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Care of the older person in the medical curricula--the challenges

Sithamparam S

Med J Malaysia, 2002 Dec;57 Suppl E:31-3.

PMID: 12733190

Matched MeSH terms: Geriatrics/education*

Preparing the young to look after the old

Nordin R, Hamid AM, Adnan WA

World Health Forum, 1992;13(4):300-2.

PMID: 1466724

In Malaysia the steady rise in the proportion of people aged 60 or more, and an awareness of their complex psychosocial, economic and health care needs, have led medical faculties to introduce geriatrics as an essential subject in their curricula. The efforts made in this field by the School of Medical Sciences of the Universiti Sains Malaysia are outlined in the present article.

Matched MeSH terms: Geriatrics/education*

Geriatric training in problem-based learning: an Asian perspective

Majumder MA, Rahim AF, Rahman S

J Am Geriatr Soc, 2004 Jun;52(6):1038-9.

PMID: 15161490

Matched MeSH terms: Geriatrics/education*

Fulltext The elderly Malaysian

Chen PCY

Med J Malaysia, 1984 Dec;39(4):254-6.

PMID: 6544929

Matched MeSH terms: Geriatrics/education

A training workshop for community pharmacist workforce: Caring for older adults

Saw PS, Lee SWH

Curr Pharm Teach Learn, 2020 01;12(1):95-102.

PMID: 31843172 DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2019.10.018

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The increasing number of older adults worldwide challenges healthcare providers and policy makers to provide high quality care. To our knowledge, there has been little research on educational programs for community pharmacists on the provision of pharmaceutical care-based educational programs for elderly people, especially in Asian regions. The purpose of this study was to develop and describe the implementation of a structured educational program on geriatric care for community pharmacists.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING: Community pharmacists attended a one-day workshop, supplemented with comprehensive training materials which enabled participants to conduct similar sessions with their peers at their own time. The workshop, consisting of case study discussion and role plays, was designed to be an engaging and interactive program that combined traditional didactic sessions and experiential, discussion-based learning. A pre- and post-workshop questionnaire were administered immediately before and after the event to all attending participants.

FINDINGS: Core concepts covered in the workshop included: (1) overview of an ageing population, (2) issues with ageing population, (3) medication review, and (4) dietary requirements and dosage forms in older adults. Participants' (n = 39) noted significant improvements in knowledge (mean score change 0.7, p 

Matched MeSH terms: Geriatrics/education*

Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative

Extermann M, Brain E, Canin B, Cherian MN, Cheung KL, de Glas N, et al.

Lancet Oncol, 2021 01;22(1):e29-e36.

PMID: 33387502 DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30473-3

In 2011, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) published the SIOG 10 Priorities Initiative, which defined top priorities for the improvement of the care of older adults with cancer worldwide.1 Substantial scientific, clinical, and educational progress has been made in line with these priorities and international health policy developments have occurred, such as the shift of emphasis by WHO from communicable to non-communicable diseases and the adoption by the UN of its Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Therefore, SIOG has updated its priority list. The present document addresses four priority domains: education, clinical practice, research, and strengthening collaborations and partnerships. In this Policy Review, we reflect on how these priorities would apply in different economic settings, namely in high-income countries versus low-income and middle-income countries. SIOG hopes that it will offer guidance for international and national endeavours to provide adequate universal health coverage for older adults with cancer, who represent a major and rapidly growing group in global epidemiology.

Matched MeSH terms: Geriatrics/education

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