EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTISE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION

FTR415

Course Code: FTR415
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Manolya Acar

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

To be able to define the evidence based practice.
To be able to create clinical question.
To be able to search the evidences, reach the decision by evaluating.
To be able to determine the researches with the best level of evidence.
To be able to use the high level of evidence research results in the field opf rehabilitation.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Epidemiology, biostatistics and research techniques.

Course Description

The course contains interactive group work, literature review, evaluation and the solution of clinical physiotherapy and rehabilitation problems in patients with different clinical diagnosis.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Definition and importance of evidence-based practice
2^nd Week	Evidence-based practice process
3^rd Week	Levels of evidence
4^th Week	Forming questions for clinical problems
5^th Week	Conducting systematic research
6^th Week	Midterm, General review
7^th Week	Evaluating evidence
8^th Week	Making decisions
9^th Week	Applying evidence and evaluating clinical success
10^th Week	Evidence-based practices in different areas of rehabilitation
11^th Week	General review
12^th Week	Examples of evidence-based practice in physiotherapy
13^th Week	Applications
14^th Week	Clinical examples
15^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Herbert R, Jamtvedt G, Mead J, Hahen KB. Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy, Elsevier, 2005.
2. Jewell DV. Guide to Evidenced-Based Physical Therapist Practice, Second Edition, Jones Barlett learning, 2011.
3. Sackett DL, et al. Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't. BMJ.1996;312:71-2.
4. McKibbon KA, et al. (1995). The medical literature as a resource for evidence-based care. Working Paper from the Health Information Resources Unit, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
5. Gambrill E. Evidence-based clinical practice, (corrected) evidence-based medicine and the Cochrane collaboration. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 1999 Mar; 30(1): 1-14.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Case Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	2	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	2	1	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	9	9
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	4	8
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	3	6
Presentation (including preperation)	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Article	4	2	8
Total Work Load			90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2	X	X	X	X	X
K3
K4	X	X	X	X	X
K5	X	X	X	X	X
K6	X	X	X	X	X