COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND PHYSIOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTR 6103 INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation PhD Program
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

This course, in situations that require intensive care to learn about physical therapy evaluation and applications, aimed to discuss research and applications of cardiopulmonary physiotherapy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the intensive care unit and the equipment.
2   Knows objectives, indications and contra indications of intensive care
3   Can evaluate and keep records in intensive care physiotherapy.
4   Knows mechanical ventilators and can add the physiotherapy program.
5   Knows the different approaches of physiotherapy in intensive care for diseases,
6   Knows the importance of multidisciplinary working and tasks within the team.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Intensive care unit, team and indications
3 Monitoring of the body systems in the intensive care unit
4 Life support equipment
5 Mechanical ventilation interventions
6 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy evaluation methods in intensive care patients
7 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy interventions in Intensive care patients,
8 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy interventions in Intensive care patients,
9 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy interventions in Intensive care patients,
10 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy approaches to the patient in mechanical ventilation
11 Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy approaches to the patient in mechanical ventilation
12 Clinical decision making in patients hospitalized in different ICUs
13 Clinical decision making in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy in patients hospitalized in different ICUs
14 Clinical decision making in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy in patients hospitalized in different ICUs
15 Clinical decision making in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy in patients hospitalized in different ICUs

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Physical Therapy in Acute Care. A Clinician s Guide. Daniel J. MAlone, Kathy Lee. Bishop Lindsay 2006
2. Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists. Jaime c. Paz, Michele P. West, 2008

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Laboratory work
2. Field work
3. Problem based learning

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)

Seher Özyürek, Assoc. Prof.
DEU, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
+90 232 4124924
seher.ozyurek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparing individual assignments 15 3 45
Preparing group assignments 15 1 15
Preparing presentations 15 2 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

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