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Management of a hospital-based department and staff. Management of a district-based rehabilitation service. Understanding the needs and concerns of OTA. Ethical obligation of OTs towards OTA. Steps in setting up a private practice. Management, leadership and supervisory process. Quality control, time management. Budgeting and financial controls. Stock taking, resource utilisation and management. Team work. Cultural sensitivity and diversity markers in Nigeria. In view of the new government policies cultural sensitivity towards diversity is central to all facets of life. Portfolio is used to develop critical thinking and reflective learning.

Definition of pathology. Diseases and relevant terms used in pathology. Causes and classification of diseases. Cell damage and its sequel. Inflammation, function and type. Acute inflammation: features, causes, vascular and cellular events. Chronic inflammation: causes, types, classification. Repair, wound healing by primary and secondary union, factors promoting and delaying the process. Infection and body’s’ defence against it. Cross infection and its control. Some important bacterial, fungal and viral infections including tuberculosis. Hypertrophy, dysplasia and dystrophy. Tumours, their aetiology, types, classifications and characteristics. Cysts, their formation and classification. Developmental anomalies or disturbances. Effects of ionising radiation on human tissues. Trauma, wounds, fractures, dislocations and bleeding. Systems’ pathology: Disorders of blood- RBCs, WBCs and thrombocytes. Disorders of circulations, the heart, and respiratory system. Diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract. Disorders of bones and joints. Disorders of blood: Constituents of blood and bone marrow. Regulation of hematopoiesis. Anaemia: Classification, clinical features & laboratory diagnosis. Hemodynamic disorders: Thrombo-embolic disease & shock, Ischemic, necrosis, thrombosis, embolism, Infarcation, shock’. Gangrene, Thromboangitis obliterans. Neoplasia – definition, classification, biological behaviour. Benign and malignant carcinoma and sarcoma and principles of their spread. Hypersensitivity diseases and immunity: brief overview of hypersensitivity reaction, allergies and auto immune diseases. Genetic disorders: brief overview of genetic diseases. Neurovascular diseases: i. Outline of cerebro-vascular disorders. ii. Trauma to the brain and spinal cord. iii. Demyelinating diseases like multiple sclerosis. iv. Degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease. v. Peripheral vascular disease vi. Poliomyelitis. Metabolic disorders – diabetis mellitus- types, pathogenesis, pathology, and laboratory diagnosis.

Concepts of Peace, Conflict and Security in a multi-ethnic nation. Types and Theories of Conflicts: Ethnic, Religious, Economic, Geo-political Conflicts. Structural Conflict Theory. Realist Theory of Conflict. Frustration-Aggression Conflict Theory. Root causes of Conflict and Violence in Africa. Indigene and settlers’ phenomenon. Boundaries/border disputes. Political disputes. Ethnic disputes and rivalries. Economic Inequalities. Social disputes. Nationalist Movements and Agitations. Selected Conflict Case Studies – Tiv-Junkun; Zango Kartaf, Chieftaincy and Land disputes and many others. Peace Building, Management of Conflicts and Security: Peace & Human Development; Approaches to Peace & Conflict Management (Religious, Government, Community Leaders and many others). Elements of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution: Conflict dynamics assessment Scales. Constructive & Destructive Justice and Legal framework: Concepts of Social Justice. The Nigeria Legal System. Insurgency and Terrorism. Peace Mediation and Peace Keeping. Peace & Security Council (International, National and Local levels). Agents of Conflict resolution – Conventions, Treaties. Community Policing: Evolution and Imperatives. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); a.) Dialogue, b.) Arbitration, c.) Negotiation, d.) Collaboration and many others. Roles of International Organisations in Conflict Resolution a.) The United Nations (UN) and its Conflict Resolution Organs. b.) The African Union & Peace Security Council c.). ECOWAS in Peace Keeping. Media and Traditional Institutions in Peace Building. Managing Post- Conflict Situations/Crisis: Refugees; Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The role of NGOs in Post-Conflict Situations/Crisis.

Pharmacokinetics, side effects and drug interactions of medications prescribed to clients who are commonly referred for occupational therapy services. Role of the occupational therapist in medication management as a health maintenance activity and in monitoring the impact of drug therapy on the therapeutic process and occupational performance of clients. History of pharmacology and its development; Introduction to pharmacokinetics, drug absorption and bioavailability. Drug metabolism and pharmaco-genetics. Effects of disease on drug kinetics. Drug in pregnancy and the extreme age. Pharmacodynamics: dose-response relationships, LD50, ED50 and TD50; Therapeutic index. Introduction of new drugs; Clinical trials. Adverse drug reactions and adverse reaction surveillance. Routes of drug administration. Basic principles of pharmacokinetics. Absorption, distribution and biotransformation of drugs. Drug reception interactions. Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAID). Muscle relaxants, sedatives and analgesic agents, Anti-hypertensive drugs, Bronchodilators and many others.

Scope of philosophy; notions, meanings, branches and problems of philosophy. Logic as an indispensable tool of philosophy. Elements of syllogism, symbolic logic— the first nine rules of inference. Informal fallacies, laws of thought, nature of arguments. Valid and invalid arguments, logic of form and logic of content — deduction, induction and inferences. Creative and critical thinking. Impact of philosophy on human existence. Philosophy and politics, philosophy and human conduct, philosophy and religion, philosophy and human values, philosophy and character molding and many others.

Dynamic splinting. Teaching activities in Occupational Therapy. Evaluation of sensation and intervention for sensory deficits. Evaluation of performance skills. Burns and burns rehabilitation. Common assessment tools for physical dysfunction. Physical agent modalities.

The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework and the Practice of Occupational Therapy for People with Physical Disabilities. Health Promotion and well-being for People with Physical Disabilities. Personal and social contexts of disability: disability experience, individual differences, stage models of adjustment to disability, social model of disability. Stages of life and self-concept. Understanding individual experience. Social context, social status and disability. Disability as a collective experience. Occupational therapy practice and the independent living philosophy. Person-First Language. Culture of disability. Design and disability. Interactional Process: The Person with a disability and the environment. International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. Relationship between the OT and the person with disability. The Therapist as an environmental factor. Teaching activities in Occupational Therapy Practice settings for physical disabilities: Continuum of healthcare, inpatient settings, community-based settings, outpatient settings. History and practice trends in physical dysfunction intervention. Hospice and Palliative care. Evidence-based for occupational therapy services. Role of occupational therapy. Performance skills and client factors. Evaluation and intervention: Evaluation of motor control. Occupation-based functional motion assessment. Joint range of motion. Evaluation of muscle strength. Evaluation of sensation and intervention for sensory dysfunction. Evaluation and intervention for perception dysfunction. Evaluation and treatment of limited occupational performance secondary to cognitive dysfunction. Eating and swallowing. Pain Management. Disorders of the motor unit. Burns and burn rehabilitation.; Cardiac and pulmonary diseases and rehabilitation.

Structure and functions of nerves. Cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and skeletal muscle. Muscles: structure, excitation, theories of excitation-contraction. Membrane potentials. Nerve impulse and its physiological properties.

Basics of CAD: introduction, definition, history, current status, product cycle. Automation, designing, application and benefits. Computer Graphics: Introduction of software. Function of graphic package. Application Software. AutoCad 2010 and updated version: introduction, foundation of AutoCad Commands. Execution of simple 2D Drawings. Understanding 3D commands. Executing 3D Commands. Creating 3D objects. Rendering and Image attached to an object. Starting new projects. Creating, editing, and saving drawings. Annotation. Dimension. Plotting Customization. Auto Lisp. Introduction to CNC. History of CNC. Advantages and disadvantages of N/C, CNC, DNC. Major parts of CNC. Basics of CAM. Introduction of CNC machine. Basics of Computer Aided Designing and Manufacturing (CADCAM) and its use in Prosthetic &Orthotics (P & O). Other kinds of computers used in P & O. CADCAM Technology in socket making and making of different kinds of orthosis and prosthesis. CAD/CAM in P & O: types of digitizers used, concept of different types of modifying software. CNC carver and its specification. Step wise fabrication procedure of sockets, shells and spinal orthoses and its advantages and disadvantages

Introduction to Biostatistics. Definitions of statistics and biostatistics. Applications of biostatistics. Data collection from experiments & surveys. Variables: qualitative & quantitative, discrete and continuous. Presentation of data: tabular presentation of data – statistical table, format of a table. Frequency distribution – construction of frequency distribution table, cumulative and relative frequency distribution. Exclusive and inclusive method of classification of data; Diagrammatic presentation of data: bar diagrams, pie diagram, line diagram, pictogram, cartogram or statistical map. Graphical representation of a frequency distribution – histogram, frequency, polygon, frequency curve, ogives or cumulative frequency curves. Quantitative research methods. Qualitative research methods. Research methodology: Introduction to Research methodology. Meaning of research. Objectives of research. Types of research & research approaches. Research problem: statement of the research problem. Statement of purpose and objectives of research problem. Necessity of defining the problem. Research design: meaning of research design, need for research design. Sampling techniques: criteria for selecting a sampling procedure. Measurement & scaling techniques: measurement in research, measurement scales, sources of error in measurement. Methods of data collection: collection of primary data, sampling fundamentals, need for sampling. Analysis of data: types of analysis. Testing of hypothesis. 500 Level