medportal CDB | Taxonomy | MeSH / Aged, 80 and over [M01.060.116.100.080]

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MeSH

Aged, 80 and over [M01.060.116.100.080]

Activities (7)
Objectives (25)

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Activities

Brenda Farnett MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Andrea Holmes MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Caring for an Aging Population
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 9

Joe and Maria Russo IF Age-Related Health Care
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Sara Yamata IF Age-Related Health Care
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Care of Elderly, Falls and Frailty Assessment
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Geriatric and Medical Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Objectives

Describe approaches and challenges to working with different vulnerable populations to improve their health. (ex. people experiencing homelessness; people at extremes of the age continuum).
General Objectives

Professional Competencies IF

Identify the common physiologic changes which accompany the aging process, and how these changes may be associated with geriatric syndromes (such as cognitive impairment, gait/balance disturbance, falls/fracture, urinary incontinence, mood disturbance, and polypharmacy).
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Describe the significance and frequency of caregiver fatigue, and strategies employed to address it.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain the legal obligations of physicians to report concerns regarding driving safety, with a focus on the importance of cognition.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain how the concept of frailty impacts decision-making, goals of care, and care recommendations in older adults.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Describe protective factors and coping strategies which enable older adults to thrive despite complexity and multi-morbidity.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the physiological, psychosocial, and functional impacts of the aging process, framed within the context of the periodic health examination for older adults. They should be able to explain the role of the interdisciplinary, community-based primary care team in maintaining the function and wellness of older adults. They will explore the concept of “successful aging”.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Assess for risk of drug interactions (including an approach to polypharmacy in the elderly)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Assess for risk of iatrogenic complications (including increased risk among the elderly).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Perform patient interview in a patient centered manner, using verbal and non-verbal means to create an empathetic and respectful environment for a variety of patients (including the frail elderly).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Take a history from a geriatric patient with special emphasis on physical and mental functioning.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Perform a physical examination and functional assessment on an elderly patient, adapting it to possible conditions of frailty, mobility, hearing loss, memory loss and other impairments.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Perform a mental status examination to evaluate confusion and/or memory loss in an elderly patient.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Geriatric and Cognitive Disorders: geriatric age-related mood, psychosis, anxiety disorders; Delirium and Dementia
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

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