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Study programme 2015-2016

Teaching and training





 

First part – Basic training

Three years, full-time, comprising :

  • theoretical teaching
  • seminars
  • supervised clinical training

The theoretical teaching in the basic training is part of the special university training course (inter-university course on internal medicine).

Second part - Advanced training

To familiarize candidates with all the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of the discipline (geriatric clinical practice, geriatric syndromes, team management, psycho-geriatrics, geriatric revalidation, palliative care), with the methods of standardized geriatric evaluation, with the extent of a complete care programme for the geriatric patient (hospitalization, internal and external liaison, geriatric day hospital, geriatric consultations) and with the network of geriatric care, three years, full-time, comprising :

  • theoretical teaching including
    - inter-university course on geriatrics organized by the Belgian Scientific Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (Société Scientifique Belge de Gérontologie et de Gériatrie - SBGG)
    - course and activities in public health with a gerontological focus (in the programme of the School of Public Health)
  • clinical seminars, club journal, meetings and research projects coordinated by the placement supervisors
  • supervised clinical training