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Middle East region is the heart of the oil and natural gas world. 48% of the World proven oil and 40% of the gas reserves are located in this region. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar are among the most important reserve holders/exporters of hydrocarbons. Every petroleum and natural gas engineer should have a perfect understanding of the potential of the region, it’s vital role in the hydrocarbon supply chain and the geopolitics involved. Region is vitally important for major hydrocarbon importers as well. This course is designed to provide most up-to-date information on Middle East hydrocarbon profile and outlook. Since a significant number of our students are from the Middle East region, this will be a very timely, inspiring, and attractive new course.

Energy and energy resources are among the most important feedstocks of economic development, national security and welfare.

Oil and natural gas (together) provides 55% of the primary energy the world consumes (as of end 2023). TUnderstanding the geographic distribution of crude oil and natural gas reserves is vitally important for every engineer working on energy related concepts and especially for petroleum and natural gas engineers. Together with the geographic distribution, how much hydrocarbon each country produces, how much they consume, the international trade, evolution of prices are also significantly important parameters to better understand the world events. All the wars (World War 1 and 2, as well as the ongoing proxy wars are wars for capturing and controling the energy resources, their transportation routes and trade. Every engineer should have scientific and updated information on these subjects. 

The course supplies information to the graduate students on the following topics:  literature survey, planning of theses studies, organization and completion of theses studies and necessary technical report writing skills and formatting in compliance with the regulations.

The aim of this course is to teach the clinical procedures of removable partial dentures such as treatment planning, impression procedures, recording maxillomandibular relations, tooth selection, try-in steps, adjustment of RPD; RPD designs, occlusion concept for RPD; clinical procedures of rebasing and relining, cementation steps of fixed partial dentures; retraction cords and their application; the causes of failure in fixed and removable dentures. Defines the clinical procedures of RPD. Knows impression materials and techniques for RPD. Knows basic concepts of occlusion. Knows recording maxillomandibular relations. Knows tooth selection, try-in steps and adjustiment of RPD. Defines RPD designs. Knows clinical procedures and required materials for rebasing and relining. Defines the importance of retraction cord use. Knows the cementation steps of fixed restorations.

This course aims to inform physiotherapy students about the orthotic applications. The followings are expected from the students who completed the course successfully; to make assessment before and after orthotics, to be aware of the different orthotic materials and ready products, to be aware of the possible complications of orthotic applications, to plan and apply the appropriate treatment program to increase the effectiveness of orthotic and rehabilitation. Frequent pathologies of the foot and ankle, orthotic applications, indications of long foot orthoses, commonly orthosis applications, spinal deformity orthoses (scoliosis, kyphosis, increasing and decreasing in lordosis etc.), spinal pathology orthoses (vertebra fractures, the intramedullary trauma, instabilities etc.) take place in the scope of this course.

General principles of orthopedic and rheumatologic rehabilitation, wound healing, rehabilitation approaches after trauma, traumatic, infectious and degenerative pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, early and late physiotherapy rehabilitation approaches and techniques to be applied for collagen tissue diseases, all orthopedic diseases that require surgery or not. In this context, up-to-date information on physiotherapy evaluation, conservative and post-surgical rehabilitation of common fractures, endoprosthesis, osteoporosis, shoulder, waist, knee and foot injuries and pathologies, as well as evaluation and rehabilitation in spondyloarthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and non-articular rheumatic diseases. place will be given.

The main objective of the course is to improve the knowledge and skills of the students on the physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches in many internal diseases as cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, immunologic, rheumatological, metabolic and psychiatric diseases. It gives students knowledge on internal diseases their etiology, pathogenesis and clinical judgement. Students will be able to analyse and summarise the effect of physiotherapy on the functional condition of patients with internal diseases. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify functional disorders of patients with internal diseases, examine and evaluate physical and functional condition, formulate objectives and tasks of physiotherapy, make and modify a plan of physiotherapy measures, deliver recommendations for patients and their family members.

The aim of this course is to provide understanding of physiotherapy in orthopedic rehabilitation, prosthetics and orthotics and biomechanics applications, neurological rehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, the basics about painful situations in musculoskeletal system; improving the physiotherapy and rehabilitation program planning and application skills in different treatment units. Development practical skills in different physiotherapy fields, practical applications in different clinics (physical medicine and rehabilitation, orthopedics, neurology-neurosurgery, sports medicine, etc.), communication with patients and their families, providing information to patients and their families about physiotherapy take place in the scope of this course. After 6 weeks intensive program, evaluation of the course will be done by the evaluation forms filled in by the trainee supervisor in addition to students’ patient assessment reports. Students gain clinical problem solving skills with a holistic perspective.