Care of the Older Person with Frailty
Credit bearing module
Key facts
Course code
CPD7013
Start dates
January 2025
Application deadline
1 September (for a September start)
1 January (for a January start)
Location
Course length
Part time: One semester
This course is not available to students classed as International for fees purposes.
Overview
This Care of the Older Person with Frailty module will provide you with the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of the complexity of assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care relevant to the older person with frailty in a variety of care environments, including the home, community settings and hospital.
You will gain practical experience of caring for these patients in a variety of settings. The module will provide you with the opportunity to think critically and logically about issues pertinent to the acute care of the older person with frailty.
How to apply
Entry requirements
You must be a qualified health care professional with a minimum of one year of relevant clinical experience, and from a respective healthcare background.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Application process
Apply through our Moodle Portal.
You will need to register for the portal prior to proceeding with an application.
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year your fees will increase each year.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods, please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds, please visit our Refund policy page
Financial support and scholarships
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.
Learning and assessment
The teaching, learning and assessment strategy of the module reflects its student centred, patient-centred and practice-focused approach. The module has an appropriate division between structured learning activities and private study.
This module is taught via a blended learning approach, it involves a mixture of pre session reading, online activities and presentations blended with face-to-face seminars, problem based learning, workshops and critical debate. All of the learning methods to be used will engage the student in both academic and practice learning.
You will be assessed 100% through coursework.
Learning and teaching
Topics include:
- Nature of fragility
- Anatomy and physiology of ageing
- Atypical presentation of acute illness in the frail older person
- Interplay of co morbidities, multiple interacting complex problems and acute exacerbations of existing illness.
- Common and high impact issues which can result in harm to older people with frailty
- Relational/person centred care
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and evidence based models of care
Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been
published on the website. For more information, please visit our
changes to programmes page.