| CODE | PHT1013 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Rehabilitation in Surgical Intervention | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiotherapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit covers the procedures and rationale for different types of surgeries, together with taking an overview of the role of interdisciplinary team members. Surgical procedures are discussed. The study-unit gives an in-depth analysis of the complications of surgery. The unit encourages students to focus and relate the complications to the pre-operative and post-operative principles of physiotherapy. A typical post-operative assessment is covered. Different types of surgical interventions are evaluated using the student's knowledge base to relate this to the overall general post-operative principles of treatment. Study-unit Aims: To prepare the students to assess and treat patients on the surgical wards. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to have an in-depth knowledge on different types of surgeries, their complications, patient assessment and relative treatment methods. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - empathise and relate to the psychological as well as the physical needs of the patient. - assess holistically. - formulate the aims of treatment. - formulate a plan of treatment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Webber B.A. (1998) The Brompton hospital Guide to Chest Physiotherapy 5th Ed. Oxford/Blackwell Scientific Publications. - Wagner M. (1981) Care of the Burn Injured patient U.S.A./P.S.G> Publishing Co. Inc. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anabel Sciriha |
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