Rehabilitation medicine for beginners

About this Course

  • 5 students enrolled
  • 3 instructors

Course Description

This module is developed for students to understand the rehabilitation medicine and its roles in the medical fraternity.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Understand the concept of rehabilitation and disabling condition
2 ) Acknowledge the practice of rehabilitation medicine
3 ) Identify long term complication following disability

Course Details

STATUS : Close
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hour per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

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 Syllabus

1. What is rehabilitation medicine
2. The multidisciplinary team approached and each role in the team
3. Introduction to International Classification of Disability and Functioning (ICF)

1. Introduction
2. Musculoskeletal changes in deconditioning
3. Cardiovascular changes in deconditioning
4. Respiratory changes in deconditioning
5. Skin changes in deconditioning
6. Genitourinary and gastrointestinal changes in deconditioning
7. Neurological and endocrine changes in deconditioning

1. SCI Rehab – birds eye view coverage
2. SCI sequelae – complications
3. ASIA examination – objectives & importance
4. Neurogenic bladder & bowel – assessment & monitoring
5. CVS issues – Orthostatic hypotension, Autonomic dysreflexia
6. Respiratory issues in SCI



Our Instructor

DR. NOR FARIDAH BINTI AHMAD ROSLAN

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

PROFESOR MADYA DR NATIARA BINTI MOHAMAD HASHIM

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

DR. WAN NAJWA BINTI WAN MOHD ZOHDI

 Course Instructor
UiTM Kampus Hospital Sg. Buloh

 Frequently Asked Questions

A1 : This module is a brief introduction to rehabilitation medicine. All contents on this module are brief and concise so that you can easily understand the concept and workflow of people working in rehabilitation medicine.

A2 : You must at least have basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology in the area of common neurological and musculoskeletal diseases.