Geriatrics

Program Description

Clinical medicine for the aged mainly studies the etiology, pathology and clinical characteristics of common and frequent diseases in the aged, and seeks effective diagnosis, treatment and prevention. These include nursing and rehabilitation for the elderly.

Curriculum of Program

Section 1 Research Direction

•  Aging and anti-aging research: Focus on the mechanisms of aging and     anti-aging measures

•  Elderly cardiovascular disease research: Focus on the clinical characteristic and prevention of sensile coronary heart disease, hypertension

•  Elderly endocrine diseases research: Focus on the  mechanisms and integrated prevention of sensilediabetes, metabolic syndrome, lipid metabolic  syndrome, gout and osteoporosis.

•  Elderly neurological disease research: Focus on the mechanisms and prevention of sensile cerebrovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease

Section 2 Curriculum

Biology and Physiology of Aging

Socio-cultural And Psychologicial Aspects of Aging

Planning Transfers of Care and Ongoing Care Outside Hospita

Ethical and Legal Issues

Section 3 the catalogue of main classic works and academic journals that need to be rea

Books

1、Current Geriatric Diagnosis Treatment C.Seth Londefeld

2、Handbook of Geriatric Nursing Care Lippincott.Williams&Wilkins

3、Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine J.Grimley Evans et al.

4、Principles of Geriatric medicine & Gerontology William.R. Hazzard et al.

5、Heart Diesease 6th edition Eugen Braunwald

6、The Merck Manual of Geriatrics 3th edition Mark H. Beers

7、Molecular Basis of Cardiovascular Disease Kenneth R.Chien

8、GENESⅧLewin.B et al.

Journals

Ageing Research Reviews

American Heart Journal

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta

Blood

Cardiovascular Drugs & Therapy

Cell

Circulation

Circulation Research

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Diabetes

Diabetes Care

European Heart Journal

Geriatric Nursing

Geriatric &Gerontology International

Heart & Lung:Journal of Acute & Critical Care

Heart Disease

Heart Failure Reviews

Heart,Lung & Circulation

Hypertension

Journal of Aging & Identity

Journal of Cardiovascular Risk

Journal of Experimental Ageing Research (electronic resource)

Journal of Human Hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Journal of Hypertension-Supplement

Lancet

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development.

Mol Cell Proteomics

Nature

Science

Shock

The New England Journal of Medicine  

Tuition

40000/per year

Duration

3 years