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SYT3028Geriatrics and Long-Term Care services2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi İlknur BUÇAN KIRKBİR
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The concept of long-term care services, the problems in the service, the types of long-term care services that are the institutions and organizations that provide these services, the administrative dimension of long-term care services and long-term care services. The main purpose of the course is to teach the concept of teamwork.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Knows the scope and importance of elderly health4,5,81,
LO - 2 : Knows Long-Term Care services4,5,81,
LO - 3 : Has information about Long-Term Care in countries around the world.4,5,81,5,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Elderly health, definition, scope and importance of long-term care services; Developments that increase the importance of long-term care; long-term care services in our country and around the world; medical staff team in long-term care services; Includes courses in long-term care institutions.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Geriatrics-1
 Week 2Geriatrics-2
 Week 3Changes Observed in Population Structure and Disease Structure in the World and in Our Country
 Week 4Basic Concepts of Long-Term Care Services
 Week 5Home Care
 Week 6The importance of team approach in long-term care services
 Week 7Organizational and managerial skills and requirements necessary for long-term care services management
 Week 8Long-term care service system design and financing
 Week 9Midterm-exam
 Week 10
 Week 11Long-Term Care Service in World Countries (Filland-Denmark) Long-Term Care Service in World Countries (Sweden-Norway)
 Week 12Long-Term Care Service in World Countries (Spain-Belgium)
 Week 13Long-Term Care Service in World Countries (Japan-China)
 Week 14Long-Term Care Service in World Countries (Germany-Austria)
 Week 15Long-Term Care World Countries and Türkiye Comparison General review
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Akbaba M, Demirhindi H (2017). Temel Halk Sağlığı. Akademisyen Kitabevi, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Tolga, B. A. L. (2016). OECD ülke uygulamaları doğrultusunda uzun dönemli bakım (UDB) hizmetlerinin finansmanı ve Türkiye için öneriler. SGD-Sosyal Güvenlik Dergisi, 6(1), 159-196.
2Meryem, G. Ü. L. Uzun Dönemli Bakım Yönetimi. Türkiye Sosyal Hizmet Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(2), 143-159.
3Edward C. Norton (2000). Long-term care, Handbook of Health Economics, Elsevier, (1 )955-994,
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 1 35
Presentation 10
15
2 15
End-of-term exam 16 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 7 14
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 2 7 14
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 7 14
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 2 14 28
Total work load100