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Behaviours that can be challenging within an acute setting
Slides accompanying lecture describing behaviours shown by dementia patients and how to respond
Dementia screening
Slides accompanying lecture covering: recent changes in screening; screening from a patient's perspective; comparing screening tools; the effects of screening on a patient and their family
Dementias and mild cognitive disorder
Slides accompanying lecture on dementia and MCI, covering: epidemiology; risk and genetics; differential diagnoses; assessment; types of dementia; management
Hip and shoulder
Slides accompanying lecture on the anatomy of the hip and shoulder, covering: the structure and function of synovial joints; the axilla and femoral triangle; the brachial and lumbosacral plexuses
Interactive discussion - dementia and delirium
Slides accompanying discussion of case presentation, comparing dementia and delirium
Learning and memory
Slides accompanying lecture covering: key psychological theories of learning and how these are relevant to treating and managing health conditions; key research findings regarding human memory, and the implications for students, doctors and patients.
Long-term care
Slides accompanying geronotology lecture looking at disability in older people and options for long-term care
Mature person: case scenario
Slides describing the examination, history, investigations, diagnosis and treatment for a case study of an older patient who has had a fall
Parkinson's disease and movement disorders
Slides accompanying lecture covering: common movement disorders; clinical features of Parkinson's disease (iPD); treatments available
Pathology of ageing and dementia
Slides accompanying lecture looking at how the brain changes with age and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease and Huntingdon's disease
Social aspects of ageing
Slides accompanying gerontology lecture on population ageing; the impact of longer life expectancy; changing working and family lives
The genetic and cellular basis of ageing
Slides accompanying lecture on the mechanisms of ageing; longevity genes; how genes influence ageing; syndromes of premature ageing. Also two papers for further reading.