Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Community Physiotherapy and Public Health

• code 08244
• course 2
• term Semester 2
• type OB
• credits 3

Module: Legislation, Public Health and Health Administration

Matter: Community Physiotherapy and public health

Main language of instruction: Spanish

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English,

Head instructor

Dr. Pere CASTELLVI - pcastellvi@uic.es

Office hours

Carlos G Forero (cgarciaf@uic.es)

Public Health watches over the health of populations. Supported by other fields in Health Sciences, such as epidemiology, statistics or biology, Public Health strives to protect, promote, and restore collective health, and also designs and evaluates the appropriate interventions. Public Health underlies health systems and is, therefore, an important part of the training of health professionals. 

As health care providers, physiotherapysts intervene in many health problems, both in clinical settings and in the workplace or sports. They participate in promoting health with specific interventions during childhood, adulthood or in the old age. Physiotherapists are also key in planning and carrying out community interventions from primary care settings. 

This subject places the physiotherapist as an important player in public health, and provides the knowledge and skills to understand their role in improving human health by means of individual and collective interventions.

Not required

The objectives are that students : 

Identifying the role of the physiotherapist in Public Health.

Undestanding basic indicators and health outcomes in the population and knowing their determinants.

Being able to assess and plan strategies for disease prevention and health promotion in different health settings and populations.

• 01 - The ability to analysis and synthesis.
• 02 - The ability to organise and synthesize
• 05 - The ability to manage information.
• 06 - To have comprehensive problem-solving skills.
• 08 - The ability to work within an international context.
• 13 - Knowledge of other cultures and customs.
• 16 - Demonstrate a sensitivity towards environmental issues.
• 21 - Knowledge of the physiological and structural changes that can occur after physiotherapeutic interventions.
• 27 - Knowledge of psychological and social factors that affect the health of the individual, family and community.
• 34 - Knowledge of basic concepts in health, health systems and levels of care. Epidemiology. Physiotherapy in the health process.
• 35 - Knowledge of the impact of socio-health policies on professional practice.
• 36 - Knowledge of factors involved in problems of social inequality and in the health needs of different social groups.
• 37 - Knowledge of ethics, legal and professional issues in physiotherapy practice.
• 37.4 - Adhere to professional competencies and standards in health care
• 53 - Capacity to participate within the areas of health promotion and disease prevention.
• 53.1 - Ability to design and set up activities related to health promotion and disease prevention.
• 54 - Ability to interact effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• 09 - Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
• 18 - Demonstrate a patient-centered approach by showing respect for the central role of the individual and his/her needs in decision-making.
• 19 - The capacity to lead work teams effectively and efficiently.
• 31 - Knowledge of health care administration and management procedures—especially those related to physiotherapy—within a diverse and changing context.
• 33 - Knowledge of criteria and indicators for quality assurance in physiotherapy care according to guidelines for good clinical practice and professional standards.
• 44 - Knowledge of research and assessment methodology that integrates theory and research in the design and implementation of effective physiotherapy.
• 51.1 - Ability to design and set up activities related to disease prevention and health promotion.

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Identify and analyze management processes of physiotherapy services.
• Interpret basic population health indicators for use in the community and workplace.
• Assess and design disease prevention and health promotion programs in different care areas and populations.

Module 1:_Management of Physiotherapy services

Unit 1. Public Health and Physiotherapy.

Unit 2. Quality of care.

Unit 3. Patients and services in physiotherapy.

Module 2: Population's health status

Unit 4. Health indicators.

Unit 5. Physiotherapy and evidence.

Unit 6. Disease prevention. 

Module III: Physiotherapy and community health 

Unit 7. Health promotion.

Unit 8. Health education and health policies.

Unit 9. Community health and care.

Unit 10. Physiotherapy in Primary Health Care.

Each class will be based on a case that will serve for developing theoretical issues. These will be put into practice in discussions and group work. 

First call

First call evaluation is based on the written presentation of 3 group works (maximum of 3 member teams),  a final exam and course participation.

A) Group work (40%):  Three written group works will be presented in writing, one by module. Each presentation has an equal weight, and the final grade will be the average of them.

B) Final exam (50%): A final exam consisting of 5 open-ended questions based on 2 two practical cases.

C) Participation during the course (10%):  Commitment (contribution of ideas, questions and participation in workgroup time), listening skills (respect for interventions, and incorporation of ideas from others to debates) will be valued, as well as absences of disruptive behaviors in the classroom.

Rating:

In order to be able to attend the final exam, the student will have to qualify as pass in area A (group work). The final grade will be the weighted average of areas A, B and C.

Second call

Students who have not participated on the first call, or those who did not obtain a pass qualification on the first call may attend the second call.

The second call will consist on a single exam with 5 short open-ended questions based on 2 practical cases and 10 multiple choice questions (3 options with chance corrections).

First call qualifications will not be kept for the second call.

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Enlaces

Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona: www.aspb.es

American Public Health Association: www.apha.org

Association of Public Health Observatories: www.pho.org.uk

Escuela Nacional de Sanidad: www.isciii.es

European Public Health Association: www.eupha.org

Harvard School of Public Health: www.hsph.harvard.edu

Health Protection Agency: www.hpa.org.uk

Institute of Medicine: www.iom.edu

Pan American Health Organization: www.paho.org

Public Health Agency of Canada: www.publichealth.gc.ca

World Health Organization: www.who.int

E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session:

• E1 25/05/2020 11:00h
• E2 02/07/2020 08:00h