Learn about specific systems for intervention with frail patients and add the safety and efficiency of the latest advances in this field to your work”

In the field of physiotherapy with frail patients, it is necessary to start from a theoretical framework where the rehabilitation physician has the tools to create a treatment strategy based on clinical reasoning that leads to set goals to finally address them with physiotherapeutic treatment.

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, the framework of action (home care, in residential centers, in day care centers or social centers up to private clinics).

Treatment should include pre-frailty, frailty, trauma and neurological disorders, respiratory and/or pelvic floor disorders which may be associated with gerontological syndromes or cognitive impairment, side effects of drugs and/or biopsychosocial conditions that may complicate the clinical picture.

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.

A high-quality postgraduate diploma that has been developed to boost the quality care that the physical therapy specialist can provide in complex cases of frailty in the elderly”

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

• 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 an Internet connection
• Supplementary documentation databases that are permanently available, even after the program

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

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.   

Our methodological design is based on proven teaching techniques to allow you to learn in a dynamic and effective way”

The program covers a review and analysis of the different situations that the professional may face, and the most appropriate actions in each of them”

Acquire the most current knowledge regarding rehabilitation intervention in different pathologies and conditions in frail geriatric patients in a simple and complete way. The objective is to provide students with specialized knowledge by creating a well-structured foundation to identify the clinical signs associated with different patient’s needs and developments, providing an extensive and contextual view of the activity of this field today. 

With a realistic and practical learning purpose, our program is conceived to turn the theory you will learn into real intervention skills”

General Objective

• Based on the most recent scientific evidence, Develop a critical and reasoned attitude towards physiotherapeutic diagnosis in elderly patients and be able to apply an appropriate treatment in order to reduce functional impotence, fragility and deterioration, thereby favoring an improvement of 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. Person-Centered Care (PCC) from a Physiotherapy Perspective

• Explain the process of transformation from a service model to a PCC model 
• Explain the provision of physical therapy services in an PCC model 
• Describe the decalogue of person-centered care  

Module 3. Tools for the Daily Practice of the Physiotherapist in Geriatrics

• Define communication as a tool for successful treatment in physical therapy
• Define the basis of communication with the elderly person
• Explain the communication difficulties associated with Gerontological Syndromes
• Explain the professional's approach to bereavement

This postgraduate diploma is the best way to bring you up to date on the bioethical aspects of providing the palliative care your patients need”