gsw110 - Clinical Aspects of Degenerative Diseases (Complete module description)
Module label | Clinical Aspects of Degenerative Diseases |
Module code | gsw110 |
Credit points | 6.0 KP |
Workload | 180 h |
Institute directory | Department of Human Medicine |
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Prerequisites | Enrolment in Master´s programme Molecular Biomedicine |
Skills to be acquired in this module | Competencies: ++ comprehensive understanding of clinical manifestation, epidemiology, risk factors, treatment strategies of degenerative diseases ++ understanding of geriatric phenomena ++ understanding and application of the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) ++ interdisciplinary thinking ++ ethics and professional behaviour ++ critical and analytical thinking + independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature ++ data presentation and discussion (written and spoken) ++ teamwork |
Module contents | The module focuses on geriatric medicine. Lecture: fundamentals of degenerative diseases (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Rheumatoid Arthrits, Osteoarthrits, heart valve disease, aortic dilatation) and geriatric phenomena as frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy and their impact on diagnostic and treatment options, basics of geriatric medicine, evidence of the impact of the CGA on patient outcomes, dimensions of the CGA, surgical and interventional heart procedures in geriatric patients Seminar: instant ageing, the geriatric team, cognitive assessment with actors, work in heart team Excursion: small groups (2 students) can accompany clinical rounds on the geriatric ward (either acute geriatric care or geriatric rehabilitation). Conduction of parts of the CGA with patients |
Recommended reading | Textbooks on geriatric medicine and geriatric psychiatry, e.g. Zeyfang et al. Basiswissen Medizin des Alterns und des alten Menschen. Springer. Textbooks on cardiac surgery and cardiology, e.g. Ziemer, Haverich: Herzchirurgie. Scientific papers related to current research topics will be available in Stud.IP |
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Language of instruction | English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | First half of the winter semester |
Module capacity | 20 |
Type of module | Wahlpflicht / Elective |
Module level | MM (Mastermodul / Master module) |
Teaching/Learning method | Lecture, Seminar, Excursion |
Previous knowledge | physiology and cardiovascular system |
Type of course | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload of compulsory attendance |
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Lecture | 1.5 | WiSe | 28 | |
Seminar | 1.5 | WiSe | 21 | |
Exercises | 1 | WiSe | 14 | |
Total module attendance time | 63 h |
Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | written examination (60 min, 50%), case presentation (50%) |