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Postgraduate certificate Geriatrics and Physiotherapy

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Physiotherapy is seen as a highly important support in the treatment and care of physical and cognitive deterioration that can be associated with advanced age. With the introduction of the advances that technology and scientific research have provided, the professional can achieve a significant improvement in the physical and mental conditions of their patients. This program will provide students with the most comprehensive knowledge in this field, with a high quality multidisciplinary and advanced vision.

University certificate

duration

8 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

8 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price(first year)

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Introduction to the Program

Acquire the most up-to-date knowledge in the field of geriatrics from the physiotherapy perspective, with the most relevant techniques and protocols of the moment"

In order to create a treatment strategy for the geriatric patient, the physiotherapy professional must start from up-to-date clinical reasoning that leads to setting achievable goals, and finally addressing them with the most appropriate physiotherapeutic treatment depending on each situation.

To do this, the professional must assess and examine the patient, understanding the most complex characteristics such as the social context in which they live and the framework of action (home care, in residential centers, in day care centers or social centers or even private clinics).

It is therefore essential to know the tools of physiotherapy and the appropriateness of their application in each case, such as active exercise, manual therapy and electrotherapy. Being able to work in an interdisciplinary team, with appropriate communication tools, understanding the concept of person-centered care, having the most up-to-date knowledge of support devices and even the support of current technology can be key to success in physical therapy treatment.

Get ahead of the curve on the quality care that physical therapy specialists can provide when working with the elderly" 

This Postgraduate certificate in Geriatrics and Physiotherapy offers you the characteristics of a program of high-level scientific, educational and technological level. These are some of its most notable features:  

The latest technology in online teaching software   
A highly visual teaching system, supported by graphic and schematic contents that are easy to assimilate and understand
Practical cases presented by practising experts
State-of-the-art interactive video systems
Teaching supported by telepractice
Continuous updating and recycling systems
Autonomous learning: full compatibility with other occupations   
Practical exercises for self-evaluation and learning verification 
Support groups and educational synergies: questions to the expert, debate and knowledge forums
Communication with the teacher and individual reflection work
Content that is available from any fixed or portable device with Internet connection
Supplementary documentation databases are permanently available, even after the program

Intensive learning that will allow you to include the proven benefits that physiotherapy can offer in different pathologies and situations of intervention with geriatric patients into your daily practice"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

A methodological approach based on proven teaching techniques to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way''

With the support of high quality audiovisual systems, the purpose of this program is that you not only acquire the knowledge, but that, upon completion, you possess the working skills you need in this field"

Syllabus

Focused especially on the care of geriatric patients, the content has been developed according to the criteria of instructional effectiveness that we offer you. Through a complete and detailed syllabus, you will cover all the essential subject areas, gradually acquiring the necessary skills to put the required knowledge into practice. A very well-developed learning structure that is tailored to your needs and will allow you to learn in a continuous, efficient way.    

A very complete teaching program, structured in educational units of great impact, which includes all the aspects that rehabilitative medicine must contemplate in the care of geriatric patients" 

Module 1. Clinical Reasoning in Physiogeriatrics

1.1. Past, Present and Future of Physiotherapy in Geriatrics

1.1.1. Brief History of Physiotherapy

1.1.1.1. Origin of Physiotherapy Beyond our Borders
1.1.1.2. Origin of Physiotherapy
1.1.1.3. Conclusions

1.1.2. Current Situation of Physiotherapy in Geriatrics
1.1.3. Future of Physiotherapy in Geriatrics

1.1.3.1. Physiotherapy and New Technologies

1.2. Active Aging

1.2.1. Introduction
1.2.2. Concept of Active Aging
1.2.3. Classification
1.2.4. Active Aging from the Patients Point of View
1.2.5. Role of the Physical Therapist in Active Aging Programs
1.2.6. Example of Intervention

1.3. Physiotherapy in Geriatrics and Context of Action

1.3.1. Introduction and Definitions
1.3.2. Fields of Action

1.3.2.1. Residential Centers
1.3.2.2. Socio-Sanitary
1.3.2.3. Primary Care
1.3.2.4. Physiotherapy in Palliative Care Units

1.3.3. Future Areas in Physiogeriatrics

1.3.3.1. New Technologies
1.3.3.2. Architecture

1.3.4. Interdisciplinary Teams in Geriatrics

1.3.4.1. Multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary Teams?
1.3.4.2. Composition and Functioning of the Interdisciplinary Team
1.3.4.3. Main Functions within the Interdisciplinary Team

1.4. Differential Diagnosis and Warning Signs and Symptoms: Red and Yellow Flags in Geriatrics. Differential Diagnosis: Red and Yellow Flags

1.4.1. Introduction and Definitions

1.4.1.1. Differential Diagnosis
1.4.1.2. Diagnosis in Physiotherapy
1.4.1.3. Geriatric Syndromes
1.4.1.4. Red and Yellow Flags

1.4.2. Most Common Red Flags in Clinical Practice

1.4.2.1. Urinary Infection
1.4.2.2. Oncologic Pathology
1.4.2.3. Heart Failure
1.4.2.4. Fractures

1.5. Pharmacology: Effects on the Neuromusculoskeletal System

1.5.1. Introduction

1.5.1.1. Drugs Influencing Gait

1.5.2. Drugs and Risk of Falls

1.6. Approach to the Physical Therapy Session in Geriatrics

1.6.1. Physiotherapeutic Examination and Assessment of Geriatric Patients

1.6.1.1. Valuation Components
1.6.1.2. Most Commonly Used Scales and Tests

1.6.2. Determination of Treatment Objectives
1.6.3. Treatment Session Organization
1.6.4. Physiotherapist Work Organization
1.6.5. Treatment Follow-Up in the Elderly Patient

You will learn in such a way that the content of the course becomes fixed and transformed into knowledge, through a structured study that will cover all the points of interest that you need to update your practice in geriatric rehabilitation"

Postgraduate Certificate in Geriatrics and Physical Therapy

For anyone who needs to regain motor skills, physical therapy represents an invaluable tool. However, those who benefit the most from it are older adults. The gradual reduction in physical abilities is the result of cellular and molecular deterioration inherent to the Postgraduate Certificate, therefore, therapeutic methods are required to rehabilitate the musculoskeletal system. To deepen this fundamental aspect, TECH Global University presents the Postgraduate Certificate in Geriatrics and Physiotherapy, a program of remarkable curricular scope that seeks to optimize the knowledge of health professionals so that their practice is not limited to the most routine cases, but covers a plurality of unique conditions. Guided by a cutting-edge scientific vision, but without neglecting the social commitment, TECH responds to the requirements of the medical-clinical sector in the face of vulnerable populations, offering an online program with the most significant standards of advanced education. Our methodological approach is a leader in the market, making us a global focus of unsurpassed professionalization.

Learn physiotherapy for geriatrics with this Postgraduate Certificate

Arthritis, osteoarthritis, hip fractures, Parkinson, respiratory diseases, coordination and balance disorders; all these ailments, among many others, are linked to aging, but this is not the only characteristic they have in common: they are also an obstacle to proper motor skills. It is here where physiogeriatrics plays a very important role, not only helping to recover movement, muscle strength and flexibility, but also preventing these same pathologies and others such as heart failure. By accessing the content of our Postgraduate Certificate, you will be able to consolidate your studies and give more security to your interventions with patients. The best thing is that you don't need to attend a lecture that consumes a considerable part of your time. Through online classes in only 200 hours fully adjustable at your convenience, which you can even access from a smartphone connected to the internet, you can graduate quickly, easily and efficiently in an area of great demand in the physiotherapeutic environment. Don't think twice and give your career a boost.