HLTH 630Advanced Geriatric Medicine and Healthcare

Units: 0.50
Level: Graduate
Faculty: Health
Subject: Public Health Sciences

HLTH 630 as listed in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

This course will address the role of geriatric medicine in the context of an aging population. We will identify and explain gaps in the health care of seniors that led to the development of geriatric medicine as a separate specialty and be able to discuss the role of geriatric medicine in the health care system. The course will consider models of frailty, methods for measuring frailty, and their implications for the health system, and discuss the epidemiology, burden of disease, and impact on health care of ¿geriatric giants¿ and common illness in older persons.

Prerequisites

Enrolled in Master of Health Evaluation (MHE), Master of Health Informatics & Analytics (MHIA), Master of Public Health (MPH), MSc in Public Health Sciences, MSc in Public Health Sciences-Water, PhD in Public Health Sciences, PhD in Public Health Sciences-Aging, Health & Well-Being, or PhD in Public Health Sciences-Water

Antirequisites

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In 13 terms, Winter 2020 to Winter 2024