Unit SPECIALIZED MEDICAL SCIENCE

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Code	50099101
CFU	1
Teacher	Pierluigi Antinolfi
Teachers	Pierluigi Antinolfi
Hours	10 ore - Pierluigi Antinolfi
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
Academic discipline	MED/34
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Code	A001592
CFU	2
Teacher	Patrizia Mecocci
Teachers	Patrizia Mecocci
Hours	20 ore - Patrizia Mecocci
Learning activities	Base
Area	Primo soccorso
Academic discipline	MED/09
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Epidemiology of aging and social medical problems. age-related changes in hearing, speaking and in cortical functions. Diseases and rehabilitation. Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment
Reference texts	- Paziente anziano. Paziente geriatrico. Medicina della complessità. Fondamenti di Gerontologia e Geriatria. Senin Umberto, Polidori Maria Cristina, Cherubini Antonio, Mecocci Patrizia, 4^ Edizione EdiSes Napoli (Italy), 2020
Educational objectives	Knowledge of the changes that occur with aging and with the pathologies most commonly found in old age affecting the main cognitive and motor functions and their reflection on the communication skills of the elderly
Prerequisites	Understanding of topics requires knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology of the CNS.
Teaching methods	Frontal lessons
Other information	Calendar of educational activities: See website http://www.med.unipg.it/logopedia/
Learning verification modality	There are three tests that contribute to the final assessment with a score of thirty. Each test is intended to assess the learning of the individual teaching module. The tests provide a means of oral and / or written. The oral test questions are open, with oral answer open. The questions for the written tests are open-ended and / or multiple choice questions. The duration of the oral test is about 15-30 minutes. The duration of the written exam is a maximum of two hours.
Extended program	- Aging: demographics in Italy, in Europe and outside Europe: implications in clinical practice - Principles of Biology and Physiology of aging - Chronic diseases, polypathology and disability; concept pertaining to active life - The congestive terminal (failure to thrive) - The concept of geriatric syndrome, atypical presentation of diseases in the elderly - “Frail Elderly” - Multidimensional geriatric assessment: concepts, methods and instruments; - First and second generation VMD Tools - Geriatric care Network (UO Geriatric acute; Integrated Home Care, Residential Health Care, Day Care Centre) - Brain aging, cognitive disorders in the elderly, dementia in elderly; delirium - Dizziness, postural hypotension, syncope - Nutritional problems in the elderly - Geriatric medicine as medicine of complexity - Depression in the elderly - Sensory deficits and related clinical and practical complications - Ethical controversies in geriatric medicine
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	quality education

NEUROLOGY I

Code	50563502
CFU	2
Teacher	Paola Sarchielli
Teachers	Paola Sarchielli
Hours	24 ore - Paola Sarchielli
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze teorico-pratiche della logopedia
Academic discipline	MED/26
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)