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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Geriatric and oncologic physiotherapy - METODOLOGIA DELLA FISIOTERAPIA LINFOLOGICA E ONCOLOGICA (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S007284
Teacher
Credits
1
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/48 - NURSING IN NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND REHABILITATION
Period
1 SEMESTRE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE dal Oct 1, 2021 al Dec 23, 2021.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
Learning outcomes
Understanding the path of the patient suffering from oncological disease and the importance of physiotherapy and rehabilitation intervention. Identify the professionals involved in the oncology field and understand the importance of multidisciplinarity for effective team work. Know the sequelae of rehabilitation interest based on: type of tumor, surgical approach, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy. Identify the correct rehabilitation approach in patients with thoracic and breast cancer and in patients in the palliative phase. Know the pathophysiology, guidelines and rehabilitation treatment of lymphedema in oncology.
Program
- Rehabilitation in oncology
• The importance of the rehabilitation intervention
• Multidisciplinary management
• The therapeutic diagnostic path and related complications
- Exercise training for cancer patients
• Patient evaluation and physical exercise
• The scales of measurement of physical performance and disorders related to pathology and treatments
- Rehabilitation in the palliative phase
• Palliative care in the cancer patient
• The rehabilitation approach of the patient in the terminal phase
-Tumors of the head and neck area
• Diagnostic-therapeutic pathway of the patient with head and neck neoplasia and rehabilitation treatment
- Thoraco-pulmonary tumors
• Diagnostic-therapeutic pathway of the patient with thoracic neoplasm and rehabilitation treatment
- Breast tumors
• Diagnostic-therapeutic pathway of the patient with breast cancer and rehabilitation treatment
- Tumors of the urogenital and colorectal districts
• Diagnostic-therapeutic pathway of the patient with uro-genital and colorectal tract neoplasia and rehabilitation treatment
- The treatment of lymphedema in oncology
• The physiopathology of the lymphatic system
• The guidelines for the treatment of lymphedema
• The rehabilitation treatment of lymphedema, with demonstration of the main maneuvers of manual lymphatic drainage and bandaging
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Examination Methods
The final exam is intended to verify the knowledge of the areas of physiotherapy intervention in the areas of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of the problems of the cancer patient, including the sequelae of the pathology but also of the chemotherapeutic and surgical interventions and other therapies used in the treatment of this . Knowledge of the pathophysiology of the lymphatic system and how physiotherapeutic intervention can contribute to the treatment of lymphedema will also be evaluated.
Written test with open-ended questions, three for oncology and three for lymphology field
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