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Geriatric Medicine Course

What will I learn?

Improve your skills in lookin' after old people with our full course for health workers. Dig deep into how to handle medicines, understandin' how drugs mix, when plenty medicine dey used, and how to make sure the right medicine be given. Learn how to watch and follow up properly, includin' how often to check and what signs to look for. Help patients and their families learn through teachin' dem how to stick to their treatment and talkin' to dem clear. Do proper check-ups for old people and give dem full care with advice on how dem go live, eat, and get support from their community.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course accessible for life
Certificate compliant with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, without needing internet access

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Get good at handlin' medicines: Make sure old people get the right medicine dem need.

Do full check-ups: Check people's health well and find any problems old people get.

Talk to patients proper: Tell patients and their families clear information about their health.

Give full care: Help with how people live, eat, and get support from their community.

Learn how to watch people: Change care plans based on what their health be doin' and how often dem be checkin'.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.