TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE (T.E.I.) OF LAMIA FACULTY OF HEALTH AND CARING PROFESSIONS LLLAAAMMMIIIAAA 222000000333 "Si e' etait a refaire ia societe, je recommencerais par I' education" (If I had to rebuilt the society, I would start from the education.) Jean Monet TTTEEECCCHHHNNNOOOLLLOOOGGGIIICCCAAALLL EEEDDDUUUCCCAAATTTIIIOOONNNAAALLL IIINNNSSSTTTIIITTTUUUTTTEEE OOOFFF LLLAAAMMMIIIAAA FFFAAACCCUUULLLTTTYYY OOOFFF HHHEEEAAALLLTTTHHH AAANNNDDD CCCAAARRRIIINNNGGG PPPRRROOOFFFEEESSSSSSIIIOOONNNSSS DDDEEEPPPAAARRRTTTMMMEEENNNTTT OOOFFF PPPHHHYYYSSSIIIOOOTTTHHHEEERRRAAAPPPYYY LLLAAAMMMIIIAAA 222000000333 EEEDDDIIITTTOOORRRIIIAAALLL CCCOOOMMMMMMIIITTTTTTEEEEEE Dr. George Gioftsos, Associate Professor Dr. Vasiliki Sakellari, Assistant Professor Eleni Kapreli, Lecturer in Physiotherapy Evdokia Billis, Lecturer in Physiotherapy _________________ PPPRRROOOSSSPPPEEECCCTTTUUUSSS EEEDDDIIITTTOOORRRSSSHHHIIIPPP Eleni Kapreli, Lecturer in Physiotherapy PPPRRROOOSSSPPPEEECCCTTTUUUSSS PPPRRREEEFFFAAACCCEEE This guide is an effort of the Physiotherapy Department of the Technological Educational Institute of Lamia to help new students adjust to their new education environment, by providing them the prime useful information. The Department of Physiotherapy of the Technological Educational Institute of Lamia is recently established with increasing dynamics. Its constant effort is to improve its services, facilities, and the curriculum of studies offered, according to the evolution in the Physiotherapy Science. Our ambition is the period of studies in the Department to become the most productive time of our students’ life for developing their potentials and skills. The presence of our graduate students’ both in the profession and science of Physiotherapy is undoubtedly remarkable. It is my belief that our graduates are qualified enough so as to have the strong starting point that will make them optimistic about their future within a definitely optimist background. Furthermore, and provided they will be constantly informed about the evolutions of the science of Physiotherapy and the new techniques, they will be able to meet the prerequisites to obtain a competitive stand in the field. Our Department’s aim is to seek and exploit positive criticism in order to ensure the quality of the education supplied, provide the necessary stimuli for the profession to develop and have a constant presence both in Greece and abroad. The Department’s personnel and the personnel of the Technological Educational Institute is working towards this aim by providing constant support to any occupational and scientific worry and effort of the graduates. I believe that this effort of the Department will be promptly and widely supported by all members of the Institute and, of course, by its students. With kind regards The Head of the Department Dr. Vasiliki Sakellari i PPPRRROOOSSSPPPEEECCCTTTUUUSSS IIINNNTTTRRROOODDDUUUCCCTTTIIIOOONNN This Prospectus of the Department of Physiotherapy of the T.E.I. of Lamia is an effort to present the curriculum of studies and the academic services the Department is offering. Only a few years following its origination, the Department is well developing and is hoping to contribute to the scientific training of newly qualified Physiotherapists; physiotherapists with professional prospects, contributing and upgrading their practical and theoretical knowledge, based on scientific evidence (evidence-based practice). The primary aim of this Prospectus is to guide the undergraduate students of our Department into various issues of their interest throughout their course of study, and to inform prospective candidates about the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) units of the modules being taught in our Department. The first chapter entails information about the city of Lamia. The second and third chapters inform readers about the Technological Educational Institutes’ mission, structure and function, as well as the Faculties and the Departments of the T.E.I. of Lamia. The fourth chapter outlines the institutional framework of the Department, including the basic rules and regulations of study. The fifth chapter presents the building of the Faculty of Health and Caring Professions and the laboratory equipment of our Department. The sixth chapter gives an analytical description of the undergraduate programme and its curriculum. The seventh chapter presents the permanent staff of our Department. The eighth chapter provides useful information on student issues, such as food, sporting and cultural activities at the T.E.I., accommodation, library services etc. Last but not least, the ninth chapter briefly describes some of the educative and research activities and collaborations of the Department. At the end of the Prospectus, a list of useful phone numbers is provided. We hope readers will find the prospectus useful and we are anticipating your comments. Editorial Committee of the Physiotherapy Prospectus ii PPPRRROOOSSSPPPEEECCCTTTUUUSSS CCCOOONNNTTTEEENNNTTTSSS PPPRRREEEFFFAAACCCEEE ___________________________________________________ i IIINNNTTTRRROOODDDUUUCCCTTTIIIOOONNN _____________________________________________ ii CCCOOONNNTTTEEENNNTTTSSS _________________________________________________ iii 1 ___________________________________________________________ 1 TTT...EEE...III OOOFFF LLLAAAMMMIIIAAA AAANNNDDD TTTHHHEEE DDDEEEPPPAAARRRTTTMMMEEENNNTTT OOOFFF PPPHHHYYYSSSIIIOOOTTTHHHEEERRRAAAPPPYYY __ 1 1.1 LAMIA CITY AND FTHIOTIDA PREFECTURE ___________ 2 1.1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION ____________________________ 2 1.1.2 HISTORY ___________________________________________ 2 1.2 MISSION, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE T.E.I ____ 3 1.3 ΤECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAMIA- DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY _______________________ 4 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY _______________________ 5 222 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________666 IIINNNSSSTTTIIITTTUUUTTTIIIOOONNNAAALLL FFFRRRAAAMMMEEEWWWOOORRRKKK _____________________________________________________________________________________________666 2.1 AIMS OF CURRICULUM OF STUDY______________________ 7 2.2 REGULATIONS OF STUDY ______________________________ 7 2.3 DEGREE GRADE & AWARD OF GRADUATES ____________ 9 3 __________________________________________________________ 10 BUILDING & LABORATORY EQUIPMENT _____________________ 10 3.1 BUILDING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 11 3.2 LABORATORY EQUIPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ________________________________________ 12 444 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________111333 UUUNNNDDDEEERRRGGGRRRAAADDDUUUAAATTTEEE PPPRRROOOGGGRRRAAAMMMMMMEEE &&&______________________________________________________________________________111333 CCCUUURRRRRRIIICCCUUULLLUUUMMM OOOFFF SSSTTTUUUDDDIIIEEESSS______________________________________________________________________________________________________111333 4.1 STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME OF STUDY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ______________________ 14 4.2 PROGRAMME OF STUDY OF THE DEPARTMENT _______ 15 4.2.1 DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRICULUM OF STUDIES (PER SEMESTER) ____________________________________________ 16 4.2.2 OPTIONAL COURSES _______________________________ 18 4.2.3 PREREQUISITES AND DEPENDENT SUBJECTS_________ 18 4.2.4 PREREQUISITE PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC SUBJECTS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT ________________________ 18 iii PPPRRROOOSSSPPPEEECCCTTTUUUSSS 4.3 OUTLINE OF SUBJECTS _______________________________ 19 555 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________222555 DDDEEEPPPAAARRRTTTMMMEEENNNTTT SSSTTTAAAFFFFFF_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________222555 5.1 ACADEMIC STAFF ____________________________________ 26 5.1.1 PHYSIOTHERAPY SUBJECT GROUP __________________ 26 5.1.2 GENERAL SUBJECT GROUP STAFF ___________________ 28 5.2 LABORATORY ASSISTANTS ___________________________ 29 666 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________333000 GGGUUUIIIDDDEEE FFFOOORRR TTTHHHEEE SSSTTTUUUDDDEEENNNTTTSSS ---UUUSSSEEEFFFUUULLL IIINNNFFFOOORRRMMMAAATTTIIIOOONNN___________________________333000 6.1 SECRETARIAT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY ________________________________________ 31 6.2 FOOD_________________________________________________ 31 6.3 ACCOMMODATION ___________________________________ 31 6.5 HEALTH SERVICES ___________________________________ 32 6.6 ΕUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) PROGRAMMES _________ 32 6.7 PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE __________________________ 32 6.8 LIBRARY SERVICES___________________________________ 33 6.9 SPORTING ACTIVITIES AT THE T.E.I. OF LAMIA _______ 33 6.10 CΟULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE T.E.I. OF LAMIA ____ 33 6.11 USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS ___________________________ 34 OOOTTTHHHEEERRR AAACCCTTTIIIVVVIIITTTIIIEEESSS OOOFFF TTTHHHEEE DDDEEEPPPAAARRRTTTMMMEEENNNTTT_________________________________________________________333555 7.1 POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN PHYSIOTHERAPY___ 36 7.2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT __ 36 iv PPPRRROOOSSSPPPEEECCCTTTUUUSSS 1 TTT...EEE...III OOOFFF