This unit is taken over two semesters and parts 1 and 2 must be completed to fulfil the requirements of the unit.<br/><br/>The unit covers the following two areas: Geriatric Medicine—this module runs for four weeks and consists of a clinical attachment and a facilitated self-directed and problem-based learning stream. Both parts develop a broad range of skills including history taking and physical examination techniques with older people, and the assessment of abnormal mental states and disability; problem solving and clinical reasoning with regard to the common symptoms, clinical signs and syndromes seen in older people; and the construction of a management plan with emphasis on allied... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Christopher Etherton-Beer
