A comprehensive and current overview of rehabilitation intervention for patients with cognitive impairment that will allow professionals in this field to adopt new protocols and techniques and to work with greater accuracy and safety”

Possess a theoretical framework where the physiotherapist has the tools to develop a treatment plan based on clinical assessment is the essential foundation for working with patients of any aetiology, but especially in cases of Cognitive Impairment.

It is therefore essential for specialists to be familiar with physiotherapy tools and their application in each case. Manage active exercise program, manual therapy or electrotherapy, working with interdisciplinary teams, using appropriate communication tools, and understanding the concept of person-centred care.

This programme will teach students the most up-to-date knowledge on devices, techniques and protocols available that could be the key to success in physiotherapy treatment.

A high quality programme that will allow students to incorporate the latest advances in protocols, techniques and technologies in rehabilitation medicine for Cognitive Impairment into their professional work”

This postgraduate diploma in Treatment for Persons Affected with Cognitive Impairment in 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

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most suitable ways of working with each of the geriatric patients that professionals will treat in the field of rehabilitation medicine”

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.

The purpose of this postgraduate diploma is to provide students not only with the knowledge, but also, upon completion, with the necessary professional skills for this field"

A high-level training program created to allow students to learn in a dynamic and effective way"

The objective of this postgraduate diploma is to provide students with specialised knowledge in rehabilitation care for patients with cognitive impairment, creating a well-structured foundation to identify the medical symptoms associated with the different requirements and developments, providing them with a broad and contextual overview of the current activity in this field.

An innovative, high-intensity preparatory professional approach, designed to turn training into practical intervention skills”

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

Module 1. Clinical Reasoning in Physiogeriatrics

• 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

Module 2. Professional Approach to the Person Affected by Cognitive Impairment

• Define the risk factors, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment
• Define the risk factors, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of dementia
• Defining the types of cognitive impairment: possible classifications
• Define the causes and effects of cognitive impairment
• Describe the therapeutic interventions from the physiotherapy point of view
• Describe strategies to promote family adherence to treatment
• Define strategies to access the disoriented and/or disconnected user
• Explain the application of music as a tool for working with people with dementia
• Define the origin, indications and basic principles of basal stimulation
• Define the advantages of basal stimulation
• Define community intervention in physiogeriatrics

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