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Gerontology across the professions and the Atlantic: Students’ reflective views and voices.

Authors :
Liu, Catherine
Balcom, Sarah
Carrigan, Steven
Malloy, Morgan
Mammba, Violet
Source :
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. Apr-Jun2017, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p158-170. 13p.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Health professions students need to have increasing exposure to interprofessional and international experience in developing the knowledge and skills needed to work with older adults. As students, the authors explore in this article the significant elements of our learning that took place in a blended Gerontology Across the Professions and the Atlantic course for participants from the United States, Canada, and Norway. These factors focus on the following aspects of this course: (1) weekly online topic discussions and learning experiences, (2) group case studies and presentations, (3) international perspectives, (4) interprofessional perspectives, and (5) the final course seminar in Bergen. The authors end their discussion by sharing sidebar stories of their experiences in this course that brought together the powerful, transformative elements of interprofessional and international insights into the challenges of geriatric care in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02701960
Volume :
38
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
122979596
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2016.1152270