COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4005 EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BUSE ÖZCAN KAHRAMAN

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to learn the evidence based physiotherapy

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the definition of evidence based physiotherapy
2   Knows how to make an evidence based study
3   Knows the interpretation of evidence based studies.
4   Knows the reflection of evidence-based studies to the clinical environment.
5   Records and archieves the data of assessment and treatment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Evidence-based physiotherapy: what, why and how
2 2. What do I need to know Clinical questions
3 3. What constitutes evidence
4 4. Finding the evidence. Can I trust this evidence
5 5. What does this evidence mean for my practice
6 6. Clinical guidelines as a resource for evidence-based physiotherapy
7 7. Assessing patient outcomes: clinical measurement How can we interpret measurements of outcome
8 8. Evidence based physiotherapy in musculoskeletal disorders.
9 9. Evidence based physiotherapy in neurological disorders.
10 10. Evidence based physiotherapy in cardiac diseases.
11 11.Evidence based physiotherapy in respiratory diseases.
12 12. Evidence based physiotherapy in pediatrics.
13 13. Evidence based physiotherapy in geriatrics.
14 14.General repetition
15 15. Evidence based physiotherapy in sports.
16 16. General repetition

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Practical evidence-based physiotherapy. Rob Herbert, Judy Mead.
2- Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practical. Law Mary C, MacDermid Joy.
3- Electronic journals and books

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Problem based learning sessions, group workshop

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students whose participation in the weekly discussion topic will be evaluated during the semester will take a final exam at the end of the semester.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is mandatory. Students are required to attend class because they will be evaluated on the discussion day of the topic they are responsible for with their group.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Buse Ozcan Kahraman, Assoc. Prof., Phone number:412 49 40

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 14 5 70
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.5111

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