UMH - COMMUNITY PHYSIOTHERAPY

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COMMUNITY PHYSIOTHERAPY

Course

Code: 1746

Degree: Bachelor's in Physiotherapy

Faculty of Medicine

Year: Year 4 of Bachelor's in Physiotherapy

Semester: Spring

Type: Elective

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 6

Lecture: 3

Laboratory: 3

Hours: 150

Directed: 60

Shared: 53

Autonomous: 37

Department: Public Health, History of Science and Gynaecology

Area: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Implementation of preventive and therapeutic programs destined for the population.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
GARCÍA BARBERO, MILAGROS	■	■	■
VALLS JIMENEZ, VICTORIA		■	■
IVORRA VILAPLANA, LORENA MARIA		■
VITALLER BURILLO, JULIAN		■

Professional interest

La fisioterapia comunitaria implica la actuación tanto teraéutica como de promoción de la salud a nivel colectivo. Aunque la fisioterapia ha tenido un enfoque tradicional hacia el individuo, el desarrollo social en el siglo XX y XXI y el impacto de los determinantes sociales, muy relacionados ocn los estilos de vida y el trabajo hacen que las intervenciones en fisioterapia hayan adquirido una nueva dimensión.

Competencies and learning outcomes

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

01Assess the social and economical situation of the populationa and the social agents and critically analize the feltl and real needs, the economical and cultural possibilites considering alllthe social determinants.
02Define the field of community phisiotherapy within the health system.
03Identify the causes, risks and needs that may have an impact in an individual¿s health along the different life stages and may be susceptible of improving through physiotherapy.
04Identify the political and social agents capable of promoting preventive physiotherapy actions in the community and how to negociate with them.
05Assess the community physiotherapy contribution in cure, promotion and prevention of illness and their
06Identificar las necesidades de Fisioterapia tanto terapéutica como preventiva en la comunidad y diseñar programas adecuados en ambos campos.
07Ser capaz de preparar y liderar un proyecto de promoción de la salud relacionado con las competencias de la fisioterapia enfocado a la comunidad
08Promover la participación de los distintos actores sociales en los programas de prevención y promoción de la salud dentro del campo de la fisioterapia y como coordinarlos dentro de los programas de salud.

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Objective/Unit	U1	U2	U3	U4
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08

Schedule

Week	Directed hours	Shared hours	Autonomous hours	Total hours
1	10	10	6	26
2	24	20	15	59
3	13	12	10	35
4	13	11	6	30

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.
Learning agreement: Develop active learning through an agreement between the teacher and the student containing commitments for what will be learned, how monitoring will take place for that learning, the set period of time, and the evaluation criteria.
Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Project-based learning: Realization of a project to solve a problem, applying acquired learning and promoting abilities related to planning, design, performing activities, and reaching conclusions.

Grading

Evaluation will be based on the work and progress of the student in the discussion sessions. Students willl work in temas of 4-5 students , which will be established the first dayof class. At the end each student will have to present a project based on the contrcat agreed at the begining.

Students: COMMUNITY PHYSIOTHERAPY

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

Lecture topics

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Schedule

Course contents

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Links

Software

Methodology

Grading