a Department of Geriatric Medicine , Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields , United Kingdom.
b School of Biomedical Sciences, Newcastle University , United Kingdom.
Med Teach. 2017 May;39(5):452-457. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2017.1288863. Epub 2017 Mar 1.
The global population is ageing and consequently cognitive problems are increasingly prevalent. To ensure that the healthcare needs of this complex group are met, healthcare professionals must receive adequate training in this field. There are, however, a variety of reasons why this is not currently being achieved, including, but not limited to: ethical and logistical issues relating to the delivery of educational experiences involving cognitively impaired patients; a failure of curricula to keep pace with the changing demographic; societal and institutional ageism; and the inherent complexity of the conditions. This article highlights challenges associated with the delivery of such training to medical undergraduates and presents strategies to tackle these. Drawing on current evidence where available, the 12 tips below offer educators practical advice on how to maximize the value of medical undergraduates' educational experiences with cognitively impaired patients.
全球人口正在老龄化，因此认知问题越来越普遍。为了确保满足这个复杂群体的医疗保健需求，医疗保健专业人员必须在这一领域接受足够的培训。然而，目前未能实现这一目标的原因有很多，包括但不限于：与提供涉及认知障碍患者的教育经验相关的伦理和后勤问题；课程未能跟上人口结构变化的步伐；社会和机构的年龄歧视；以及这些疾病的内在复杂性。本文强调了向医学本科生提供此类培训所面临的挑战，并提出了应对这些挑战的策略。本文利用现有证据，提供了 12 条建议，为教育工作者提供了实用建议，帮助他们最大限度地提高医学本科生与认知障碍患者教育体验的价值。
