Tallinn Health Care College
Module 'Human Health Condition'Occupational Therapist 2013/2014
32 ECTS Objectives: 1 To provide necessary basic knowledge for professional activities about human structure, organ systems and functioning of them; 2 to provide knowledge about the human biomechanics and neuropsychology; 3 to provide knowledge about pathological deviations in case of microbial infections and congenital disorders caused by gene defects; 4 to introduce different human development stages from the psychological, sociological and biological aspects; 5 to teach life-saving first aid skills and the most widely used medication groups and medications, and their influence on occupational performance; 6 to provide an overview about the main internal, surgical and neurological diseases, pathological processes, and about their influence on occupational performance. Having passed the module, the student: 1 knows the structure, functioning and the biological bases of the functioning of a human organism; 2 knows human biomechanics and has an overview of clinical and neuropsychology; 3 knows the essence of pathological processes and their evolving mechanisms: 4 knows the most important pathogens and illnesses caused by them, 5 knows the essence of inheritance and changeability, and the most widely spread congenital disorders; 6 knows different human development stages from the psychological, sociological and biological aspects; 7 is able to give first aid and has knowledge about effects of medications on human organism and occupational performance; 8 has an overview about basic internal, surgical and neurological illnesses, and about pathological processes and their influence on occupational performance. | ||

