Care of the Older Person (COOP)

All students spend听time听with a GP tutor learning about听medicine for older people听from a Primary Care perspective in a local General Practice in the听Health of the Older Person, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Psychiatry听&听ENT (HOPE) module.听

GP teaching takes place听on Tuesdays &听Thursdays over听three consecutive weeks,听and听there are twelve placements in an academic year.

Community placements in Care of the Older Person (COOP)听offer medical students an important community perspective. In hospital, patients often have more extreme and disabling illnesses, as well as higher mortality rates than in the community, which may slant students' experiences of the older person in an unrealistic way.

In the community they can gain a different insight, from the older person living a normal healthy life, to those managing with chronic conditions, and those requiring more intensive help either at home or in alternative residential accommodation.

Aims

The broad aim of the programme is to practise core clinical skills as applied to the assessment of older people (with emphasis on integrated examination and CNS and functional assessment). In addition to this, the course aims:

To introduce students to appropriate professional behaviours
To focus on common health problems experienced by older people living in the community
To develop further the clinical skills of history taking and examination
To develop the skills of clinical reasoning in reaching appropriate diagnosis
To develop sound management plans which include a holistic patient approach i.e. considers physical, psychological and social interventions
To develop a positive attitude to health issues in Care of the Older Person ensuing equality in health provision
To have knowledge of the carer's role either informally or in terms of community resources and services
To promote reflection, discussion and develop the personal and professional attributes of a life-long learner

Student Information

Feedback

Please ensure you provide feedback on Care of the Older Person (COOP)听teaching when emailed about this subsequent to the placement.

Attendance

Please note that attendance of all community-based teaching is compulsory, and will be monitored as part of your firm assessment.听

Patients are usually asked specially to attend for your teaching sessions so, if for any genuine reason you are unable to attend, it is essential that you email听pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk听as soon as possible, and also contact the practice that is expecting you. You also need to complete听听the听

Any queries?

If you have any听questions about COOP GP placements, please听contact 听pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk .

For further听information students should refer to the following:

GP Tutor Information

Attendance

Attendance of General Practice sessions is compulsory. Students are told that should exceptional circumstances arise and they are unable to attend a placement, they should immediately inform PCPH Administration team pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk听and the practice which is expecting them.听

If a student fails to attend without prior warning, please inform听pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk听as soon as possible.

It is not听considered听appropriate for students who are suddenly unwell, or unfit to attend, to inform you of this via another student. If this happens, please let us听know.

Concerns about students

If you have any concerns of a pastoral or educational nature about any students, please contact听pcphmeded@ucl.ac.uk

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