Current Course
Date & Topics
Location of the course
Details of the sessions
Advanced Postgraduate Course No. II,
2008 - 2010
Dates and Topics:
The Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing
announces the second advanced postgraduate course in geriatrics
for the years 2008/2009. The highly successful format of
intensive student participation in working groups, giving
short presentations and leading discussions, as well as
state-of-the-art lectures by experts in the field will be
followed again.
The second course of the MEAMA consists of four sessions
of four days each and will start in April 2008 and will
continue in Nov 2008. The third session and the fourth sessions
will be in April 2009 and Nov l 2009.
This intensive study course composed of four sessions is directed towards
physicians, nurses, social workers, and health care officers,
responsible for the health care of older people. In addition
to faculty members of medical, nursing, social and physiotherapy
schools interested in developing the field of geriatrics
and gerontology. The course can also be attended by junior
potential academic staff working in other fields (internal
medicine, sub-specialities, biology) involving the ageing
process and care of elderly people. The complete programme
aims to increase scientific, clinical, educational and managerial
competences in medical gerontology. A certificate will be
issued by the Group of Executive Board of the MEAMA after
successfully conclusion of the four sessions.
The Second Course is accredited by Multimedia University-MMU-Australia.
It is counted toward 16 postgraduate credits of any of the
degrees offered by the University including
1- Master of Science in Geriatrics and Gerontology ( 60
credits )
2- Postgraduate Diploma in Geriatrics and Gerontology (36
credits )
3- Certificate in Geriatrics and Gerontology ( 24 credits)
Each session will grant the participant 4 credit hours
of course work and participant can elect to enrol in the
University to finish one of the above degrees.
The session dates and topics are:
Session 1/ : Nov 6-9, 2008 Principles of Geriatrics &
Gerontology
2009
Session 2/ :
Apr 2-5, 2009 Geriatric Syndromes, Conditions and
Rehabilitation
Session 3/ : Nov 6-9, 2009 Health Care Services for the
Elderly
2010
Session 4/ : Apr 1-4, 2010 Pyschogeriatrics and Health Promotion
Each session will receive 30 Category 1 points - the highest
category
CME/CPD credit based on reciprocal accreditation with (the
QA&CPD program
of) the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
(RACGP) and the Australian College of Rural & Remote
Medicine (ACRRM). The total number of credits will be calculated
once the final program is out.
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Location of the course:
The first session will take place in Tripoli-Lebanon. The location of the other three sessions will be decided later between Lebanon and other locations in the Middle-East.
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Sessions details:
Details of the Sessions
Full Program will be circulated later
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Second Postgraduate
Course - Session 1 , April 3 - 6,
2008
Principles of Geriatrics & Gerontology
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Demography Epidemiology of ageing |
Epidemiology, Gender differences
Population projections, expected/projected
Prevalence and incidence of diseases/disorders present & Future
Heterogeneity of the older population.
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Ageing process and physiology of ageing.
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Age related changes in systems/organs
The nature of ageing
Consequences of ageing
Difference between chronological and biological ageing
Theories of ageing
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Impairment, disability and handicap |
An understanding of the concepts and their implications for an ageing population.
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Prescribing drugs |
Appropriate prescribing and adherence
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in old age
Polypharmacy
Under-prescribing
Drug interactions
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Principles of Modern Geriatrics |
Geriatric Assessment including:
Medical, affective, cognitive, functional status, social support, economic, and environmental.
Assessment instruments
MMSE , ADL, IADL , RAI-instruments, care planning, CAPs, neuropsychological assessment, nutritional assessment, clinical pathways, clock test, Barthel index, GDS, Hamilton, pain scale;
Physical Examination & Diagnostics
Tests, such as up-and-go, balance tests, neurological tests, etc.
Technical imaging: MRI, etc.
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Second Postgraduate
Course - Session 2 , November 6 -
9, 2008
Geriatrics Syndromes, conditions
and Réhabilitation
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Geriatrics Syndromes & Conditions
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Geriatric Giants
Incontinence
Delirium
Iatrogenesis, include consequences of hospitalization & bed rest
Falls & Fractures
Osteoporosis
Alterations in the special senses incl. hearing & vision impairment incl. functional
Failure to thrive
Immobility and gait disturbances
Pressure Ulcers
Sleep Disorders
Other important Conditions
Cancer in the elderly : Prostate, Breast
Cardiac: CHF/Ischemic heart diseases/CVS surgery
Stroke
Malnutrition
Pressure ulcers
Fecal impaction,
Postural hypotension
Dizziness/Syncope
Pre-operative assessment
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Rehabilitation |
General principles of geriatric rehabilitation, including those applicable to patients with orthopaedic, rheumatologic, cardiac, and neurological impairments. These principles should include those related to the use of physical medicine modalities, exercise, functional activities, assistive devices, environmental modification, patient and family education, and psychosocial and recreational counseling . |
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Second Postgraduate
Course - April 2 - 5, 2009
Health Care Services for the Elderly
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Community interface |
Community supports and their appropriate use
Appropriate use of residential care for elderly people
Community resources, prevention of institutionalization
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Ethical Issues |
Advance Directives
Limitation of treatment, competency, guardianship
Wills and durable power of attorney
Decision-Making Capacity
Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
Health Care Rationing
Palliative care & Pain Management
End-of-Life Care
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Cultural aspects |
Participants should be familiar with the influence of culture and ethnicity on the aging process, health and disease perception, and access to medical care
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Health Care System
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Health Care Financing : Mechanisms and Implications
Health services issues, health settings, health systems
WHO, country health policies
Home care/community care/general practitioners/nursing home care/community services/primary health care
Needs assessment for services
Quality of care, quality indicators
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Abuse & Neglect
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Institutional Abuse
Physical abuse
Abuse and neglect of elderly, mentally frail people
Abuse, neglect and the Complaints system
Social services 'Response to Abuse and neglect'
Acute care vs Chronic care- where is the government heading with elderly care?
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Second Postgraduate
Course - Session 4, November 6 -
9, 2009
Pyschogeriatrics and Health Promotion
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Psycho Geriatrics |
Psychopathology, including:
Dementia
Affective disorders
Psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders,
Responses to medical illness, and substance abuse.
Under-reporting of symptoms and illnesses
Sexuality and aging
Suicide
Home safety
Adaptation to care in alternative living situations,
Social isolation, social support, caregivers burden
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Atypical presentation
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Diseases that are especially prominent in the elderly or that have different characteristics in the elderly, including neoplastic, cardiovascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, metabolic, and infectious disorders.
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| Health promotion |
Primary prevention
Exercise, nutrition, vaccination etc
Secondary Prevention
Age appropriate screening & detection
Tertiary prevention strategies
Rehabilitation &ch emoprophylaxis
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Research teaching and research projects for the participants
This will start from the first session and conclude in the last session |
Research |
A basic understanding of research design and research methodologies related to geriatric medicine, including critical evaluation of medical literature.
One aspect of research teaching is to make the participants get involved in one project during the two year period. In the previous course the group were involved in working with RAI instruments which was interesting. We will follow the same in the coming course with some modifications.
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