Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Zorg voor kwetsbare ouderen vanuit beschouwend perspectief
University of Groningen and College Geneeskundige Specialismen (CGS)
During the course 'Treatment of frail elderly' (executed in Dutch), learners have been introduced to the basics of the most important subjects during treatment of elderly patients. Learners were challenged to increase their knowledge and have been stimulated to execute this knowledge in their own practice as well. Frailty, confusion, functional decline, polyfarmacy and shared decision-making were key subjects in this course, supported by recognisable patient cases.
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Prof. Dr. Yvo Smulders
Hoogleraar interne geneeskunde
VU University Medical Center Amsterdam
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify frailty and know how to cope with frail elderly patients.
- Improve knowledge on comorbidity of elderly.
- Explore confusion or the risk of confusion of the elderly patient and be able to take this into account during the treatment decision-making.
- Be aware of the influence of polypharmacy and react responsibly.
- Collaborate in decision-making about treatment with the elderly patients and/or caregivers.
Syllabus
- Frailty
- Polypharmacy
- Confusion
- Functional decline
- Shared decision making
Issued on 3rd July 2016
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