SPP225 Gerontology

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Pavel Weber, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 22. 2. 14:00–17:40 exP52
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 66 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/66, only registered: 0/66
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
During the last hundred years the life expectancy has almost doubled. One of the main attributes of the present world population is both an absolute and relative growth of numbers of the older people. The length of human life nowadays begins to approach to its biological limit. Ageing and its expressions in the usual conception, incl. frailty and decrease of mental abilities are not normal signs of the process of ageing, but in the majority of cases they are the sequels of contemporarily running diseases. Gerontology approaches to old generation from the point of view between borders of the health and social sphere. Geriatrics as a medical branch is a typical interdisciplinary approach to the diagnostic, therapy and rehabilitation of diseases and disability in the elderly. The aim of the course is to provide the future social workers (especially those working at the health/social care system) with useful information necessary for their future practice. At the end of the course the student should be able to: - repeat the expert knowledge of field Gerontology - better recognize needs of old people at the medical, psychological and social level - discuss the most important problems, which they would probably often meet in contact with the elder patients in their future profession (e.g. geriatric syndromes, immobility, instability, intellect disorders, dementia and depression) and their symptoms
Syllabus
  • LIST OF CONTENTS 1. Gerontology – introduction, characterization of the scientific discipline 2. General specialities of the diseases in old age 3. Ageing and aging, theories, common parameters 4. Particularities of pharmaco-therapy in the elderly 5. Current demographic situation in Czech Republic and in Brno 6. Prognosis of the demographic evolution in Czech Republic and in Brno 7. Network of the institutions for elderly care in Czech Republic and in Brno 8. Ethical questions in old age 9. Primary care in the community and comprehensive geriatric assesment 10. Immobility – decubitus, bedsore 11. Instability – falls 12. Inkontinence urinary and fecal 13. Intelectual impairments: common mental and behavioural disturbances in old age; delirium, dementia, depression 14. Preventive attitudes in the diseases in old age 15. Sleeping disorders in the elderly 16. Common diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory tract in old age and their social sequels 17. Common diseases of the digestive and urogenital system in old age and their social sequels 18. Diabetes and thyreoidal disturbances in the old age; visual and auditive disorders in old age and their social sequels
Literature
  • 1. Anders M., Skopová J.: Praktické otázky diagnostiky a léčby depresivních poruch. Galén, Praha, 2006.
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, seminars
Assessment methods
constant attendance at lectures, active participation on the seminars and preparation of the lecture- presentation to gerontologic main syndroms (from literature) as short presenatation (paper - lecture) combined with discussion of the participants (workgroup of 2-3 students).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011.
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