COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED PHYSIOTHERAPY IN GERIATRICS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 5036 ADVANCED PHYSIOTHERAPY IN GERIATRICS II COMPULSORY 3 2 0 8

Offered By

Geriatric Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGE ÇELIKER TOSUN

Offered to

Geriatric Physiotherapy

Course Objective

Teaching physiotherapy in cardiopulmonary, pulmonary and neurologic system illness

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the properties and effects of exercise applications in elderly
2   Plan and conduct exercise program for elderly
3   Know and use physiotherapy approaches for illnesses of cardiovascular system in elderly
4   Know and use physiotherapy approaches for illnesses of pulmonary system in elderly
5   Know and use physiotherapy approaches for illnesses of endocrine system in elderly
6   Know and use physiotherapy approaches for illnesses of urogenital system in elderly
7   Know and use physiotherapy approaches for illnesses of neurologic system in elderly
8   Follow related literature

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cardiovascular system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
2 Cardiovascular system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
3 Cardiovascular system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
4 Pulmonary system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
5 Pulmonary system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
6 Pulmonary system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
7 Neurologic system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
8 Neurologic system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
9 Neurologic system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
10 Endocrine system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
11 Urogenital system illnesses in elderly and physiotherapy
12 Physiotherapy for geriatric patients with complex clinic findings
13 Evidence based geriatric physiotherapy
14 Discussion
15 Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

DEU Library

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures in conference format
2. seminary presentations
3. Essays

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)

Nursen Ilçin Asist. Prof.PhD.
DEÜ SPTR Department of Geriatric Physiotherapy
Work phone: 412 49 43

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 10 5 50
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511
LO.611
LO.711
LO.81