EIT Health's free online course on ‘Recognizing and preventing frailty’
A new free online course entitled 'Recognizing and preventing frailty' – offered by FACET, which is part of EIT Health, and hosted on EMMA – will begin next October 29.
The course will focus on frailty in older adults: frailty is increasingly being recognized as a clinically relevant syndrome, and one that should be addressed and prevented. Frailty prevention includes educating the wider public, and that is what this course will do. This MOOC endeavours to raise awareness of frailty, and showcase that frailty can be preventable and reversible.
The course is suitable for anyone, no prior knowledge will be expected and easy-to-understand information will be provided. It would also be suitable for health care employees who might observe frailty in their work remit. Essentially, anyone who wants to better understand the mechanisms of frailty and obtain up-to-date information about research on frailty.
The MOOC will run for five weeks, with an expected time commitment of around 2 hours per week. In the first three weeks, the participant will learn about what frailty is, the physical changes that happen with ageing, how frailty differs from normal ageing, and the common assessments that are done to identify frailty. In week 4 and 5, there will be specific attention to the two key factors that a person can modify to prevent frailty: diet and physical activity. Participants will be guided through a series of items, consisting of videos, articles, quizzes. You will be encouraged to actively take part via discussions and self-assessment.
To access the course and get more information about its structure, click here.
For any information, contact the course coordinator Marco Arkesteijn maa36@aber.ac.uk
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