PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Degree course: 
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2016/2017
Year: 
6
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
2
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Requirements: 

Appropriate knowledge of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Clinical Neurology is required

The evaluation consists of an oral exam. The student will be asked some questions, both broad and more specific. The objective of the exam is to verify: 1. the level of achievement of the training objectives indicated above, evaluating the level of knowledge and depth of the topics addressed.
For the purposes of the assessment, the teacher will take into account the student's ability to: - articulate the speech with clarity, precision, relevance and language properties - make connections between teaching contents and compare different aspects covered in class
- ability to critically elaborate contents and support one's own opinions.
The vote is expressed out of thirty.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The course aims to offer a systematic framework of the principles, fields of application and rehabilitation strategies of the physiatric discipline.

EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS
At the end of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Know and understand the therapeutic strategies that are the basis of rehabilitation; 2. Apply the knowledge acquired in the various fields of application of Physiatry.

Framework of the Discipline.
Team work.
The rehabilitation techniques.
Physiatry and orthopedic-traumatological pathologies.
Physiatry and rheumatological pathologies.
Physiatry and neurological pathologies.
Physiatry and vascular pathologies.
Physiatry and oncological pathologies.

During the course, articles and other supplementary material will be reported and made available to students on the e-learning site or present in the University libraries.
The teacher publishes the slides of the lessons on the e-learning site.

Frontal teaching.
The lessons also include the illustration of clinical cases.

The teacher meets the students for clarification by appointment by e-mail request (giorgio.ferriero@uninsubria.it)