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Rehabilitation in Paediatrics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:16.08.2024 15:37:02
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_242 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Dace Bērtule | ||||||||
| 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) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General basic knowledge in medical rehabilitation and understanding of the child's normal and pathological development. English language skills (must be able to read and analyze scientific literature). | ||||||||
| Objective: | Promote understanding of the use of evidence-based rehabilitation in paediatrics, evaluation and treatment planning in the context of ICF. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Motor development and motor learning. Evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning in pediatric rehabilitation. Integration of theoretical concepts. Clinical cases. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Investigation of pediatric patients in the context of ICF. Use of standardized assessment tools to examine patients and evaluate treatment outcomes. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | An evidence-based therapeutic approach to promote the physical and psychomotor development of premature infants | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Transition to adult life in patients with permanent functional limitation | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Use of assistive technologies in pediatric rehabilitation (robotics, feedback methods, virtual reality technologies). | Classes | 1.00 | placement location | |||||
| 6 | Presentation of the case study. Discussion on the topic of the presentation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for regular classes according to the topic; independent work in small groups on the examination of pediatric patients in the context of the ICF; in accordance with the principles of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning, to ask a research question, search for information, prepare a presentation (20 min.) and a short written summary (A4 page), giving an answer to the research question, according to the indicated or freely chosen description of the situation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • active participation in all seminars, demonstrating ability to analyze seminar texts; • presentation of independent group work; • presentation of individual work in written form and oral presentation. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (OSCE) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the concept of evidence-based practice in the practice of a rehabilitation specialist in pediatrics, the application of the ICF concept in patient examination and treatment planning. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Ability to find, select and analyse literature related to problem (clinical / field / research); ability to interpret level of evidence; ability to integrate evidence in practice, choose evidence-based patients assessment methods to detect effectiveness of rehabilitation and goal achievement. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Apply synthesis of experience, knowledge and scientific evidence in rehabilitation specialist practice. Planning of continuity research in pediatric rehabilitation services and interdisciplinar cooperation to support social and medical rehabilitation for children with functional disorders, including transition to the adult life. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Hoffman, T., Bennett, S., & de Mar, C. (Eds.). (2017). Evidence-based practice across the health professions (2nd ed.). Australia: Churchill Livingstone. | ||||||||
| 2 | Suzann K. Campbell, Robert J. Palisano, Margo N. Orlin (Eds.). (2017). Campbell’s physical therapy for children. Elsevier/Saunders | ||||||||
| 3 | Murphy, K. P., McMahon, M. A., & Houtrow, A. J. (Eds.). (2020). Pediatric rehabilitation: principles and practice. Springer Publishing Company. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Richard J. Siegert (ed.). (2015). Rehabilitation goal setting: theory, practice, and evidence. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskie informācijas avoti (RSU Bibliotēkas abonētās datu bāzes, e-grāmatas)/ Electronic sources of information (databases subscribed to RSU Library, e-books) | ||||||||
