| Curricular Unit: | Code: | ||
| Theories of Senescence | 882TSES | ||
| Year: | Level: | Course: | Credits: |
| 1 | Master | Physiotherapy (Physiotherapy Elderly) | 5 ects |
| Learning Period: | Language of Instruction: | Total Hours: | |
| Portuguese/English | 65 | ||
| Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit: | |||
| Provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary for independent professional dessenvolvimento and as a member of interdisciplinary gerontological team skills. | |||
| Syllabus: | |||
| -Definition and objectives of the specialty of gerontology -The elderly patient: demographics, epidemiology and resources -Prevention of disease, disability and dependency ethical aspects -Study of the main current theories of senescence and throughout the history of the study of aging. -Integration of the same. | |||
| Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives: | |||
| The teacher will present the corresponding theme and score the goals to conseguer by the student. Important to differentiate normal from pathological and know how to present the diseases in the elderly with multiple pathologies and polypharmacy, to be able to face the real situation in the workplace. Tracking resolçao practical cases | |||
| Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation): | |||
| ContinueContinuaContinua. Assistance and participation in classes. Presentation of work in relation indicada- themed literature. Resolution of clinical cases in relation. The teacher presents and dessenvolveo theme and aims to conseguer,. that should be worked out by the student. Comprobaçao of achieving objectives of the course | |||
| Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes: | |||
| The teacher will present the corresponding theme and score the goals to conseguer by the student. Important to differentiate normal from pathological and know how to present the diseases in the elderly with multiple pathologies and polypharmacy, to be able to face the real situation in the workplace. Tracking resolçao practical cases | |||
| Reading: | |||
| .1- Achembaum WA(2010) "2008 Kent Award Lecture an historian interprets the future of Gerontology". The gerontologist,50(2):142-148 2-Alberca R , López Pousa S (1998)Enfermedad de Alzheimer y otras Demencias. SmithKline Beecham 3-Birren J(1996). History of Gerontology. In J Birren (ed) Encyclopedia of Gerontology. Aging, Age and the age. Pergamenon press New York. 4- Fernández- Ballesteros R (2006). Geropsycology an applied fiel for the21stCentury.EuropeanPsichologist11:312-324 5-Mazo GZ. Lopes MA Azher TB(2006). Actividade fisica e o idoso. Sulina. Porto Alegre 6-OMSWHOStatisticalInformation System(WHOSIS).Mortality databases. Emapps. who. in t/whosis e "Global Health Obsevatory data repository. Life tablets 7-SEGG. Tratado de Geriatria (2006 Bayles, K. A. & Tomoeda, C. K. (2007 | |||