INTERNAL MEDICINE - GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY
cod. 15857

Academic year 2010/11
2° year of course - Second semester
Professors
  • Gian Paolo CEDA
  • Giovanni GELMINI
  • Lucio LUCCHETTI
Academic discipline
Medicina interna (MED/09)
Field
Scienze medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: MEDICAL NURSING IN SPECIFIC AREAS II

Learning objectives

The teaching course on geriatrics will provide the theoretical basis and the methodology for the study of the main modifications of tissues and organs of the body during aging.
Furthermore the physiopathological aspects of the main Geriatric syndromes will be analyzed to provide a correct nursing to older people

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The teaching course on Geriatrics will analyze various aspects of the aging process:
1) Demography of aging and the its consequences on the social sanitary service.
2) Biology of aging and the main theories of aging
3) Physiology of aging : aging of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, immune , endocrine, muscle-skeletal, bone and cerebral systems
4) The principal geriatric syndromes with particular attention to cognitive decline and dementia.
5) Some aspects of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Full programme

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Bibliography

Authors: Senin - Cherubini.- Mecocci
Title: Paziente Anziano Paziente Geriatrico – Medicina della Complessità - Fondamenti di Gerontologia e Geriatria. EdiSES S.r.l. - Napoli

Teaching methods

Oral Lessons with the audiovisual support and with student's interaction

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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