A programme that will give students all the tools for safe intervention in this field”

Doctors working in rehabilitation medicine are confronted with numerous cases of frailty in patients. To intervene in these cases, the professional must assess and explore the patient's resistance and physiological reserves 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 up-to-date knowledge of support devices and even the support of current technology can be key to success in physiotherapy treatment.

All the latest developments in intervention in this area, in a programme that is designed as a high-level training tool”

This postgraduate certificate in Frailty 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 program created for doctors who need learning systems that are compatible with other activities, without losing efficiency and quality”

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.

With the most advanced study methods, this programme will lead students to success in a simple, progressive and high-impact way for their CVs"

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 learning experience that will involve a before and after of the student's professional growth. TECH’s goal 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.

Act with the necessary safety to provide the frail patient with all the benefits of Rehabilitation Medicine, with the most up-to-date knowledge in the medical world for this field of work”

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

• Define frailty from a holistic perspective
• Explain the impact and detection of malnutrition and sarcopenia
• Define the tools for comprehensive geriatric assessment of frailty
• Apply the different frailty assessment scales
• Explain the assessment of frailty in physical therapy
• Explain the prescription of physical activity in the frail person
• Develop strategies to implement group dynamics in the frail or pre-fragile patient
• Define the risk factors for falls
• Explain specific fall risk diagnostic tests
• Describe Restraint Methods to Prevent Falls
• Explain what patient empowerment at discharge consists of
• Defining coordination between levels of care for continuity of care with the community

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