A clinical approach to the assessment and management of frailty (ES-8061)
This audio visual presentation, by Dr Paul Varghese examines the issues associated with frailty. These include the prediposing factors, assessment, diagnosis and management of delerium in the older patient. Dr Varghese also reviews the different aspects related to falls in the older population: this includes the intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with falls.
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Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate a framework for assessing and managing 'frailty' and apply this knowledge in clinical practice
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the physiology of ageing and how this impacts on physical and mental function
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of important controls of metabolic balance and how this is impacted by ageing
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This education program is developed and delivered for The University of Queensland, by The University of Queensland (UQ) Health Insitu. UQ Health Insitu is the lifelong learning arm of The University of Queensland Faculty of Health Sciences.
Expert presenters:
Dr Paul Varghese
Dr Paul Varghese is presently the Director of Geriatric Medicine at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He studied at University of Queensland and trained as a general physician before completing his fellowship in geriatric medicine in 1992. He practices in clinical geriatric medicine with special interests in the areas of amputees, dementia and the acute care of the elderly. He is actively involved in undergraduate and post graduate teaching and holds the clinical title of Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland. He is current Chair of the State Falls Injury Prevention Collaborative and Chair of the Southern Area Aged Care Clinical Network. His research interests include clinical database design, tele-geriatrics and the management of patients with dementia.
References:
[1] Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 1994:124-133.
[2] Inouye SK, Van Dyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: the confusion assessment method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med 1990;113(12):941-8. Viewed on 11/07/2007, at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2240918&dopt=Citation
[3] Injuries and violence prevention. Falls. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2007. Viewed on 11/07/2007, at: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/other_injury/falls/en/
[4] Bradley C and Harrison JE. Hospitalisations due to falls in older people, Australia, 2003–04. Injury research and statistics series number 32. AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 96. Adelaide: AIHW; 2007. Viewed on 11/07/2007, at: http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/pubs/reports/2007/injcat96.pdf
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| Time: |
1 hour 45 minutes |
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- Clinical knowledge and skills
- Care of patients with chronic disease
- RACGP Domains of General Practice
- Applied professional knowledge and skills
- ACRRM Educational Domains and Curriculum Areas of Rural & Remote Medicine
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