aFAGF1_14 Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Farmaceutická fakulta
jaro 2026

Předmět se v období jaro 2026 nevypisuje.

Rozsah
2/0/0. 28p. 3 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
MVDr. Renata Blechová, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Garance
MVDr. Renata Blechová, Ph.D.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The aim of this course is to give the students a basic understanding of specific aspects in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Contents:
The population in the Czech Republic is undergoing similar changes like in other states within the European Union. The basic trend is not only the extending of the average lifespan but also the improving quality of life. Therefore it is necessary understand the basic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases in the individual drug therapy in elderly patients.
Výstupy z učení
A basic understanding of specific aspects in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Osnova
1. Demographic situation, aging, basic factors influencing geriatric prescription
2. Imunosenescention, GIT dysfunction, nutrition support, sipping, SET
3. Geriatric giants, the phenomenon of pain in the elderly
4. Sensory disorders in old age, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration
5. Affection of movement apparatus, instability, falls, osteoporosis
6. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
7. PADAM syndrome, erectile dysfunction, prostate hyperplasia
8. Incontinence, skin integrity changes, decubite therapy
9. Selected disorders of the circulatory system
10.MET syndrome, lipid control, endocrine diseases
11. Behavioral disorders, depression, dementia, delirium, sleep disorders - insomnia
12. Alzheimer disease as an European priority, Parkinson disease
13. Knowledge TEST
14. Test scores, consultation
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • Geriatric practice : a competency based approach to caring for older adults. Edited by Audrey Chun. Cham: Springer, 2020, xv, 580. ISBN 9783030196240. info
  • Gerontology for the health care professional. Edited by Regula H. Robnett - Walter C. Chop - Nancy Brossoie. Fourth edition. Burlington, MA: Jones & Barlett Learning, 2020, xx, 403. ISBN 9781284140569. info
  • An interdisciplinary approach to geriatric medicine. Edited by Jeremy W. Grabbe. Sharjah: Bentham Science Publishers, 2017, 1 online. ISBN 9781681084510. URL info
  • Dharmarajan, T.S., Norman, Robert A. Clinical Geriatrics. New York, The parthenon Publishing Group, 2003. info
Výukové metody
Lectures
Metody hodnocení
Written test
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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