- Docente: Paola Forti
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MEDS-05/A
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 8415)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will know
- basic notions about frailty and its clinical meaning
- the relationship between frailty and polypharmacy
- how to use a frailty screening tool in different settings
- how to identify common interactions between frailty and drugs
- basic principles for drug prescription in older patients
Course contents
Common geriatric screening tools for cognitive and functional status
Frailty
Frailty tools: physical phenotype and cumulative approach
DIfferent tools for different settings?
Performance tests
Readings/Bibliography
Slides of the lesson
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons
Assessment methods
Questionnaire at the end of each lesson
Students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) or with temporary or permanent disabilities: they are strongly advised to contact the University office in charge well in advance (Ufficio Studenti con Disabilità e DSA [https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it] ). The office will evaluate each case and may propose appropriate accommodations for the students concerned. Any proposed adaptation must, however, be submitted to the course instructor for approval at least 15 days in advance; the instructor will assess its suitability in relation to the learning objectives of the course.
Regarding the assessment of learning, the use of AI tools is strictly prohibited. Any use of such tools constitutes a violation of academic integrity.
Teaching tools
Slides of the lession, clinical cases
Office hours
See the website of Paola Forti
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.