Geriatrics

Year
4

Academic year
2018-2019

Code
02411140

Subject Area
Elective Units

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

ECTS Credits
2.0

Type
Elective

Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Biology, biochemistry and Physiology

Teaching Methods

Classroom lectures

Learning Outcomes

Know the problems of aging and its consequences; know the associated with aging that affect the process of nutrition changes; know the body composition changes associated with aging; do know the nutritional assessment of the elderly; know the problems of overweight and malnutrition in the elderly; know the proper counseling to elderly nutrition; know the indications for enteral feeding in the elderly; know the consequences of the interaction between food and medicine.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

Aging and its consequences; changes of aging and nutrition; body composition changes associated with aging; nutritional assessment of the elderly; overweight in the elderly; malnutrition in the elderly; good nutrition in the elderly; enteral nutrition in the elderly; food drug interaction in the elderly.

Head Lecturer(s)

Manuel Teixeira Marques Verissimo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Shils E M, Ross AC, Shike M, Caballero B, Cousins RJ (2011). Modern Nutrition in the health and disease. 11th edition. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.