AGING
cod. 1006348

Academic year 2017/18
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Medicina interna (MED/09)
Field
Biomedico
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: HUMAN ANATOMY AND BODY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENT

Learning objectives

The teaching course will provide students with the principal modifications of body composition and main body systems occurring with aging in order to understand the decling physical function and the modification of body homeostasis

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Several aspects of aging will be analyzed:
1. Epidemiology of aging , its demography and the influence on social health systems
2. Biology of aging, aging of many organs and body apparatus, the main theories of aging
3. aging and cognitive decline, malnutrition , falls etc.
4. aging physical function and methods of evaluation
5. synthetic description of comprehensive geriatric assessment

Full programme

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Bibliography

Autori : U. Senin, A Cherubini, P Mecocci
Paziente Anziano Paziente Geriatrico Medicina della Complessità. Fondamenti di Gerontologia e Geriatria.
EdiSES- Napoli

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons with audio-visual support and interactive discussion with students

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral and/or written examination

Other information

At least 70% of teaching hours should be followed