Home care - Hospital - Institutional care for patients with neurodegenerative diseases
| Title | Κατ΄ οίκον-Νοσοκομειακή-Ιδρυματική φροντίδα ασθενών με νευροεκφυλιστικά νοσήματα / Home care - Hospital - Institutional care for patients with neurodegenerative diseases |
| Code | ΤΙΜΝΒ007 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | IPPS Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration |
| Collaborating Schools | Medicine Chemistry Physical Education and Sports Sciences (Thessaloniki) |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Magdalini Kosta-Tsolaki |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020072 |
Programme of Study: IPPS Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration
Registered students: 15
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 26 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600291091
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EPIChallenges
- Sustainable Transformation
- European Values
- Global Health
- Future Intelligence
Type Of Offer
- Disciplinary Course
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600291091
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After attending the course students will be able to:
● appreciate the technological needs of health care
● design protocols for implementing new systems in health care and assess/evaluate the magnitude of their success/impact
● record user requirements of health care systems and collaborate with other professional groups in the design of health services
● apply modern methodologies and use modern systems/technological solutions in the practice of ECEC
● recognize the epidemiological - population perspective of health problems in the community, to know the possibilities of disease prevention and health promotion, through their contact with the full range of corresponding services and programs and the use of technology
● apply new technologies in health care in the community, having understood the range of scientific and functional characteristics that include health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration
● better explain the relationship between biological, psychological and social factors, as well as the expectations of patients in matters of diagnosis and management of their problems regardless of age, ethnicity and gender.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course will include the individual modules: Caring for dementia patients in the End-Stage Unit, the social stigma of neurodegenerative diseases, the National strategic plan: Building dementia-friendly communities, training-support for carers, the role of the social worker, experiential seminar for Health professionals entitled "An uninvited friend", nursing interventions for patients with dementia, communication and speech disorders.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 1 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 39 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Ειδική κατά περίπτωση επιστημονική βιβλιογραφία
Additional bibliography for study
Special bibliography on a case-by-case basis
Last Update
03-06-2025
