Course: Adjuvatics

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Course title Adjuvatics
Course code KFE/ADJ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Wanka Pavel, Mgr.
  • Křen Jiří, Prof. Ing. CSc.
  • Poková Petra, Mgr.
Course content
1st Definition adjuvatik and their distribution, the role of these devices in self patient 2nd Role verticalization patient and bipedal locomotion in the rehabilitation process 3rd Aids for training verticalization, crutches, underarm crutches, walkers, uneven bars 4th Aids to transfer the patient into the tub handles, decubitus pads 5th Raids and lifting platforms 6th Distribution of wheelchairs, accessories 7th Electric wheelchairs and their accessories 8th Trucks and sport utility 9th Aids for self-care, feeders, threaders stockings and conflict, household adjusted for one-handed operation 10th Touchless hygiene facilities, modification of cars transporting disabled 11th Availability, indications and proper selection aids. Editing computer technology for control disabled 1st Basics safety in the use of assistive devices 2nd Walking training on parallel bars, verticalization using fixed braces on racks 3rd Practicing walking on underarm crutches, right lengthened 4th Practicing walking with crutches French and their settings. Walking on a stick 5th Use ramps and lifting platforms 6th Getting in motor vehicles and storage carts 7th Moving into the tub by lifting 8th Overcoming architectural barriers in wheelchair 9th Use and maintenance of the electric wheelchair, Sports aids and their use 10th Mastering normal hygiene activities by type of disability. Preparing meals with one hand, using assistive devices 11th Basic maintenance and routine repairs carried out to disabled

Learning activities and teaching methods
Skills demonstration, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 33 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to list the basic etiology and pathogenesis of defects correctable by technical aids
to describe the division and organization of the field
Skills
to compare the suitability of the material with respect to the manufacturing process
to choose the appropriate material for the construction of orthotic or prosthetic aids
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to enumerate compensatory aids for individual disabilities
Skills
to examine the client, design a suitable tool and to educate the client and family members for the use and maintenance of the tool
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Skills
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Bartoňová, Miroslava; Opatřilová, Dagmar,; Vítková, Marie. Přístupy k dětem a mládeži se zdravotním postižením a sociálním znevýhodněním mimo školu : texty k distančnímu vzdělávání. 2013. ISBN 978-80-7315-242-0.
  • Bubeníčková, Hana; Karásek, Petr; Pavlíček, Radek. Kompenzační pomůcky pro uživatele se zrakovým postižením. 1. vyd. Brno : TyfloCentrum Brno, 2012. ISBN 978-80-260-1538-3.
  • FOPTO. Ortopedická protetika. FOPTO, 2005.
  • FOPTO. Ortopedická protetika. Praha: FOPTO, 2005.
  • Lusardi, Michelle M.; Jorge, Milagros "Millee"; Nielsen, Caroline. Orthotics & prosthetics in rehabilitation. 3rd ed. St. Louis : Saunders, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4377-1936-9.
  • Půlpán, Rudolf. Základy protetiky. Vydání 1. 2011. ISBN 978-80-260-0027-3.
  • Sosna, Antonín. Základy ortopedie. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Triton, 2001. ISBN 80-7254-202-8.
  • Zikl, Pavel. Děti s tělesným a kombinovaným postižením ve škole. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3856-7.
  • Žižka, Zdeněk. Pomůcky pro osoby se zdravotním postižením. 1. vyd. Praha : Národní rada osob se zdravotním postižením ČR, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87181-07-2.


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