Rheumatology

Scholar Year: 2020/2021

Courses

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes ,93 ,93 ,33 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 0,93 Theoretical-practical Totals 1 0,93 Seminário Totals 1 0,33

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

This curricular unit aims to extend students’ knowledge of the rheumatologic diseases. At the end of this unit, students should demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the common rheumatologic syndromes, the principles of diagnosis and treatment, and knowledge and understanding of the potential impact of the rheumatologic disease at the personal, family and social levels.

Syllabus

• Brief reference to the history of Portuguese Rheumatology
• The importance of rheumatologic diseases in Public Health. Project ONDOR.
• The need for a multidisciplinary approach.
• Rheumatology: concept and basic terms
• Principles for the development of the clinical history and objective assessment, in the perspective of the physiotherapist.
• Main rheumatologic syndromes:
• Back pain
• Knee and Hip osteoarthritis
• Hand osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Systemic Rheumatologic diseases.
• Ostheoporosis;
• Peri-articular Rheumatologic syndromes;
• Fybromialgia
• Therapeutic approach to the patient with rheumatologic disease;
• Critical presentation of clinical cases;

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

Teaching and learning strategies includes:
• Lectures and Seminars
• Small Tutorial Groups
• Clinical Skills Lab;
• Self-directed Learning

Teaching methodologies

Avaliação distribuída com exame final

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

Assessment Methods includes:
• Multiple choice written Test of 1-hour length (100%).
To complete this curricular unit the students must have a classification of a minimum of 50% in the test.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

Please see above

Attendance system

Not applicable

Mandatory Bibliography