GERONTOLOGY
English Division, The 5th Year
Schedule for the Academic Year 2023/2024
Classes: Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of the Ministry of the Interior &Administration (ZOZ MSWiA), Fabryczna str. 27; Phone: 47 710 42 42; e-mail: zyta.wojszel@umb.edu.pl
Lectures: ON-LINE, PLATFORM BLACKBOARD
Mondays, 16.45-18.15
Prof. Zyta Beata Wojszel, M.D.
1/ 13.11.2023- Physiological and pathological aging. Specificity of the old age pathology.
2/ 20.11. 2023- Comprehensive geriatric assessment and care.
3/ 27.11.2023- Dementia, depression, delirium-- typical psychogeriatric syndromes.
4/ 04.12.2023- Endocrinology disorders in old age.
5/ 11.12.2023- Nutrition disturbances in old age.
6/ 18.12.2023- Geriatric syndromes: incontinence, falls. Risks of hospitalization in old age.
Hours of labs: Monday: 8-11.15; Tuesday-Friday: 8.00-11.30
Day | Day of the week | Topics of the labs |
1 | Monday | Comprehensive assessment of the patient as the core of the geriatric team approach. |
2 | Tuesday | Neurology of old age – neurodegenerative disorders. |
3 | Wednesday | Cardiovascular disorders in geriatric patients. |
4 | Thursday | Management of pain syndromes in geriatrics. |
5 | Friday | Geriatric pharmacotherapy issues. |
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| Case study of the geriatric patient- discussion. Test. |
Recommended handbooks:
1. The obligatory textbooks:
- Learning Geriatric Medicine. A study guide for medical students. Roller- Wirnsberger R., Singler K., Palidori M.C. (eds), 1st edition, Springer 2018 (e-book in MUB library)
- Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, by: Kane R.L., Ouslander J.G., Abrass I.B., Resnick B. 8th edition, 2018 (e-book in MUB library)
2. The optional textbook:
- Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine (3rd edition, 2018), Bowker L.K, Price J.D., Shah K.S., and Smith S.C.
A form of classes’ crediting:
- Evaluation of the individual classes – active attendance at labs.
- The final assessment of the whole course at the unit.
a. Attendance to lectures and labs.
b. Case study- presentation and discussion on diagnoses, functional status assessment, therapy, and care planning.
c. Test.