Special Medical Questions in the Elderly Care (5 cr)
Code: SX00EQ05-3004
General information
Enrollment
06.05.2024 - 19.05.2024
Timing
12.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Elderly Care
Teachers
- Lääketieteelliset aineet Sote
- Eeva Tawast
- hyvinvointi vanhustyö 1
- Anu-Riikka Eerola
Groups
-
SXC23S2Vanhustyön 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
Seminar
Employer connections
-
Exam schedules
Seminaari 10.9 klo 12.45 - 16.00
Poissaolo seminaarista korvataan tentlllä.
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