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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Līga Savicka
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Medical Services; Rehabilitation
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Objective

Students should acquire knowledge of the World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and its application in clinical practice of rehabilitation.

Prerequisites

Anatomy, physiology, introduction to speciality.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will be able to explain the functioning and disability concepts, describe the WHO ICF, to name and define the terms contained in the ICF, to set out the practical application of the ICF.

Skills

1.Students will be able to analyze simple clinical cases using the ICF basic principles, to select and apply appropriate ICF codes, to explain the basic principles of functioning assessment and evaluate the person's functional abilities using a selected measurement.

Competence

1.Students will be able to analyze and interpret the results of the functioning assessments, to formulate and explain their role in the rehabilitation process.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Orthotics and Prosthetics1BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Audiologopaedics2BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Occupational Therapy2BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Physiotherapy 2BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Nutrition2BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Nutrition2BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Physiotherapy2BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra
Social work4BachelorRequiredSigne Tomsone, Ieva Jēkabsone, Līga Savicka, Didzis Rozenbergs, Guna Bērziņa, Agnese Kārkliņa, Marta Skudra