{"id":12054,"date":"2025-06-18T17:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medwayinstitute.in\/courses\/?p=12054"},"modified":"2025-06-18T17:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:34:55","slug":"certificate-course-in-geriatric-medicine-ccgm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medwayinstitute.in\/courses\/certificate-course-in-geriatric-medicine-ccgm\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificate Course in Geriatric Medicine (CCGM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>(Designed for General Practitioners &amp; AYUSH Doctors to Manage Elderly Patients in OPD, Home Visits &amp; Institutional Care)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Duration: 3 Months<br>\ud83d\udd39 Mode: 100% Online (Video Lectures + Clinical Cases + Pharmacology + PDF Notes)<br>\ud83d\udd39 Eligibility: MBBS, BDS, BHMS, BAMS, BUMS, BNYS, BEMS, Physiotherapists, Doctor of Pharmacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Course Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To equip doctors with essential knowledge and skills to manage age-related conditions, handle polypharmacy, and provide holistic, patient-centered care for the elderly population through a clinical, pharmacological, and case-based approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcda Syllabus \u2013 10 Comprehensive Modules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Module 1: Introduction to Geriatric Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding aging: physiological vs pathological aging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common challenges in elderly care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importance of geriatric-specific OPD care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multidisciplinary approach to geriatric patients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Module 2: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical, mental, functional, and social evaluation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Screening tools: MMSE, GDS, ADL, IADL scales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nutritional and mobility assessments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning individualized care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Module 3: Chronic Disease Management in Elderly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diabetes, hypertension, COPD, CKD in the elderly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atypical presentation of common diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multimorbidity management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Role of home monitoring and regular follow-up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Module 4: Cognitive &amp; 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