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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Occupational Therapy
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
עדינה מאיר
Coordinator Office Hours:
to be ccordinated with prof maeir
Teaching Staff:
Prof Adina Maeir,
Ms. Aviva Beit Yosef,
Prof Yoram Maaravi,
Dr. Hagit Magen
Course/Module description:
The course will focus on current and advanced issues of bio-psycho-social mechanisms underlying continuums of functioning-disability and health-illness in older adults. An emphasis will be put on modifiable factors that drive interventions for health promotion and prevention.
Course/Module aims:
To enable students’ acquisition of up-to-date knowledge on bio-psycho-social aspects of ageing, as well as academic tools to further analyze and understand the variance of functioning and health among older adults.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describe and analyze current issues regarding bio-psycho-social factors underlying functioning and health in older adults
Utilize independent learning skills to study the factors explaining functional disability of older adults with a variety of health conditions and geriatric syndromes
Locate and document evidence of modifiable factors to promote functioning and health in older adults
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Frontal lectures and discussions, independent study of the literature and peer learning
Course/Module Content:
Biology of Aging: from single cell to the older person. state of the knowledge
Revolution in aging approach: Illness vs. disease
Aging markers and associations with health promotion
Challenges in the scientific foundations of aging.
Challenges in pharmacological treatment: Deprescribing and Less is More.
Insights on frailty: early detection and intervention
Nutrition and aging: a universe of associations and influences
Cognition and learning processes in older adults
Developing and thriving
Ageism: layers and implications
Ethical and legal issues: competence, guardianship etc.
A friendly health system: the 4M principles and practice
Physical environments: characteristics that promote home and community functioning.
Geron-technology
End of life.
Required Reading:
Abud, T., Kounidas, G., Martin, K. R., Werth, M., Cooper, K., & Myint, P. K. (2022). Determinants of healthy ageing: a systematic review of contemporary literature. Aging clinical and experimental research, 1-9.
Asthana, S., Halter, J. B., High, K. P., Ouslander, J. G., Ritchie, C. S., Studenski, S., & Supiano, M. A. (Eds.). (2017). Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Education Medical.
Engelen, L., Rahmann, M., & de Jong, E. (2022). Design for healthy ageing–the relationship between design, well-being, and quality of life: a review. Building Research & Information, 50(1-2), 19-35.
Ferraro, K., & Carr, D. (Eds.). (2021). Handbook of aging and the social sciences. Academic Press.
Koksvik, G. H., & Clark, D. (2022). Death and Dying. Key Concepts in Medical Sociology, 193.
Pramod, D. (2022). Assistive technology for elderly people: state of the art review and future research agenda. Science & Technology Libraries, 1-34.
Robnett, R. H., & Y. H., Chop (Eds.). (2020) Gerontology for the health care professional (4th ed.). ) 2020Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
Seedsman, T. (2022). Living in an Age of Longevity: Enduring Insights and Perspectives for Embarking on a Quest for Health and Well-Being in Later Life. OBM Geriatrics, 6(1), 1-1.
**reading list may be modified beforeqduring the course
Additional Reading Material:
Age-Friendly Communities (2022). Special Issue. The Gerontologist, 62(1)
Seedsman, T. (2022). Living in an Age of Longevity: Enduring Insights and Perspectives for Embarking on a Quest for Health and Well-Being in Later Life. OBM Geriatrics, 6(1), 1-1.
**reading list may be modified beforeqduring the course
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 100 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
This is an advanced graduat course and designed for students with basic knowledge in geriatrics and gerontology
enrollment for masters
obligatory course for specialty track in OT promoting functioning and health in older adults
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