A simple program to train case managers in community elderly care.
The case manager, like many "new professions" does not yet have a defined curriculum. We consider that the principal requisite for case managers is a proficient knowledge of assessment for the care of elderly. Therefore, we focused a four-week teaching course for future case managers on the National Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) of the United States and the Long-Term Care Program Application and Admission Form of British Columbia, Canada. We verified that this simple program provides students with adequate skills to become case managers.
Landi
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F
Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Roma, Italy.
Sgadari
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A
Cipriani
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L
Castellani
M
M
Pahor
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M
Carbonin
P U
PU
Bernabei
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R
D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management; D003153:Community Health Services; D004493:Education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy