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Rehabilitation and Ergonomics in Obstetrics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:03.11.2020 15:31:18
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_148 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Anatomy | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ailī Horna-Butkeviča | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy and normal physiology, obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics and the care of patients. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Raise awareness of the rehabilitation principles, their application in practice as a midwife. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Rehabilitation, its importance in midwives practice. Physical activities and exercises during pregnancy. Contraindicated activities during pregnancy | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Rehabilitation teamwork principles. The main concepts of rehabilitation; principles of prevention in rehabilitation | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The practical training of some exercises for pregnant women | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Special gymnastics for pregnant women with a high degree of risk | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Rehabilitation principles after child birth | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Rehabilitation principles after child birth depending on the type of delivery | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Rehabilitation principles in case of uterine and vaginal prolapse and incontinence | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Rehabilitation principles in case of uterine and vaginal prolapse and incontinence. Kegel exercises | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Basic principles of ergonomics during pregnancy and after child birth | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Basic principles of ergonomics during pregnancy and after child birth | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Prepare presentation about exercises and activities during pregnancy and postpartum period or patient movement principles. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Students must be able to respond to short test questions, essay preparation and presentation during the course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will be able to describe the basic principles of exercises for pregnant women, the recommended types of activities, as well as contraindicated activities. Compare the importance of post-natal exercises, depending on the type of delivery. Will be able to recommend an ergonomically correct posture daily activities during pregnancy, after delivery, and patient transfer methods and patient transfer aids. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to use static, dynamic breathing exercises for pregnant women and women in childbirth, depending on the delivery period, as well as post-natal period. Students will be able to choose and recommend pelvic floor exercises in case of urinary incontinence prevention. Students will be able to use ergonomically correct patient transfer techniques. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to suggest the necessary breathing exercises for pregnant women who have given birth and post-natal women, and move patients using ergonomically correct handling possibilities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ginekoloģija. I. Vībergas redakcijā; Medicīnas apgāds, 2013. 509 lpp | ||||||||
| 2 | Dzemdniecība. D. Rezebergas redakcijā. Rīga: Medicīnas apgāds, 2016. 860 lpp | ||||||||
| 3 | Braddom R.L., Chan L., Harrast M.A. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Saunders, 2020, p. 1472 | ||||||||
| 4 | Roja Ž. Ergonomikas Pamati. Rīga: Drukātava, 2008., 195. lpp (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Jacobs K. Ergonomics for Therapists St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier, 2008. 460 lpp (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Edinburgh: Butterworth-Heinemann, c2004; 489 lpp | ||||||||
| 2 | Darba vides riska faktori un strādājošo veselības aizsardzība. Riga, Elpa-2, 2001, 251.-266. lpp | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Journal: Applied Ergonomics | ||||||||
| 2 | http://europe.osha.eu.int/ | ||||||||
| 3 | www.ergonomika.lv | ||||||||
| 4 | www.hsebooks.co.uk | ||||||||
