (reasons, pathophysiology) and the importance of cardiopulmonary physiotherapy
8 Preop assessment and analysis of risk factors in patients of cardiovascular surgeries
9 Postop assessment in patients of cardiovascular surgeries
10 Preop cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and exercise in patients of cardiovascular surgeries
11 Postop (early and late) cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and exercise in patients of cardiovascular surgeries
12 Abdominal surgeries, complications (reasons, pathophysiology) and the importance of cardiopulmonary physiotherapy
13 Preop and postop assessment in patients of abdominal surgeries
14 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and exercise in patients of abdominal surgeries
15 Literature discussion in physiotheray of surgeries

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists. Jaime C. Paz, Michele P. West 5th Edition. 2019. Elsevier.
2. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy: Management and Case Studies, Second Edition. W. Darlene Reid, Frank Chung. 2013. SLACK Incorporated.
3. Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs 6th Edition. AACVPR. 2020. Human Kinetics.
4. Crivetta JM, Taylor RW., Kirby RR. Mechanical Ventilation in critical care. philadelphia, lippincott Raven pub, 1997
5. Middleton s, middleton p. Assesssment and investigation of patients problems. Pryor ja, prasadal as (ed). Physiotherapy for pulmonary and cardiac problems. Edinburg, Churchill llivingstone, 2008
6. Shneerson JM, Rehabilitation in Thoracic Wall Deformities. Donner C, Goldstein R, Ambrossino N (Eds). Pulmonary Rehabilitation. CRC Press, 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc Prof Meriç Yıldırım
meric.senduran@deu.edu.tr
24938

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 5 3 15
Preparing presentations 10 3 30
Web Search and Library Research 14 3 42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 199

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3

CONTACT INFORMATION
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