Program Modules
Module 1: "Looking Good!"
Understand the physiology of skin and the and the impact of aging and environment on it Counsel patients on the types of cosmetic surgery available Counsel patients on the types of aesthetic dentistry procedures available
Understand the physiology of skin and the and the impact of aging and environment on it
Counsel patients on the types of cosmetic surgery available
Counsel patients on the types of aesthetic dentistry procedures available
Module 2: Going with the "Flow"
Discuss the causes of carotid stenosis artery disease and its relationship to stroke Define abdominal aortic aneurysm and list the risk factors and options for treating them in the elderly Identify the risk factors, symptoms and treatment of intermittent claudication
Discuss the causes of carotid stenosis artery disease and its relationship to stroke
Define abdominal aortic aneurysm and list the risk factors and options for treating them in the elderly
Identify the risk factors, symptoms and treatment of intermittent claudication
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Module 3: Losing It: Sensory Loss in Older Adults
Describe the physiology of taste and the different types of taste loss in the elderly Discuss the types of loss of smell in the elderly Identify the types of peripheral neuropathy and their causes
Describe the physiology of taste and the different types of taste loss in the elderly
Discuss the types of loss of smell in the elderly
Identify the types of peripheral neuropathy and their causes
Module 4: The Breath of Life
Describe the epidemiology, causes, and stages of COPD Identify symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the elderly List risks, symptoms and treatment options for Lung Cancer Back to Top of Page
Describe the epidemiology, causes, and stages of COPD Identify symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the elderly List risks, symptoms and treatment options for Lung Cancer
Describe the epidemiology, causes, and stages of COPD
Identify symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the elderly
List risks, symptoms and treatment options for Lung Cancer
Module 5: "Talk to Me": Communication with Older Adults
Identify and avoid communicative disorders in older adults Identify and practice cognitive interventions with older adults Assess and treat pain in dementia patients
Identify and avoid communicative disorders in older adults
Identify and practice cognitive interventions with older adults
Assess and treat pain in dementia patients
Module 6: Physician Heal Thyself: When Doctors Become Patients
Understand more fully the emotional state of a patient suffering from life-threatening disease Understand more fully physical and emotional impact of massive stroke on a patient Develop perspective on how to approach patients who are doctors suffering from life-threatening illness
Understand more fully the emotional state of a patient suffering from life-threatening disease
Understand more fully physical and emotional impact of massive stroke on a patient
Develop perspective on how to approach patients who are doctors suffering from life-threatening illness
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Describe the epidemiology, causes, and
stages of COPD
Identify symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the
elderly
List risks, symptoms and treatment options for Lung Cancer
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1: "Looking Good!"
