| Course Objectives: |
It is aimed to define the basic concepts related to health and the conditions affecting health, to define the roles of health professionals in planning and directing services to protect and improve health, and to teach preventive physiotherapy services. |
| Course Content: |
The subjects of the course are the concept of health, methods and legislation related to health protection, services of the physiotherapy profession in the field of preventive health, examination of the causes of injury, primary prevention methods, secondary protection methods, tertiary protection methods, evidence-based preventive physiotherapy, risk factors in different age groups, joint protection techniques. . |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introducing the course and resources |
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| 2) |
Preventive physiotherapy aims, target groups and general principles |
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| 3) |
Primary prevention and preventive physiotherapy methods |
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| 4) |
Secondary prevention and physiotherapy methods |
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| 5) |
Tertiary prevention and physiotherapy methods |
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| 6) |
Examination of causes of injury |
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| 7) |
The importance of the proprioceptive sense |
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| 8) |
Evidence-based preventive physiotherapy |
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| 9) |
Joint protection techniques |
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| 10) |
Risk factors and education in different age groups |
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| 11) |
Protection methods after orthopedic surgery |
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| 12) |
Case presentation |
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| 13) |
Case presentation and discussion |
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| 14) |
General review and discussion |
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| Course Notes / Textbooks: |
1- Velicangil Sıtkı. Koruyucu hekimlik ve halk sağlığı, : İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları,1965
2- Friis RH, Sellers TA. Sudbury, Mass:Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.
3- Bowling A, Ebrahim S. Handbook of health research methods: investigation, measurement and analysis, Maidenhead:Open University
Press, 2007. |
| References: |
1- Velicangil Sıtkı. Koruyucu hekimlik ve halk sağlığı, : İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları,1965
2- Friis RH, Sellers TA. Sudbury, Mass:Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.
3- Bowling A, Ebrahim S. Handbook of health research methods: investigation, measurement and analysis, Maidenhead:Open University
Press, 2007. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To be able to evaluate, define and plan for physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices by using theoretical and applied concepts and principles related to physiotherapy and rehabilitation |
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| 2) |
To be able to apply the physiotherapy and rehabilitation program systematically and safely within the framework of ethical principles by using the advanced knowledge and skills, and to terminate or change it when necessary |
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| 3) |
To be able to take initiatives to protect public health behavior |
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| 4) |
To contribute to the production of health policies suitable for the changing and diversifying needs of the society in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation |
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| 5) |
To be able to organize physiotherapy and rehabilitation services effectively and adequately, to manage the business processes necessary for the continuity and development of the quality and organizational function, and to produce solutions against problems in line with information and evidence |
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| 6) |
Being able to carry out professional and academic studies independently by using the knowledge they have |
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| 7) |
Ability to work in effective communication and cooperation with other professional members of the healthcare team and to assume responsibility |
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To be able to keep records and prepare reports for quality service and research in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation; Ability to participate in all phases of research and project implementation |
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| 9) |
To be able to adopt personal development, information literacy and lifelong learning; to be able to develop quality, to contribute to training and promotion programs related to the field, to exhibit professional behavior at an international level |
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| 10) |
Being able to adopt a lifelong learning approach in personal and professional development |
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