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Supporting healthy ageing: Training multi-disciplinary healthcare students

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Shneerson, C; Bartlett, D; Lord, J; Gale, N
Published in: European Journal of Integrative Medicine
January 1, 2014

Introduction: Life expectancy in the UK is increasing at a rate of two years per decade and the need to maintain health in older age is a key challenge facing governments across the world. Health systems based on the biomedical model that focuses on cure of specific conditions is ill-suited to the complex needs of older people, and can often fail to be person-centred. An interprofessional education (IPE) approach may offer benefits in undergraduate training. Methods: To engage with some of these challenges, an educational event was held at the University of Birmingham and University Hospital Birmingham. Results: The event focused on the roles that multi-disciplinary health and social care teams can play in supporting healthy ageing, using an IPE approach, and by involving patients and the public. Experts from a range of research disciplines and older members of the local community worked collaboratively with healthcare students to explore strategies and priorities for supporting older people to age healthily. Conclusions: An event that brings healthcare students together to learn from both experts in the field and older people provides a rich learning environment. Further work could be done to improve links to social care. © 2013 Elsevier GmbH.

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European Journal of Integrative Medicine

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1876-3839

ISSN

1876-3820

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

104 / 111

Related Subject Headings

  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Shneerson, C., Bartlett, D., Lord, J., & Gale, N. (2014). Supporting healthy ageing: Training multi-disciplinary healthcare students. European Journal of Integrative Medicine, 6(1), 104–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2013.12.021
Shneerson, C., D. Bartlett, J. Lord, and N. Gale. “Supporting healthy ageing: Training multi-disciplinary healthcare students.” European Journal of Integrative Medicine 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 104–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2013.12.021.
Shneerson C, Bartlett D, Lord J, Gale N. Supporting healthy ageing: Training multi-disciplinary healthcare students. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2014 Jan 1;6(1):104–11.
Shneerson, C., et al. “Supporting healthy ageing: Training multi-disciplinary healthcare students.” European Journal of Integrative Medicine, vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 104–11. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2013.12.021.
Shneerson C, Bartlett D, Lord J, Gale N. Supporting healthy ageing: Training multi-disciplinary healthcare students. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2014 Jan 1;6(1):104–111.
Journal cover image

Published In

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

DOI

EISSN

1876-3839

ISSN

1876-3820

Publication Date

January 1, 2014

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

104 / 111

Related Subject Headings

  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences