Duration
30h Th, 9h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in physiotherapy and rehabilitation (60 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit 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 Sexuality in the elderly Representation of the elderly
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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 myULiège
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam and/or multiple choice
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
For the examination procedures, please refer to the official rules available on the University website
Contacts
Please, use only your ULiege email address (XXX@student.uliege.be) for any exchange of mails and specify in the subject line of your email the course code (KINE0648).
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@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
As all the teaching has happened before the lockdown, exams topic stays the same.
Assessment methods
Written exam and/or MCQ online via e-campus
Contacts
olivier.bruyere@uliege.be