Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Head of the Department Andriychuk Olha Yaroslavivna

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Historical Background

The Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy traces its origins back to 1996 (History and present of the department). It was initially organized as the Department of Recreation and Physical Rehabilitation, headed by the candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor A. M. Tuchak. In 1999, due to the reorganization of the Department of Biological Foundations of Physical Education and the Department of Recreation and Physical Rehabilitation, the Department of Physical Rehabilitation was established, headed successively by candidate of medical sciences, professor B. P. Greida; doctor of medical sciences, professor V. S. Pikaluk; candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor T. Ye. Tsyupak; candidate of sciences in physical education and sports, professor A. I. Alyoshina; doctor of biological sciences, professor Yu. Ye. Lyakh. In 2015, the department was renamed the Department of Human Health and Physical Rehabilitation, later the Department of Human Health and Physical Therapy. Since 2019, the department has been headed by doctor of sciences in physical education and sports (specialty 24.00.03 – physical rehabilitation), professor Olga Andriichuk. In 2020, the department was renamed the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy and integrated into the Educational-Scientific Medical Institute, and since 2021, it has been part of the Medical Faculty.

Faculty

• Andriichuk Olga Yaroslavivna – head of the department, doctor of sciences in physical education and sports, professor.
• Greida Nataliya Bohdanivna - candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor.
• Sitovsky Andriy Mykolayovych - candidate of sciences in physical education and sports, associate professor.
• Ulyanytska Nataliya Yaroslavivna - candidate of biological sciences, associate professor.
• Usova Oksana Vasylivna - candidate of biological sciences, associate professor.
• Tsyupak Tetyana Yevhenivna - candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor.
• Kyrylyuk Viktoriya Vasylivna - senior lecturer of the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
• Haivolya Ruslan Yuriyovych - assistant of the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
• Stepanenko Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych - candidate of biological sciences, associate professor.
• Yakobson Olena Oleksandrivna - candidate of medical sciences, associate professor.
• Lavryniuk Volodymyr Yevhenovych - candidate of medical sciences, associate professor.
• Haiduchyk Petro Danylovych - candidate of psychological sciences, associate professor.

Clinical Education Coordinator

• Melnychuk Viktoriya Olehivna

Adjuncts

• Kolesnyk Hanna Vasylivna - doctor of medical sciences, professor, head of the minimally invasive surgery department at KP "Medical Union of the Lutsk City Territorial Community".
• Stepan Bohdan Tanasiyovych - candidate of medical sciences, associate professor, doctor at KP "Volyn Regional Clinical Hospital" of the Volyn Regional Council.
• Kolykhan Volodymyr Petrovych - candidate of medical sciences, senior lecturer, head of the neurosurgery department at KP "Medical Union of the Lutsk City Territorial Community".
• Kryshtalska Antonina Tadeivna - doctor of physical and rehabilitation medicine, head of the post-acute, long-term, and outpatient rehabilitation department at KP "Volyn Regional Hospital for War Veterans".
• Porchuk Halyna Volodymyrivna - doctor of the highest category, head of the physiotherapy department at KP "Volyn Regional Clinical Hospital" of the Volyn Regional Council.
• Tsizh Olena Serhiyivna - occupational therapist in the rehabilitation department at KP "Medical Union of the Lutsk City Territorial Community".
• Buhval Andriy Volodymyrovych - physical therapist in the rehabilitation department at KP "Medical Center for Rehabilitation of Combatants of the Lutsk City Territorial Community."
• Trach Roman Yaroslavovych - doctor of the highest category, head of the burn and reconstructive surgery department at KP "Medical Union of the Lutsk City Territorial Community".

Academic Support Staff

• Hrytsai Oksana Serhiyivna – senior lab technician at the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
• Keska Iryna Mykhailivna – senior lab technician at the Department of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.

Levels of Higher Education

The department provides training for higher education students in specialty 227 "Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy" in the field of knowledge 22 "Health Care":

• Bachelor. Training is provided based on general secondary education and degrees of "junior bachelor," "professional junior bachelor," or educational-qualification level "junior specialist." There is an opportunity to obtain a European-style diploma, and undergo internships and practice abroad.
• Master. Training is provided based on a bachelor's, specialist's, or master's diploma.
• Doctor of Philosophy. PhD program in "Physical Therapy."

Cooperation with Domestic and Foreign Educational Institutions

The department maintains close ties with educational institutions:

• Lutsk Basic Medical College. (Agreement)
• Kivertsi Vocational Medical College of the Volyn Regional Council. (Agreement)
• Lviv State University of Physical Culture named after Ivan Boberskyi. (Agreement)
• Ternopil National Medical University named after I.Ya. Horbachevsky. (Agreement 1). (Agreement 2)
• Ukrainian Catholic University. (Agreement)
• National Pedagogical University named after M.P. Drahomanov. (Agreement)
• National University "Ostroh Academy". (Agreement)
• Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic). (Agreement)
• Jan Dlugosz University in Częstochowa (Republic of Poland). (Agreement)
• The State Higher School of Pope John Paul II (Republic of Poland). (Agreement)
• Communal Institution "Inclusive Resource Center" of Rozhysche City Council, Lutsk District, Volyn Region. (Agreement)
• Volyn Regional Organization of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine Agreement
• Khmelnytskyi National University. (Agreement)
• Momentum Organization "Wheels for Humanity" (Memorandum)
• PHYSIOPEDIA PLUS LTD "Physiopedia" (Memorandum)
• Municipal Higher Education Institution "Rivne Medical Academy"
• Municipal Higher Education Institution "Khortytsia National Educational and Rehabilitation Academy" of Zaporizhzhia City Council
• Chernivtsi National University named after Yuriy Fedkovych
• Memorandum of cooperation with BF "Patients of Ukraine" Charitable Foundation

Bases of clinical practice

• KP "Medical Rehabilitation Center for Combat Participants of the Lutsk City Territorial Community".
• State Institution "Territorial Medical Association of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Volyn Region".
• Center of Physical Therapy and Ergotherapy of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University. Regulation.
• Western Rehabilitation and Sports Center. (Agreement).
• Volyn Regional Clinical Hospital. Department of Rehabilitation Therapy. (Agreement).
• Lutsk City Clinical Hospital. (Agreement).
• KP "Medical Association of the Lutsk City Territorial Community". (Agreement)
• Volyn Regional Center of Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine. (Agreement).
• Lutsk Geriatric Pension. (Agreement).
• Sanatorium "Prolisok" for Mother and Child. (Agreement).
• KP "Volyn Regional Territorial Medical Association for Maternal and Child Protection". (Agreement).
• Lutsk Educational and Rehabilitation Center. (Agreement).
• Volyn Regional Specialized Orphanage. (Agreement).
• State Rehabilitation Institution "Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Children with Disabilities 'Prolisok'". (Agreement).
• Volyn Regional Oncology Dispensary. (Agreement).
• KP "Volyn Regional Hospital for War Veterans" of the Volyn Regional Council. (Agreement)
• KP "Lutsk Central District Hospital" of Pidhaitsi Village Council
• Health Center "Academy of Movement". (Agreement)