Burka Olena Mykolaivna

Position

Associate Professor of the Department of «Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy»

Academic degree

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences

Academic title

Associate Professor

Education

Higher

  •  
  • 2010 Zaporizhzhia National University,

    Specialty «Physical Rehabilitation» (227), qualification as a teacher of physical education and sports, specialist in physical rehabilitation

  •  
  • 2018 Classical private university, 

    specialty «Educational Sciences» (011), qualification Master of Education, teacher of universities and higher educational institutions

Subjects taught

  • «Therapeutic exercises»
  • «Theory and technologies of health and recreational motor activity»
  • «Clinical means of health diagnosis in physical therapy»
  • «Clinical means of assessment in physical therapy»

Main languages of communication

Ukrainian (fluent), English (B2).

Participation in the work of councils and state structures

  • Member of the jury of the Regional competition for gifted youth in the field of science, nomination: «Medical and pharmaceutical sciences»

  • Member of the jury of the II (regional) stage of the All-Ukrainian competition of scientific and research works of students-members of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, sections «Human Biology» and «Health Care»

Theses

  • Candidate's thesis in the specialty 13.00.04 - Theory and methods of professional education. «Preparation of future physical therapists for the use of physical culture and health technologies.» Year of defense - 2019

Scientific interests

  • Physical therapy

  • Occupational therapy

  • Sports

  • Physical education

  • Prosthetics

Scientist accounts

  • Scientist account (ORCID): 0000-0003-2642-2431

  • Scientist account (Publons / Web of Science ResearcherID): H-2657-2019

  • Scientist account (Scopus): 57914296300

  • Scientist account (Google Scholar): https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=wF-eq7gAAAAJ&hl=uk&oi=sra

Advanced training

  • 03.12.21 - 20.01.22 Historical Biographical Institute (Dubai – New York – Rome – Jerusalem – Beijing), III International Program for Advanced Training of Heads of Educational and Scientific Institutions, as well as Pedagogical and Scientific-Pedagogical Workers

  • Qualification «International Leader Category B in Education and Science, according to UNESCO classification» and «International Teacher/Lecturer»

Additional education

Participation in international educational programs and projects

  • International Educational Grant No. EG/U/21-22/10/01 from the International Historical Biographical Institute (Dubai - New York - Rome - Jerusalem - Beijing)

  • Participation in the International Project «Improving Rehabilitation Services in Health Care Systems», the United States Agency for International Development USAID and implemented by the international non-governmental organization «Momentum Wheels for Humanity»

Total scientific papers

  • Total scientific papers: 62, including 0 copyright certificates, of which 0 are patents, monographs: individual - 1, collective - 6, textbooks 1, articles in publications indexed in the scientometric database Scopus and Web of Science - 4; in foreign publications - 2

Main scientific works (publications)

  • Bivol I., Burka O. Application of the CIMT-therapy technique in cerebral palsy. Physical rehabilitation and recreational and health technologies. Vol. 7, No. 2, (2022). P.57-60. (Scopus)

  • Burka O., Prysiazhnyuk O., Mormul T. Physical therapy of women of the second mature age with degenerative-dystrophic lesions of the spine. Physical rehabilitation and recreational and health technologies. Vol. 7, No. 2, (2022). P. 70-77. (Scopus)

  • Burka O.M. Preparation of future physical therapists for the use of physical culture and health technologies: monograph. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2022. 185 p.

  • Kovaleva A.A., Kovaleva O.V., Burka O.M., Prysyazhnyuk O.A. Neurobiology of development and learning: a textbook. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2022. 325p.

  • Shytikov T.O., Prysyazhnyuk O.A., Burka O.M. Pathobiomechanical concept in physical rehabilitation of the organs of support and movement. Innovative technologies for diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system: a collective monograph / edited by O. M. Burka. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2022. P. 5-30.

  • Taran G. I., Burka O.M. Classical manual therapy according to FIMM standards. Innovative technologies for diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pathologies: collective monograph / edited by O. M. Burka. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2022. P. 128-155.

  • Kovaleva O., Burka O., Shuba L., Kovaleva A., Yanitskaya K. Comprehensive rehabilitation program for persons with concussion. Phytotherapy. Journal. 2023. No. 4. P. 33-40. (Scopus)

  • Kovalova O., BurkaO., Shuba L., KovalevaA., Yanitskaya K. Comprehensive rehabilitation program for persons with post-concussion syndrome. Phytotherapy. Journal. 2023. No. 4. P. 41-47. (Scope)

  • Burka O.M. The problem of respiratory failure in physical therapy of patients with pulmonological profile. Theoretical aspects of the implementation of modern methods of restoring the body as a holistic system: a collective monograph / edited by Olena BURKA. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2023. P. 82-107

  • Mazin V. M., Shuba L. V., Burka O. M., Zaitseva O. L. Promising ways of implementing the European experience of digitalization of physical culture and sports in the Ukrainian educational space. Physical culture and sports: traditions, experience, innovations: a collective monograph / edited by V. M. Mazin, L. V. Shuba. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2023. P. 57-67

  • Shuba L. V. Burka O. M. Features of the innovative educational process of modern countries of the world that affect the quality of life of the future country. Innovations in the Education of the Future: Integration of Humanities, Technical and Natural Sciences : International collective monograph, FIT CTU in Prague 2023. PP. 555-569

  • Burka O.M. Pedagogical conditions for training physical therapist students to use clinical assessment tools. Scientific innovations and advanced technologies. 2024. No. 6(34). P. 1073-1080. (Category B)

  • Burka O.M., Stolbynska O.V. System for determining the level of quality of training physical therapist students to use clinical assessment tools. Current issues in modern science. 2024. No. 6(24). P. 749-756. (Category B)

  • Burka O. Scientific principles of providing pedagogical conditions for the training of physical therapist students to use clinical assessment tools. Health & Education / Issue 2, 2024. (Category B)

Participation in conferences

  • . Miroshnichenko E.O., Burka O.M. The use of massage for stress. Modern technologies in health-improving activities. All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference of higher education students and young scientists, Zaporizhzhia, March 3, 2023 / Ed.: O.M. Burka, L.V. Shuba. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2023. P. 63-66

  • Mykhailenko D.R., Burka O.M. Occupational therapy in the occupational safety system. Modern technologies in health-improving activities. All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference of higher education students and young scientists, Zaporizhzhia, March 3, 2023 / Ed.: O.M. Burka, L.V. Shuba. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2023. P. 149-150

  • Burka O.M., Yanytska K.Yu. Ecological tourism as part of recreation. Science Week-2023. Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports Management. Abstracts of scientific and technical conference, Zaporizhzhia, April 24-28, 2023 / Editor: V. V. Naumyk (editor-in-chief) Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2023. P. 68-70

  • Yanytska K.Yu., Burka O.M. The effectiveness of physical therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Modern technologies in health activities. II All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference of Higher Education Applicants and Young Scientists, Zaporizhzhia, March 1, 2024 / Editors: O.M. Burka, L.V. Shuba. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2024. P. 52-54

  • Burka O.M. Issues of rehabilitation recovery after appendectomy. Modern aspects of physical therapy and occupational therapy: achievements, problems, solutions. IV Scientific and Practical Online Conference with International Participation, Zaporizhzhia, November 9-10, 2023 / Editor-in-Chief Olena BURKA. Zaporizhzhia: Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, 2023. P. 6-7

Honors and awards

  • 2020. Diploma of the Department of Youth, Physical Culture and Sports of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration

  • 2022 Gratitude of the Department of Youth, Physical Culture and Sports of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration

  • 2023. Gratitude of the Department of Youth, Physical Culture and Sports of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration

  • 2023. Diploma of the Department of Education and Science of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration

  • 2024. Gratitude of the Department of Education and Science of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration

Membership in public associations

  • Public organization «International Foundation of Scientists and Educators»

Year of beginning of activity at the university: 2014

Contacts

Address:

69000, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, st. Turgeneva (Levka Lukyanenko), 39

Classroom:

398 B

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