A complete and fully revised review of the capacity for intervention and treatment of geriatric patients from a rehabilitation medicine perspective”

In order to create a treatment plan for the geriatric patient, doctors in rehabilitation medicine must start with a clinical assessment to set achievable goals, in order to finally prescribe the most appropriate physiotherapeutic treatment.

To do this, professionals must assess and explore the patient's resistance and physiological reserves in order to establish the appropriate framework for action, home care, residential care, day care centers, social centers or private clinics.

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

Be at the forefront of working with the elderly with the latest developments and approaches in rehabilitation medicine”

This postgraduate certificate in Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Geriatric Rehabilitation Medicine
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Include in your work, the proven benefits of the new rehabilitation approaches to the different pathologies in geriatrics”

The program includes, in its teaching staff, professionals from the sector who bring to this program the experience of their work, in addition to recognized specialists from prestigious reference societies and universities.

Its 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 an immersive education programmed to learn 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 throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Supported by proven teaching techniques, this programme will allow students to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

With the support of high-quality audiovisual systems, the purpose of this program is to not only provide students with the knowledge, but also, upon completion, the necessary skills to work in this field"

A high-level programme with the most innovative and interesting knowledge in Rehabilitation Medicine and its application on different pathologies and conditions in geriatric patients. The objective is to provide the student with specialized knowledge by creating a well-structured foundation to identify the clinical signs associated with the different needs and developments, providing a broad and contextual view of the activity in this field today.

A high-intensity course designed to develop students real intervention skills from the theory”

General Objective

• Develop a critical and reasoned attitude, based on the most recent scientific evidence, towards the physiotherapeutic diagnosis in elderly patients and be able to apply adequate treatment in order to reduce functional impotence, frailty and deterioration, therefore favoring an improvement to physical and mental health in old age

Specific Objectives

• Explain active aging from the patient’s point of view
• Define the fields of action of physiotherapy in geriatrics
• Define the role of Physiotherapy in palliative care units
• Define the use of new technologies in Physiogeriatrics
• Explain what interdisciplinary teams in geriatrics consist of
• Define the composition and functioning of the interdisciplinary team
• Explain the main functions within the interdisciplinary team
• Establish the differential diagnosis: “Red and Yellow Flags”
• Describe the major geriatric syndromes
• Explain what “Red and Yellow Flags” consist of
• Define the most common “Red flags” in clinical practice
• Explain the proper approach to the physical therapy session in geriatrics
• Describe the physiotherapeutic examination and assessment of the geriatric patient
• Define the effects on the neuromusculoskeletal system of certain drugs

Take the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine”