Health

OPTIMIZING DRUG MANAGEMENT IN THE ELDERLY

  • Target level of study

    BAC +5

  • ECTS

    0 credits

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Pharmacy

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

Objectives

Objectives (educational, scientific, professional) :

- Optimize clinical and therapeutic management of the elderly.

- Optimizing the care pathway for the elderly.

- Secure care and prevent iatrogenic pathology.

- Training healthcare professionals to cope with changing demographics and practices.

 

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Organization

Knowledge control

  • THEORETICAL INSTRUCTION GUIDED INSTRUCTION / CLINICAL CASES STAKEHOLDERS METHODS OF TESTING KNOWLEDGE Written test (covering the entire program) 2 hours Candidates with an average mark of 10/20 or higher will be admitted.
    Two examination sessions are organized each year: the first within a month of the course, the second at least two months later.
    • Theoretical training: 84 hours
    • General information on the elderly
    • Iatrogenic pathology and polypathology
    • Cardiovascular pathology and treatment
    • Neuropsychiatric pathology and treatment
    • Osteoarticular pathology and treatment
    • Hepato-gastroenterological pathology and treatment
    • Neoplastic pathology and treatment
    • Infectious pathology and treatment
    • Endocrine pathology and treatment
    • Urological pathology and treatment
    • Ophthalmological pathology and treatment
    • Mucocutaneous pathology
    • Parkinson
    • Alzheimer
    • Diabetes
    • HTA
    • Depression
    • Heart failure
    • Colorectal cancer
    • Osteoporosis
    • Rheumatoid arthritis
    • Academics
    • Hospital practitioners
    • Pharmacists
    • Doctors
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Program

  • 1 year.
  • 1 time per month
  • 2 days a week, Thursdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Courses start in the first week of January and run until June.
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Admission

Access conditions

Applications :

send CV and covering letter CV + covering letter to pharma-du@umontpellier.fr

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Target audience

Recruitment area :

  • Pharmacists
  • Doctors
  • Pharmacy interns

Entry requirements:
Internship in pharmacy or state diploma in pharmacy or medicine.

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