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Gerontopharmacotherapy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:26.01.2023 10:16:39
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | ISK_045 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Internal Medicine | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jānis Zaļkalns | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Internal Diseases | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 2 Hipokrata Street, isk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67042338 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 3 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Functional anatomy of organ systems and the human macro-organism as a whole, knowledge of pharmacotherapy based on knowledge of the regularities of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide basic knowledge and develop the prospective pharmacists’ understanding of the specifics of taking medicines for older people in the context of their physical and mental health, with a view to positively influencing quality of life in old age. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The global ageing of society and consequences thereof in relation to pharmaceutical care. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Changes in body composition with ageing. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Current issues in gerontopharmacotherapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Multimorbidity and polypharmacy. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Portrait of a geriatric patient. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Principles of communication when working with seniors. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Health and social care issues in geriatrics. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Monitoring drug use in chronic geriatric patients. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Community building in case of cognitive deficit. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Treatment options for degenerative-dystrophic brain diseases in the 21st century. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Choice of dosage forms in geriatric medicine. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 12 | Commonly used medicines – principles of choice. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The global ageing of society and consequences thereof in relation to pharmaceutical care. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 2 | Changes in body composition with ageing. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 3 | Current issues in gerontopharmacotherapy. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 4 | Multimorbidity and polypharmacy. | Lectures | 1.00 | E-Studies platform | |||||
| 5 | Portrait of a geriatric patient. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Principles of communication when working with seniors. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Health and social care issues in geriatrics. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Monitoring drug use in chronic geriatric patients. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Community building in case of cognitive deficit. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | Treatment options for degenerative-dystrophic brain diseases in the 21st century. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 11 | Choice of dosage forms in geriatric medicine. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 12 | Commonly used medicines – principles of choice. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation of presentations according to the thematic plan of the study course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) Active participation in practical classes; 2) A presentation according to the plan of the study course; 3) Active discussion. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Includes up-to-date idea of the common and individual features of ageing, and differences in the use of medicines in old age. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon completing the course, the student will be able to draw up an age-appropriate medication plan, avoiding unjustified use and overdose of medicines. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Ability to assess the health problems of the elderly and provide adequate pharmaceutical care in collaboration with a doctor. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mark H.Beers, Robert Berkow ,,The Merck Manual of Geriatrics", Merck Research Laboratories, USA, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Lisa C. Hutchison, & Rebecca B. Sleeper. Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: Vol. Second edition. ASHP, 2015. | ||||||||
| 3 | Fillit, H., Rockwood, K., & Young, J. Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 8th ed. London: Elsevier, 2016. | ||||||||
| 4 | Walter, L., Chang, A., Chen, P., Conant, R., et.al. Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics. 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine. N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education LLC, 2021. | ||||||||
| 5 | Yong, T. Chronic Diseases in Geriatric Patients (Vol. 1, Recent Advances in Geriatric Medicine). Sharjah: Bentham Science, 2016. | ||||||||
| 6 | G.Biksone. Medikamentozā ārstēšana un aprūpe. 2.papildinātais un pārstrādātais izdevums. SIA ,,Kerena", Rīga, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 8 | Mark H.Beers, Robert Berkow ,,The Merck Manual of Geriatrics", Merck Research Laboratories, USA, 2000. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 9 | Lisa C. Hutchison, & Rebecca B. Sleeper. Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: Vol. Second edition. ASHP, 2015. | ||||||||
| 10 | Walter, L., Chang, A., Chen, P., Conant, R., et.al. Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics. 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine. N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education LLC, 2021. | ||||||||
| 11 | Lally, F., & Roffe, C. Geriatric Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2014. | ||||||||
| 12 | Fillit, H., Rockwood, K., & Young, J. Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. 8th ed. London: Elsevier, 2016. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijas iedzīvotāju veselības un veselības aprūpes pārskats, 2004.gads., 2005.gada 20.marts, Rīga | ||||||||
| 2 | J.Zaļkalns. "Jaunākais gerontoloģijā un geriatrijā". Latvijas Ārsts, 2002., 7.-8. | ||||||||
| 3 | Elderly Disabled Persons in the Home Settings: Aspects of Acitivities in Daily Living. M.Lilja, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Functional Capacity and Physicial Environmental Demand, S.Iwarson, Lund, Sweden, 1997. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Čebotareva D. Geriatrija. Medicīna, Maskava, 1990. (krievu val.) (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Interneta resursi | ||||||||
