FVP:UPPVJK010 Introduction to Geriatrics - Course Information

UPPVJK010 Introduction to Geriatrics

Extent and Intensity

10/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

MUDr. Ivana Drastichová Vojáčková (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.

Timetable

Fri 27. 10. 15:35–18:00 C207, Fri 3. 11. 15:35–18:00 C207, Fri 24. 11. 15:35–18:50 C206

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA ( FVP ) && TYP_STUDIA ( B ) && FORMA ( K )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 14/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Educational Care for Seniors (programme FVP, EPOS)

Syllabus

• 1. General notions of old age. Geriatrics and gerontology in practice
• 2. Geriatric patient. The content explains types of population age composition and its development. Mortality, longevity
• 3. Involutional process of ageing. Familiarization with the ageing processes and their significance. Physical symptoms of old age, adaptation in old age
• 4. The concept of health and disease in the old age. Definition of health, disease, disorder, disability, handicap. Influence of psychosomatics and ailments in the old age
• 5. Comprehensive geriatric assessment CGA. Explanation of individual parts of the CGA. Introduction to the terms vulnerable, elite, abled and independent senior
• 6. Instability and falls in the elderly. The significance of evaluating posture and balance. Ageing and physical activity. Types of falls and their causes. Sarcopenia
• 7. Immobilization syndrome. Explanation of terms in connection with certain systems
• 8. Symptomatology of extrapyramidal disorders. Causes and symptoms of hypokinetic and hyperkinetic disorders
• 9. Delirium, dementia, depression. Explanation of the individual notions of the listed geriatric syndromes
• 10. Disorders of the internal environment. Thermoregulatory disorders in old age. Dehydration
• 11. Metabolism and nutrition. Malnutrition, the role of vitamins. Obesity in the old age.
• 12. Pain in the old age. Clinical peculiarities and aspects of pain in the old age. Pain assessment scales
• 13. Abuse and neglect of the elderly. Clinical signs of neglect in seniors. The legal aspect

Literature

required literature
• ČERVENÝ, R. a E. TOPINKOVÁ. Geriatrie: novelizace 2014. Praha: Společnost všeobecného lékařství ČLS JEP, ©2014. 29 s. Doporučené diagnostické a terapeutické postupy pro všeobecné praktické lékaře. ISBN 978-80-86998-69-5.
• JANÁČOVÁ, M. Základy geriatrie[online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2019. Dostupné z: https://elearning.slu.cz/course/index.php?categoryid=45
• MATĚJOVSKÁ KUBEŠOVÁ, H. a kol. Vybrané klinické stavy u seniorů: úskalí diagnostiky a terapie. Praha: Mladá fronta, ©2015. 215 s. Aeskulap. ISBN 978-80-204-3394-7.

recommended literature
• Geriatrie a gerontologie: odborný časopis České gerontologické a geriatrické společnosti. Praha: Česká lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, 2012- . ISSN 1805-4684.
• MARŠÁLEK, P. Interna a geriatrie pro fyzioterapeuty a ergoterapeuty. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem: Univerzita J. E. Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, Fakulta zdravotnických studií, 2014. 118 s. ISBN 978-80-7414-745-6.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

zkouška

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Lectures, consultations - students have the possibility to consult via e-mail or upon agreement with the instructor in person. The course has an LMS Moodle course which is used for electronic communication with the instructor and among students.

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