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Session 1.4, July 7 - 10, 2005
Care for older patients: healthy ageing

 

day 1, Thursday morning chairperson : prof. Sijmen Duursma
  expert : prof. Mile Ribbe

08.00-08.30 introduction of participants and organizers; the role of the tutors
  A. Abyad, MD, MPH, AGSF, Tripoli, Lebanon

08.30-09.15 teacher's state of the art lecture: the minimum data set in acute care compared to traditional records and prediction of outcome
    prof. Palmi Jonsson, Reykjavik, Iceland

09.15-09.45 discussion
09.45-10.00 coffee break
10.00-11.30

participants state of the art lectures

1. epidemiology of ageing in developed countries
dr
2. epidemiology of ageing in developing countries
dr
3. factors influencing life expectancy in developed countries
dr
4. factors influencing life expectancy in developing countries
dr

15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion each


11.30-12.15 teacher's state of the art lecture: education and training of general practitioners and team members
    prof. dr Miel Ribbe, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

12.15-12.45 discussion
12.045-14.00 lunch


day 1, Thursday afternoon chairperson : dr Abdul Razzak Abyad
  expert : prof. Hannes Stähelin

14.00-15.30 participants group discussions
a. ageing: a normal or a pathological process?
b. usual or successful ageing?
b. intrinsic versus extrinsic ageing?
d. ageing: individual versus public health aspects
15.30-16.00 reports of the groups' discussions and general discussion
16.00-16.15

tea break


16.15-17.15 teacher's state of the art lecture: the ageing gene and environmental susceptibility
    prof. Palmi Jonsson, Reykjavik, Iceland

17.15-18.00 discussion
20.00-22.00 dinner

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day 2, Friday morning chairperson : prof. Palmi Jonsson
  expert : prof. Sijmen Duursma

08.00-09.30 participants group discussions
a. and b. case 1 about a palliative care problem
c. and d. case 2 about a palliative care problem
09.30-09.45 coffee break
09.45-10.15 reports of the groups' discussions and general discussion
10.15-10.30 coffee break

10.30-11.30 teacher's state of the art lecture: WHO palliative care programme
    prof. dr Miel Ribbe, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

11.30-12.15 discussion
12.15-13.30 lunch


day 2, Friday afternoon chairperson : dr Abdul Razzak Abyad
  expert : prof. Miel Ribbe

13.30-14.30 teacher's state of the art lecture: WHO Regional Strategy for Health Care for Elderly People in the Mediterranean Region
invited speaker from the WHO office in Cairo

14.30-15.00 discussion
15.00-20.00 free afternoon
20.00-22.00 dinner

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day 3, Saturday Morning chairperson : prof. Hannes Stähelin
  expert : prof. Palmi Jonsson

08.00-08.45 teacher's state of the art lecture: stroke and rehabilitation after stroke invited speaker from the Middle East

08.45-09.30 discussion
09.30-09.45 coffee break
09.45-11.15

participants' state of the art lectures
10. use of growth hormone and muscle function
dr
11. use of insulin like growth factor I and muscle function
dr
12. effect of muscle strength training in older people
dr
13. effect of 'active ageing' programmes in older people
dr

each lecture 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion


11.15-11.30 coffee break

11.30-12.15 teacher's state of the art lecture: mobility and falls in older people
prof. dr Sijmen Duursma, Utrecht, the Netherlands

12.15-12.45 discussion
12.45-13.30 lunch

day 3, Saturday afternoon chairperson : prof. Sijmen Duursma
  expert : dr Abdul Razzak Abyad

13.30-14.30 interRai in the Middle East: participants, prof. dr Miel Ribbe and prof. Palmi Jonsson

14.30-15.00 discussion
20.00-22.00 dinner

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day 4, Sunday Morning chairperson : prof. Palmi Jonsson
  expert : prof. Sijmen Duursma

08.00-09.30 participants' state of the art lectures
5. screening of malnutrition in older people
dr
6. change in body composition with age
dr
7. value of anthropomorphometric measures in clinical practice
dr
8. recognition and treatment of dehydration in older people
dr

each lecture 15 minutes presentation + 5 minutes discussion
09.30-09.45 coffee break

09.45-10.45 teacher's state of the art lecture: nutrition in older people
prof. Hannes Stähelin, Basel, Switzerland

10.45-11.30 discussion
11.30-11.45 coffee break

11.45-12.15 teacher's state of the art lecture: how to start a society for gerontology?
dr Abdul Razzak Abyad, Tripoli, Lebanon

12.15-12.45 discussion
12.45-14.00 lunch

day 4, Sunday Afternoon chairperson : prof. Sijmen Duursma
  expert : prof. Palmi Jonsson

14.00-15.30

group discussions

e. clinical assessment of vitamin status in older people
f. the role of the nursing staff in detecting malnutrition
g. the role of social isolation in malnutrition
h. the role of exercise and physical activity in nutrition

15.30-16.00 reports of the groups' discussions and general discussion

16.00-16.30 teacher's state of the art lecture: the Mini Nutritional Assessment
prof. Hannes Stähelin, Basel, Switzerland

16.30-16.45 discussion
16.45-17.30 group discussions: evaluation of the whole course and advises for the second course
i. organisation, methods, presentations by teachers and participants
k. advises for participants, teachers and organizers for the next course
17.00-17.25 reports of the groups' discussions
17.35-17.30 closing remarks
19.00-22.00 award ceremony and farewell dinner

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