39183 - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Rheumathology and Geriatrics (RN)

Learning outcomes

Course contents

REHABILITATION IN GERIATRICS AND RHEUMATOLOGY

 2024/2025

Prof. Cecilia Sedioli

• Rehabilitation in geriatrics: the complexity of the elderly patient
• Fragility
• Sarcopenia
• Hypokinetic syndrome
• Delirium
• Falls
• Restraints
• Clinical, care and rehabilitation evaluation scales in the elderly patient: a common language
• The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
of Health (ICF)
• Main assistance and rehabilitation aids in the elderly patient
• prescriptive procedure of "ausili" and orthosis
• Pressure injuries
• Hip fractures: diagnosis, classification, types of interventions,
Hip fracture path in AUSL Romagna
• Osteoporosis
• The lower limb amputated patient
• Pain: how to orient yourself
•Rheumatoid arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Ostearthrosis
• Fibromyalgia
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
• Focus on urinary incontinence in elderly people

Teaching methods

Teaching in Italian, with lectures, discussion of clinical cases and learning tests.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) [file:///C:/Users/paola.taddei/Desktop/estate%202024/CdL%20FISIO%20COORDINATORE/20.6.25%20e%20segg%20MAILguideweb/(https:/site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students)] as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Office hours

See the website of Cecilia Sedioli