Working Together - Where Pharmacology, Nutrition, and Physiotherapy Meet

Description

You will deal with the basics of pharmacology, nutrition, and their modes of action in interaction with physiotherapeutic interventions. Content You will deal with the basics of pharmacology and its effects on the human body. Using practical examples, the possible influence of pharmacotherapy on physiotherapeutic interventions is demonstrated and discussed. Using practical examples, the possible influence of pharmacotherapy on physiotherapeutic interventions is demonstrated and discussed. On the second day of the course, the influence of nutrition on physiotherapeutic interventions is deepened and discussed. Topics such as malnutrition, nutrition and wound healing, and nutritional requirements in chronic and acute diseases are discussed. With practical examples, the relevance of balanced nutrition for physiotherapeutic measures and ADL functions of patients is justified. Topics - Introduction to general pharmacology with the most important terms - Active substances and their mode of action - Pharmacotherapy in old age and interactions - Painkillers, anti-inflammatory agents, muscle relaxants - Nutritional assessment – part of the Nutrition Care Process - Malnutrition in inpatient settings - Nutrition and wound healing - Nutritional Focused Physical Examination - focus on musculature Connections This advanced training course is credited towards the CAS Advanced Acute Inpatient Physiotherapy and the Multimorbidity Module. Prerequisites - Physiotherapist FH/HF - English skills for processing specialist literature (reading and understanding English) Learning objectives Participants - know the most important terms from pharmacology - know the most important pharmacological modes of action related to physiotherapy - are aware of interactions between various active substances in different life phases - relate possible effects and/or side effects to possible symptoms and include these in assessment and treatment - act in the interprofessional team with questions about medication - check symptoms for possible effects and/or side effects of medication and inform, triage appropriately - know the content of a nutritional assessment and possible interventions in inpatient nutritional counseling/therapy - recognize warning signs for the development of malnutrition or existing malnutrition - know possible consequences of malnutrition for physiotherapeutic treatment - know possible goals and indications of nutritional therapy Target group Physiotherapists Source: www.weiterbildung.swiss