title: Professionalisation of gerontological nursing--the development of an international online gerontological master degree programme.
abstract: Due to demographic changes and the growing demand for a nursing workforce in the gerontological field adequate nursing curricula are required. This paper describes the development of the international online gerontological master degree programme GEROM. Health and nursing science institutions from six European countries are collaborating in this EU-project. The project milestones as well as the study programme architecture are introduced. Furthermore, the evaluation concept is illustrated. Collaboration across the partners is affected by some problems; varying accreditation procedures and cultural differences inhibit the implementation of a joint degree. Institutional commitment and communication between the partners are essential for a successful process.
authors.affiliation: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, School of Health and Care, Austria. e.brunner@fh-kaernten.at
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brunner
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kada
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005060:Europe; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009862:Online Systems; D016730:Program Development