Curricular Unit:			Code:
Fundamentals of Pathology of the Elderly			1006FPPI
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	CTSP	Gerontology and Community Intervention	3 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Spring Semester		Portuguese/English	39
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
To know several types of pathology, especially the most frequent or the most serious. To prevent the most common diseases in the elderly. To define and know the historical evolution of geriatrics and geriatric care. To distinguish physiological changes from aging in the elderly. To help the person / family / caregiver to experience life processes in gerontology, in order to enhance the health, quality of life and well-being of the elderly citizen.
Syllabus:
I. Guidelines for access to care. 1.1. Clinical history analysis 1.1.1. Medical Pathology 1.1.2. Surgical Pathology 1.1.3. Specialties 1.2. Target exam data II. Tutoring of therapies 2.1. Conciliation between medications 2.2. Recording unwanted effects III. Care integration 3.1. Multidisciplinary teams 3.2. Articulation between institutions IV. Prognosis 4.1. Immediate 4.2. In the distance
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The student should know the demography, the general characteristics of aging and the physiological, psychological and sociological repercussions of the aging process. The syllabus was developed to enable students to plan and perform nursing care for the elderly according to their beliefs and values and maximizing their autonomy and independence.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
According to the themes, the classes will be taught by nurses and medical doctors, in order to provide students with more comprehensive knowledge about the medical aspects of the aging process. Will be performed individual written tests (80% of final grade) and individual written works to be presented during the classes (20% of final classification). The student will be approved to the discipline when obtaining the minimum classification of 10 values.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
It is fundamental that there is an effective articulation between objectives, content and methodology so that the student can succeed in the curricular unit. With the use of different teaching methodologies we intend to provide students with the basic knowledge of the discipline and help the students to look for themselves answers to the questions that are emerging on the themes under study, with the constant support of the teacher in the aid of reflection. The strategies to be selected must adapt to the different learning styles of the students, and their use should be feasible depending on the resources available. Having the student as the center of the process and privileged actor of his learning, active methodologies are proposed that allow the acquisition of conceptual tools and the development of capacities of intellectual curiosity, objectivity, methodical doubt, critical analysis, decision making and evaluation. Success in the curricular unit will only be achieved in a qualitatively superior way if the student makes an in-depth study of the various contents of the program during his own hours of work.
Reading:
Berger, L. et al. (1995) Pessoas idosas: uma abordagem global. Loures: lusodidacta Vila Verde Cabral M. (Coordenador) (2013) Processos de envelhecimento em Portugal: usos do tempo, redes sociais e condições de vida, Lisboa, Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos Sequeira, Carlos (2010) Cuidar de idosos com dependência física e mental. Lisboa. Lidel Kumar, Vinay (2016) Robbins Basic Pathology. Filadelfia. Elsevier Encyclopedia of biomedical gerontology. Suresh I S Rattan; Mario Barbagallo; E´ric Le Bourg London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2020]