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Introduction to Frailty
Introducing key concepts in assessing and measuring frailty
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Scott Buxton
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Scott Buxton

An advanced practice physiotherapist specialising in frailty

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Introduction

Frailty is a clinical state that is associated with many negative outcomes, including falls, harm events and disability or death. It is estimated that 25-50% of the population aged 85 years and over can be classified as frail, and, as such, most physiotherapists will encounter frail patients. This course will introduce frailty and provide key insights into how it impacts patients and their quality of life.

Aims

This course aims to introduce the concept of frailty and explore how it can affect your patients.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 0.5-1 hour depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • list five negative outcomes associated with frailty
  • compare the two main models of frailty
  • evaluate the impact of frailty on individuals who become unwell or injured
  • select the best definition for frailty
  • choose an appropriate index to measure frailty

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
If you want to know more about frailty, then this is an excellent introduction to a frailty course to help improve your knowledge, and it did improve my knowledge.
Cara-Marè Kotzé
Physiotherapist
South Africa
Great information to have when working with the ageing population! Outcome measures are easy to understand and implement.
LEWIS NANCY R
Physiotherapist
Canada
This course is an excellent introduction to frailty as a concept. It discusses how to assess it appropriately and delves deeper into the actual reasons for the underlying weakness and the reason for admission. Very concise and helpful.
Meredith Ingham
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom
This course is a very good short and precise teaching on frailty. I learned a lot and did not feel overwhelmed with the amount of material.
Corrine Taylor
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom
Great short course! It provided practical information on recognising and assessing frailty.
Dualta Griffin
Physiotherapist
Ireland
Great presentation on Frailty!
Shelley Mason
Physiotherapist
South Africa
This was a brilliant overview of frailty, with lots of useful information packed in. I am feeling more confident to start clinical work again, thank you!
Lucy Aird
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom
Excellent shot course and challenging quiz!
Anita Tattershall
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom
Nice short concise course! Scott is very clear to understand. Really enjoyable!
Hayley O'Brien
Physiotherapist
Ireland
Great course if you are looking for more information on working with the elderly and frail population.
Physiotherapist
South Africa
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