Ateneo - UPO

The course aims to provide knowledge about the care of frail subjects and the models of transition from in to outside the hospital

Harrison principles of Internal medicine, McGraw Hill-2013

Provide the student with information useful to:
- Identify and manage frailty and chronicity;
- Understand the role of the GP in the management of frailty;
- Inform and discuss relatively to novel models for the care of frail subjeects

To have a basic knowledge of the main physiopathological mechanisms and clinical manifestations of the internal medicine diseases

Frontal lesson with discussion of clinical cases

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request
specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse
e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/servicesstudents-physical-or-learning-disabilities
Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted
the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination
modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Oral examination with the discussion of a project work which, starting from a clinical scenario will allow the student to show the knowledges aquired about the care of frail and chronic subjects.

- The concept of frailty and chronicity and their care
- Identification and prention of frailty: deprescribing, prevention of falls, identification and prevention of delirium, promotion of healthy life styles
- Interactive discussion of clinical cases and ECG scenarios
- The definition of the role of the GP, with a particular focus on the care of frail and chronic patients
- Adherence to and persistence in therapy
- The concept of Team Based Care and Task Shifting
- Patient Counseling

At the end of the course the student must have learned a proper approach to the care of frail subjects.