Sep 20, 2024
OHIO University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2011-2012
OHIO University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Catalog 2011-2012
[Archived Catalog]
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OCOM 714 - Geriatric Medicine
This course focuses on key concepts essential to caring for older adults. The course stresses the aging demographic imperative: There are not enough geriatricians to care for this growing segment of the population, therefore, it is critical that all medical students are trained to meet the needs of older citizens. Older adults often have three or more chronic medical conditions, take multiple medications, and respond to treatments and medications differently than younger patients. This course targets these often complicated and overlapping factors. An emphasis is placed on understanding aging versus disease; geriatric syndromes and atypical presentation of disease; care across the continuum of locations (ambulatory, hospital, assisted living, nursing home, and home); comprehensive geriatric assessment; psychosocial and environmental considerations; pharmacology/prescribing practices and advance directives.
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