Study Programmes 2015-2016
KINE0648-1  
Educational and rehabilitative aspects of the geriatric patient
Duration :
30h Th, 9h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in physiotherapy and rehabilitation (60 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Olivier Bruyère
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Epidemiology in geriatrics Multidisciplinary assessment in the elderly The fall in the elderly Severe mobility impairment and its consequences in the elderly Functional re-eduction Preventive effect of physical activity in the elderly The most common pathologies in the elderly
The geronto-technology
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of this course is to provide the student with the necessary elements to enable him to undertake a well thought out preventive and therapeutic approach in the elderly. The student will need to use the recent scientific data which he will have to adjust to the various issues in the elderly. The student will also have to assess in a critical way the scientific studies results encountered during his professional life. At last, a reflexive approach concerning the multidisciplinary re-education in the elderly will be analysed.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Face-to-face course, scientific literature review
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Lecture notes will be available via "my ULg"
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website
Contacts :
Professor Olivier Bruyère Department of Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Economics CHU Sart Tilman, Bât B23 4000 Liège Tel.: +32 (0)4 366 25 81 Fax: +32 (0)4 366 28 12 E-mail: olivier.bruyere@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Physical activities and the Elderly
Article
Recommended articles Pr Adam
Recommended articles Pr Adam
Physical activities and the Elderly
course slides
Professor Adam's Course
Slides
Slides Course 1
Slides course 1
Slides Course 2
slides Course 2
Slides 21/09
slides
Gériatrie - Cours Prof Faymonville (19/10)
Gériatrie - Cours Prof Faymonville (19/10)
Technical supports
Technical support - slides
Presntation geriatrics - nutrition
Slides
Research in Geriatry : course of the 12/10/2015
course slides
Psychomotor disadaptation syndrome
article
Psychomotor disadaptation syndrome
course slides