Activities

Geriatrics 4.0: Older Adults’ Health in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Module 1: Cardiogeriatrics
Module 2: Geriatric Oncology
Module 3: Lonliness, depression and suicide
Module 4: How to conduct routine health checkups in older adults?
Module 5: Dizziness and falls
Module 6: Incontinence

 

 

To present advances in AI applied to healthcare for older adults: prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
To understand the limitations and validation requirements associated with the implementation of AI.
To address the most prevalent diseases and major geriatric syndromes using AI.
To raise awareness of the potential health risks that AI may pose to the older adults.
To preserve, value and emphasize medical humanism in the care of older adults.

 

Dr. Carlos Presman

Dr. Julio César Guerini

Rethinking Obesity for the General Clinician

Module 1: Current epidemiology and future projections. Part A: Introduction. Part B – Diagnosis of obesity.
Module 2: Adipose tissue depots. The biological purpose od adipogenesis.
Module 3: Etiological models of obesity.
Module 4: Regulation of eating behavior.
Module 5: Dietary treatment of obesity. Part A: NOVA and Diet therapy. Part B: Crononutrition.
Module 6: Pharmacological treatment.

To examin controversial aspects in the definition and diagnosis of obesity, with the aim of preventing both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis. Based on these concepts, the course will propose best practices for obesity prevention and treatment, tailored to each individual case and clinical situation, using strategies that will be addressed in the subsequent modules.

Dr. Julio Cesar Montero

Dr. Diego H. Pereyra

Dr. Tomás F. Tale

Triage in emergency services

  1. Profile of hospital Triage.
  2. Triage in hospital emergencies.
  3. In-hospital Triage Unit.
  4. Hospital Triage systems.

This proposal aims to strengthen key skills for identifying, categorizing and prioritizing patients based on clinical severity, optimizing resources and improving response times.

Mag. Ricardo Molina

The art of caring for the elderly

  1. How to care for the elderly?
  2. What are the best dietary recipes for the elderly?
  3. What physical activity is recommended for the elderly?
  4. How to perform periodic health check-ups for the elderly?
  5. How to use medication in the elderly?
  6. When to recommend admission to a nursing home for the elderly?

This course aims to improve the health, quality, and living conditions of older adults, whether healthy or ill. It addresses the complexities and systemic issues of aging in its various dimensions: biological, biographical, cultural, economic, and social (“social network”).

Dr. Carlos Presman

Internal Milieu: Acid-Base Status and Its Clinical Disorders

  1. Basic Concepts of Acid-Base Status.
  2. Metabolic Acidosis I.
  3. Metabolic Acidosis II.
  4. Respiratory Acidosis.
  5. Metabolic Alkalosis.
  6. Respiratory Alkalosis.

To provide physicians with a solid and practical understanding of acid-base balance, addressing its physiological foundations, the classification and clinical impact of acid-base disorders, and the strategies for their diagnosis and interpretation. By the end of the course, participants will be able to interpret blood gas analyses, identify the most common acid-base disorders and understand the principles of their clinical management.

Dr. Diego Bértola and Dr. Juan Carlos Pendino

Oncology Nursing

  1. Profile of Oncology Nursing.
  2. Cancer Biology.
  3. Therapeutic pillars of cancer treatment.
  4. Oncology chemotherapy.

To promote the comprehensive training of nursing professionals in the oncology field, providing up-to-date tools for understanding cancer, its therapeutic approach and safe patient care, while strengthening humanized and high-quality care.

Mag. Ricardo Molina

Toxicological Emergencies 3

  1. Problematic use of psychoactive substances during pregnancy.
  2. Food poisoning.
  3. Synthetic substances and psychostimulants.
  4. Pesticides.

To deepen the understanding of the main differential diagnoses in acute poisoning cases and to develop therapeutic strategies based on clinical criteria. To timely identify severe situations and optimise decision-making in emergency settings.

Dr. Francisco Tomás Dadic and Dr. Carlos Damin

Palliative Care

  1. General aspects of palliative care.
  2. Pain and suffering.
  3. Respiratory symptoms in palliative care.
  4. Bioethics and quality care at the end of life.

To provide theoretical and practical tools for the comprehensive care of patients with palliative needs, addressing ethical and bioethical principles and quality of life at the end of life. To develop competencies for the assessment and management of pain, respiratory symptoms, and the human and professional support of patients and their families or caregivers.

Mag. Ricardo Molina

Updates and New Perspectives on Alzheimer's

  1. Class 1: Alzheimer’s disease today: new perspectives and latest updates.
  2. Class 2: Therapeutic innovations in Alzheimer’s disease.
  3. Class 3: Alzheimer’s disease and BPSD: strategies to improve quality of life.

If you were unable to attend the webinar, or if you would like to delve deeper into the topics covered, the recording of the first live class, along with two complementary sessions, is now available.
Fundación Alberto J. Roemmers invites you to participate in this course on advances in Alzheimer’s disease and their impact on current clinical practice.

Dr. Pablo Bagnati

Comprehensive approach to suicide: clinical update, prevention and responsible communication

  1. Comprehensive approach to suicide.
  2. Suicide in Latin America: State of the issue. Suicide: Data and risk factors. Interventions. Suicide: Impact on healthcare teams.
  3. Suicide in Latin America: Current data, risk factors and clinical approach. Suicide: Myths and facts. Social media and adolescent suicide.

If you were unable to attend the webinar, or if you would like to delve deeper into the topics covered, the recording of the first live session is now available, along with two complementary classes.
Suicide is a major public health issue, with clinical, social and healthcare impact, and requires an updated educational response for healthcare teams.

Dr. Gerardo García Bonetto, Dr. Marcelo Cetkovich and Dr. Enzo Guzzo