Special Medical Questions in the Elderly Care (5 cr)
Code: SX00EQ05-3003
General information
Enrollment
28.11.2022 - 11.12.2022
Timing
01.01.2023 - 21.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Elderly Care
Teachers
- Kristiina Kokkonen
- Eeva Tawast
- hyvinvointi vanhustyö 1
- Anu-Riikka Eerola
Teacher in charge
Anu-Riikka Eerola
Groups
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SXC22K2Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma, monimuoto
Objective
The Students
• are able to describe the purpose, means and objectives of the overall geriatric assessment
• are able to explain the most common geriatric and neurological diseases and syndromes
• are able to describe the key objectives of treatment and rehabilitation
• identify the importance of research data and recommendations in the planning of treatment and the setting of objectives
• are able to explain the links between brain function and human activity
• are able to explain the most common brain disorders for older people
Content
• basics of pathophysiology
• overall geriatric evaluation, the most common geriatric diseases, syndromes and pain conditions, their research, diagnosis and treatment;
• elderly psychiatry
• neuropsychology
• memory disorders, their diagnosis and medication
Location and time
N/A
Materials
N/A
Teaching methods
Lectures
Independent work
Teamwork
Reading circle
Employer connections
-
Exam schedules
-
Completion alternatives
-
Student workload
5 ects = 135 hours
Content scheduling
1. period
Further information
N/A
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the criteria in the beginning of the course
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment
Learning assignment
Attendance requirement
Further information
- pathophysiology 0,5 ECTS
- geriatrics 2,5 ECTS
- elderly psychiatry 0,5 ECTS
- neuropsychology 1 ECTS
- memory disorders, their diagnosis and medical treatment 0,5 ECTS