COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ERGOTHERAPY IN ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTO 5018 ERGOTHERAPY IN ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELNUR NARIN ARAL

Offered to

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Course Objective

To gain knowledge and skills about ergotherapy assessment method and treatment approaches in orthopedic physiotheraphy practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course student will be able to define ergotherapy principles.
2   At the end of the course student will be able to assess ergotherapy in orthopaedic pathologies.
3   At the end of the course student will be able to evaluate ergotherapy parameters about employee and workplace to prevent orthopedic injuries.
4   At the end of the course student will be able to apply ergotherapy methods in orthopedic pathologies.
5   At the end of the course student will be able to apply evidence based ergotherapy in orthopedic pathologies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of ergotherapy
2 Main sections in ergotherapy
3 Functional and assistive ergotherapy evaluation used in orthopedic physiotherapy
4 Ergonomic evaluation of work and employee
5 Ergonomic evaluation of workplace
6 Protection from work related disorders
7 I. Midterm exam
8 General ergotherapy evaluation and treatment approaches used for orthopedic disorders
9 Ergotherapy for hand injuries
10 Ergotherapy for fracture rehabilitation
11 Ergotherapy for arthroplasty rehabilitation
12 Ergotherapy for peripheral nerve injuries
13 Ergotherapy for spine rehabilitaton
14 Evidence based ergotherapy appliances in ortopedic physiotherapy

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Occupational therapy manual for evaluation of range of motion and muscle strength. Latella D.
2-Occupational therapy : practice skills for physical dysfunction. Pedretti LW.
3- Muscles, Nerves & Movement In Human Occupation. Tyldesley B.
4- Kinesiology For Occupational Therapy. Rybski M.
5- Opportunities in occupational therapy careers. Abbott M.
6- Elder care in occupational therapy. Lewis SC.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Preparation of presentation by students

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To evaluate of students level of knowledge about Ergotherapy in orthopaedic physiotherapy

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNVER, Tel: 24928, e-mail:bayram.unver@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNVER, Friday, from 16.30 to 17.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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