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1st Specialization in Geriatrics and Psycho-geriatrics

 ECTS CreditsNumber of Hours (h/year)
215
115
675
215
445
21450
115
110
215
445
230
115
115
230
230
115
230
115
230
115
115

Psychologie appliquée - Communication et relation soignant-soigné

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffLambion, Isabelle
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0016/1
Prerequisite

Lessons of psychology of various cursus

Aims and Objectives

Locate the elderly in our society

Identify the specific needs of older persons (related to the losses experienced)

Identify patterns of care for older people throughout history until the present period

Determine therapeutic attitudes and / or adequate supporting

Determine the basis for adequate communication with the elderly

Description

Definition of old age

The various losses experienced by the elderly and their impact

The needs of the elderly

Social aspect of old age

Evolution of care to seniors through history

Evolution of Institutions for elderly people throughout history

The therapeutic and communication within the elderly care

 

Bibliography

GINESTE Y. et J. Pelissier, Humanitude, Comprendre la vieillesse, prendre soin des Hommes vieux, Armand Collin, Paris, 2007, nouvelle edition.

Henderson V. La nature des soins infirmiers, Inter Edition, Paris, France, 1994

Perron M., Communiquer avec des adultes âgés. La clé des "sens" Ed Chronique Sociale, 1996

WALTER B. Soins en gériatrie: un art, une passion, Ed Lamarre, 1991

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

Case analysis. Analysis and discussion of audio-visual.

Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesNo
LanguageFrench

Evaluation de la qualité

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffLEVA, Chantal
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0003/1
Prerequisite

none

Aims and Objectives
Description
Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Project or fieldwork
Assessment Methods

analysis written exam

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Prévention et promotion de la santé

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffLEVA, Chantal
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0004/1
Prerequisite

none

Aims and Objectives
Description
Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Project or fieldwork
Assessment Methods

analysis written exam

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Soins à domicile, en MR et en MRS, en structures d'accueil et en milieu hospitalier et autres milieux de vie

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffCOMBLAIN, Willy
ENGLEBERT, Louise
MULDERS, Daniel
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0005/1
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives
Description
Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Soins d'accompagnement de fin de vie et soins palliatifs

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffVALLEM, Geneviève
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0007/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To maintain patientsand their families with effeicience and respect in the last stage of life.

Description

Introductiion

Philosophy and cpncepts of palliative care

Nature of the care

Qualities to develop

Daily accompaniment

Help relation

Listening capacities

Estimation and control of the pain

Care places

Rites and ritual 

Bibliography

Tavernier M., Les soins palliatifsLe point actuel des connaissances. Ed. Que sais-je?,Presses universitaires de France, p126.

Beaulieu M.B. L'accompagnement au quotidien. Formation et pratique de l'aide)soignant. Ed. Masson.

Feil N. Validation, mode d'emploi. Ed. Pradel

Les cahiers du 3ème âge. Soins palliatifs et éthique de fin de vie. Ed. Kluwer, pp174.

L'infirmière et les soins palliatifs. Premier soin: éthique et pratique. savoir et pratique infirmiers. Ed. Masson 1999, p 237.

Jacquemain. Manuel de soins palliatifs. Ed. Dunod

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsOral examinations

Synthesis work and oral conversation

NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Social legislation

ECTS Credits4
Number of Hours (h/year)45
Teaching staffMAES, Marianne
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0013/1
Prerequisite

To know the constitutionnal right and civil right.

Aims and Objectives

To learn the various areas of social law and the elderly, falling as labor law, the right to social security, as health policy, showing the connections between different subjects. In this way, the student may acquire a better knowledge of these specific laws in order to prepare for the demands of working life.

Description
  • Examination of the work contract and the right of social security.
  • Study of specific laws related to the profession of the students
Bibliography

Moniteur Belge- Journal des Tribunaux du Travail.

Ministère fédéral des Affaires sociales : Aperçu de la sécurité sociale en Belgique. Edition 2010.

Clés pour le contrat de travail - Direction générale Relations individuelles du travail -Cellule Publications du Service public fédéral Emploi, Travail et Concertation sociale. Edition novembre 2009

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials

Lectures ans exercises

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Continuous assessment

QCM and exercises based on true situations to resolve. The exercices made at home will count for 25% of examination's cotation

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Politique de santé et structures de soins aux personnes âgées

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffCLAESSENS, Véronique
TROLIN, Christian
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0014/1
Prerequisite

Lectures of prvious years.

Aims and Objectives

Understanding the legal scheme which defines the obligations and protection measures in favour of the older people.

Description

Civil and criminal liability.

Professionnal secrecy.

Legal capacity and incapacity.

Representation of the older.

The Act of July 18,1991 on the appointment of a provisional administrator.

The Act of June 26 1990 on insane people

Ill-treatment of older people.

Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Principes de gestion et d'organisation des services de soins aux personnes âgées

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffRIBOURDOUILLE, Bernard
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0015/1
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives
Description
Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Techniques de manutention et ergonomie

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffSCHOENBROEDT, Fabrice
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0021/1
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives
Description
Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Continuous assessment
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Animation and assistance to everyday life activities- Appliance used in geriatry/ Techniques of handling

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffBORN, Christine
COMBLAIN, Willy
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0001/1
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives

To learn to interact with the elderly, to soothe, to handle them safely, to know his plan of life as a person, to propose animations  corresponding to his needs and his profile.

Description

Part 1 : animation and assistance to everyday activities

- Concept of the autonomy

- Gerontological approach of autonomy

- Concept of the person

- Which therapy and for whom ?

- Application of these reflections to the concept of animation

Part 2 : : handling

Study of basic gestural handling of persons; review of biomechanicals aspects; approach of the ergonomy of environment

Methodology GAPA : moving, raising, transfer, means of ergonomic help adapted to the elderly.

Part 3: Techniques of communication and sensibilization to the validation according to Naomi Feil

Techniques of communication with the elderpy

Who is Naomi Feil? What is the Validation? (objectives, theoretical bases, principles, the theory of Erikson, tools) 

Four steps of disorientation

Application of various techniques

Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsOral examinations
Continuous assessment
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Deontology and ethics

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffDENOEL, Nicole
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0002/1
Prerequisite

Notions of deontology obtained in the previous lectures.

Aims and Objectives

To raise ethic questions and discussions between participants from different paramedical studies in order to call in question a priori ideas

To take into consideration the pluralism of values of a modern democratic society.

To be sensitive to the variety of questions risen by any medical or paramedical action.

To know the legal and institutional bases

Description

Conceptual frame:

· Ethics, morale, deontology, law…

· The health jobs

· Deontologic principles applied to the different professions

· Medical deontology

· Basic principles of the medical ethics

Institutional references in Belgium and abroad

· The different forms of Ethic Committees.

· Charters, Codes, Agreements and Pacts

· The Universal Declaration of the Human Rights

· The Agreement on the Human Rights and Biomedicine

· The Charter of the Rights and Liberties of the Elder dependant person.

· The law about euthanasia

Ill-treatment of elder persons

· Abuse indicators

· Preventive measures, legal measures, assistance to victims.

Ethics of end of life :

· Therapeutic obstinacy

· Euthanasia

· Situation on national and international level

· Various philosophic approaches

Ethics of the lifeless body.

Bibliography

COBBAUT J.P. (2004),

Droit et éthique de la santé

, syllabus diffusé par Résodoc, UCL, Bruxelles

 

GIRARDIER J. et al. (2005),

Les situations extrèmes en soins palliatifs

, Unité de soins palliatifs : La Mirandière, France

 

LAMAU M.L. (1996),

Manuel des soins palliatifs

, Ed. Dunod, Paris, 559 p.

 

LEGAULT G.A. (1999),

Professionnalisme et délibération éthique : manuel d'aide à la décision responsable

, Presses de l'Université du Québec, Sainte-Foy, 206 p.

 

 

 

Revues

: Ethica Clinica, 1998 à 2006

 

Le Moniteur Belge : Recueil des Lois et arrêtés Royaux

 

 

Internet

:

 

www.health.fgov.be

www.inserm.fr/ethique

www.ccne.ethique.fr

 

www.

md.ucl.ac.be/ebim/codes.htm

 

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials

Interactive lecture. Analysis of official documents and texts. Anslysis of cases and real situations. Meetings with other professionals and intervening parties at school or outside

Assessment MethodsOral examinations
Projects or practical work
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Specific care (nurse, physiotherapist,occupational therapist...)

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffDOZO, Myrèse
Hasard, Cynthia
JOB, Béatrice
LABEYE, Nicole
LACHAUSSEE, Isabelle
ROBERT, Nadine
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0006/1
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives
Description
Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Group seminars or workshops
Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Multidisciplinary team work

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffDISLAIRE, Jean-Louis
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0008/1
Prerequisite

None.

Aims and Objectives

To know the normative aspects, the plural and multidisciplinary aspects of team work.

Description

Multidisciplinary team work

Reflexion on the concepts of multidisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity, based on various definitions and concepts.

To approach the representations the students may have, concerning the other medical staff's members who work with them in a staff that take care of old people (Hospital, nursing home or home).

Approaches on the leadership and its own perception.

  •  Johari grid,
  • Style of leadership.

 

The control of meeting of a multi-field team:

  • Preparation
  • Management
  • Animation

 

Concepts and analysis of the organizations (based on the theories of Mintzberg on the organizations).

 

 

Bibliography
Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

Discussion

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations

JEAN NIZET ET FRANCOIS PICHAULT, 1995, Comprendre les organisations, Mintzberg à l'épreuve des faits, Gaëtan Morin

NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Nutrition and dietetics

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffLABEYE, Nicole
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0009/1
Prerequisite

Former years nutrition and dietetics courses

Aims and Objectives

To highlight the various factors which influence food behavior

To think about the various components of the body and the concept of “weight”.

To analyze the energetic needs a person. To represent the food pyramid

To distinguish the energetic nutriments from the non energetic ones

To restore the principal properties of different nutriments

To list the principal sources of these nutriments

To know the various parameters of the elderly’s food

Description

The food behaviour. Measure body composition

Energy needs. The food pyramid.

Psychosocial aspect of the food / Modifications of the food behavior with ageing

Factors influencing nutrition in the old person

Meals in residence

Collective catering in geriatric institution / To establish menus

Specific food for the old person ( modes ). Food at the end of the lifetime.

Bibliography

FERRY M., BERGER-LEVRAULLT, Nutrition de la personne âgée.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Project or fieldwork

Interactive exposes , personal research, articles reading.

Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Oral examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Geriatic pathologies, therapeutics and pharmacology

ECTS Credits4
Number of Hours (h/year)45
Teaching staffBERG, Nikolai
COENEN, Anne
DI PANFILO, Anna
PETERMANS, Jean
Skelton, Nathalie
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0010/1
Prerequisite

Basic knowledge of human and anatomo-physiology of normal ageing

Aims and Objectives

To understand the pathologies more frequent of elderly person and integrate medical data in the framework of pluridisciplinar taking in charge

Description

Specificity of the geriatric pathology in problems:

cardiovascular, pneumological, gastroenterologic, hematologic, neurologic (including dementia), urologic, nephrologic, gynaecologic, endocrinologic.

Specificities of rhumatology and oncology of the elderly.

Scabs

Pathologies of the immobilization

Falls

End of life

Drugs

Bibliography

Les références bibliographiques pour chaque partie du contenu sont disponibles et actualisées à la bibliothèque de la Haute Ecole de La Province de Liège, Quai du Barbou, n°2.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Oral examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Anatomo - physiology of the ageing

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffBERG, Nikolai
COENEN, Anne
DI PANFILO, Anna
PETERMANS, Jean
Skelton, Nathalie
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0011/1
Prerequisite

Basic knowledges of human anatomy and physiology

Aims and Objectives

To understand the physiological modifications realted to the ageing and to integrate medical data in the framework of the pluridisciplinar taking in charge  

Description

General introduction

Fragility of the elderly

Anatomo - physiological characteristics of following systems: cardiology, pneumology, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, urology, nephrology, gynaecology, endocrinology, locomotor system.

Hydratation

Physical exercise

Geriatric assessment

Ill-treatment

Bibliography

Les références bibliographiques pour chaque partie du contenu sont disponibles et actualisées à la bibliothèque de la Haute Ecole de La Province de Liège, Quai du Barbou, n°2.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Group seminars or workshops
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
Oral examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Psycho-geriatrics - geriatric psychopathology

ECTS Credits2
Number of Hours (h/year)30
Teaching staffBULFON, Patricia
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0012/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To achieve accompanying deprived of a priori towards the old people in loss of psychic autonomy.

Description

Introduction

The old person as a patient

Environment and caring personnel of the old person Psychopathology:

  • agitation: its causes, the diagnosis, taking in charge
  • agressivity : causing factors, risk situations, therapeutical possibilities
  • anguish: causing factors, therapeutical possibilities, anorexia and other eating disorders
  • Confusion: predisposing risk factors and precipitants, preventive measures
  • Delirium them during dementia
  • Dementia: recall of the most frequent causes, councils of accompaniment council
  • depression: risk factors, clinical picture, detection, maniaco-depressive disease, sleep, sexuality and couple difficulties, suicide and suicide attempts, personality disorders
  • Pain of the elderly, approach and evaluation

Day psychogeriatric hospital: interest, objectives, indications, counter-indications, …

Psychosocial therapeutics

Conclusion

Bibliography

Simeone, Introduction à la psychogériatrie, La psychogériatrie, Que sais-je ?

Clement J-P, Darthout N., Guide pratique de psychogériatrie, Médiguides, Ed. Masson, Paris, 2002

Ferrey G., Le Goues G., Psychopathologie du sujet âgé, Abrégés Masson, 5ème édition, Paris 2000.

ALZEIMER Europe, Alzeimer, le guide des aidants, Ed. 2001.

PLOTON L., Maladie d’Alzeimer, à l’écoute d’un langage, Ed. Chronique Sociale, Lyon, 1996.

 

PERSONNE M., Le corps du malade âgé. Pathologie de la vieillesse et relations de soins, Ed. Privat, Toulouse, 1994.

CAMDESSUS B., BONJEAN M., SPECTOR R., Les crises familiales du grand âge, Ed. ESF, Paris, 1989.

SEBAG-LANOE R., WARY B., MISCHLICH D., La douleur des femmes et des hommes âgés, Ed. Masson, Paris, 2002.

RONSAC C., On ne se lasse pas d’aimer, Ed. R.Laffont, Paris, 1992.

ALBOM M., La dernière leçon, Ed. R. Laffont, Paris, 1998.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures

Video supported lectures

Assessment MethodsOral examinations

synthesis work.

NotesNo
LanguageFrench

Sociologie du viellissement

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)15
Teaching staffDISCRY, Anne
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0017/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To acquire some sociological notions relative to the problematic of the elderly people in our society : the ageing of the population, the social inequalities faced with health and death, the social representations associated to the old age, solutions of life adopted during the old age, the funeral rituals, ...

To nurture a reflection on the place of the old person within our society in order to better understand the social mechanisms that underlie the reality.

Description

The ageing of the population

The social inequalities faced with health

The old age, a reality with multiple aspects

The social representations associated to the old age

Solutions of life adopted during the old age

The funeral rituals

Bibliography

No main reference book; but a lot of book abstracts, articles, feature articles, ...

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Group seminars or workshops
Assessment MethodsOral examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

Clinical teaching, placements / seminars

ECTS Credits21
Number of Hours (h/year)450
Teaching staffDOZO, Myrèse
JOB, Béatrice
LABEYE, Nicole
LACHAUSSEE, Isabelle
ROBERT, Nadine
Samray, Alain
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0018/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To develop a friendly and respectiful attitude allowing the seniors and their projects and to favour optimal quality of life.

To have a will to use a dynamic training within a supporting team.

To acquire a training in  logistic, human and financial management  of the convalescent home

Seminars: to develop a feeling of research and continuous formation

Description

Minimum 450 hours in:

  • 200 hours in convalescent homes
  • 100 hours in geriatric services
  • 100 hours in psychogeriatric services
  • 50 hours in choice  of the student

Seminars: participation in conferences and in discussions related to geriatry.

Bibliography

voir importante bibliographie par thèmes sur le site URL "Gérontologie en Institution" du Dr Mias - papidioc

Teaching and Learning Methods

Placements

Assessment Methods

Reports of placements

NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Accounting and management

ECTS Credits6
Number of Hours (h/year)75
Teaching staffJULEMONT, Richard
RIBOURDOUILLE, Bernard
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0019/1
Prerequisite

None

Aims and Objectives

To acquire knowledges in management and accountancy required for the function of director of home convalescent.

Description

1. Accountancy

2. Management of home convalescent

Bibliography

ALEXANDER, F. & DELREE, C. (2008). Notions de droit civil. De Boeck, Bruxelles.  

BOSMANS, P. & al. (2002). Vade-mecum pour l'entrepreneur d'économie sociale. Labor, Loverval.

CAPODICI, J. & NIESSEN, W. (2001). Comprenez votre comptable. Edipro, Liège.

KOSKAS, D. (2008). Comprendre un bilan. Ed. Volage mondial, Marsat (F.).

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Tutorials
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesIn part
LanguageFrench

Research methodoligy applied in geriatrics

ECTS Credits1
Number of Hours (h/year)10
Teaching staffDISLAIRE, Jean-Louis
Course UnitCompulsory
TermQuad. 1 and 2
CodePARA-D_SGERIA0020/1
Prerequisite
Aims and Objectives

To be able to write a research task in a scientific article form and to present it orally.

 

Description

1. The research: what is ? its levels, its stages

2. The scientific step:  the starting question, the theoretical pole, results interpretation

3. The scientific article: original scientifical article,  its structure, its drafting

4. Presentation: written and oral

 

Bibliography

QUIVY Raymond, VAN CAMPENHOUDT Luc, Manuel de recherche en sciences sociales, Ed. Dunod, Paris, 1995.

SALMI LR, Lecture critique et rédaction médicale scientifique, comment lire, rédiger et publier une étude clinique ou épidémiologique, Elsevier, Paris, 1998

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures
Assessment MethodsWritten examinations
NotesYes
LanguageFrench

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