Boscart Veronique, McCleary Lynn, Huson Kelsey, Sheiban Linda, Harvey Kelsey
a School of Health & Life Sciences and Community Services , Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning , Kitchener , Ontario , Canada.
d Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging , Kitchener , Ontario , Canada.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2017 Jan-Mar;38(1):17-46. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2016.1230738. Epub 2016 Sep 16.
As the number of older adults increases, it is imperative that gerontological competencies are imbedded in health and social service education reviews of Canadian published and grey literature presents trends, barriers, and enablers of sustained movement toward graduating professionals with gerontology competencies. Overall, gerontological education remains insufficient. Main barriers include resources for faculty and teaching. This review also identified discipline-specific competency frameworks that could inform curriculum enhancement and education accreditations; however, most educators were unaware of these. Further limiting workforce development is the lack of gerontology competency statements within regulatory documents. This review concludes with recommendations for federal and provincial policies to establish educational accreditation programs in geriatrics, develop core competencies, and integrate these into regulatory frameworks. Failure to do so will continue the trend of insufficient preparation of health and social service professionals to care for older adults.
随着老年人数量的增加，将老年医学能力纳入健康和社会服务教育变得势在必行。对加拿大已发表和灰色文献的综述呈现了朝着培养具有老年医学能力的专业人员持续迈进的趋势、障碍和推动因素。总体而言，老年医学教育仍然不足。主要障碍包括师资和教学资源。该综述还确定了特定学科的能力框架，这些框架可为课程改进和教育认证提供参考；然而，大多数教育工作者并不知晓这些。监管文件中缺乏老年医学能力声明进一步限制了劳动力发展。该综述最后针对联邦和省级政策提出了建议，以建立老年医学教育认证项目、制定核心能力并将其纳入监管框架。不这样做将延续健康和社会服务专业人员在照顾老年人方面准备不足的趋势。
