COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTR 6109 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEVGI ÖZALEVLI

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Student completing this course gains knowledge in assessment and treatment approaches
in patients with different cardiopulmonary diseases Student gains knowledge in
assessment, clinical decision making, and planning in terms of physiotherapy in
cardiopulmonary diseases.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows how to assess the signs and symptoms of the patients with cardiopulmonary problems
2   Assesses clinical and laboratory findings of the patients with cardiopulmonary problems
3   Interprets the laboratory tests and the data defining functional capacity of the patients with cardiopulmonary problems
4   Assesses physical activity level of the patients with cardiopulmonary problems.
5   Conceives the proper clinical decision making about treatment applications by interpreting the data

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of lecture
2 Definition of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
3 Pathophysiology in pulmonary diseases-1
4 Pathophysiology in pulmonary diseases-2
5 Assesment in pulmonary diseases -1
6 Assesment in pulmonary diseases -2
7 Physiotherapy methods in pulmonary diseases -1
8 Physiotherapy methods in pulmonary diseases -2
9 Pathophysiology in cardiac diseases-1
10 Pathophysiology in cardiac diseases-2
11 Assesment methods in cardiac diseases-1
12 Assesment methods in cardiac diseases-2
13 Exercise tests in cardiac diseases
14 Exercise training in cardiac diseases

Recomended or Required Reading

ACSM s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and prescription, american college of sports
medicine, 2010.
Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs 2010
Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Special discussion, conference lesson, problem based learning, group seminars.

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)

Doç. Dr. Meriç Yıldırım 4124902
Doç. Dr. Serap Acar 4124903

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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 10 2 20
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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