Calendar 2005–06

Postgraduate Studies • Medicine 345 Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Clinical Gerontology (Part-time) Courses Offered 1. Demography, Sociology, Social Work and Health Economics 2. Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Research Methodology 3. Biology of Ageing and Concept of Successful Ageing 4. Services for the Older Population 5. Clinical Topics 6. Practical Experience Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Community Geriatric (Part-time) The programme aims at enabling graduates to: 1. promote holistic care for older people by general practitioners; 2. recognize and manage common medical and psychiatric problems in old age, particularly in the old age home setting; 3. enhance understanding of the current organization of social and medical services for older people. Courses Offered 1. Geriatric Assessment 2. Demography and Sociology 3. Biological Ageing and Successful Ageing 4. Research Method 5. Clinical Tutorials I 6. Clinical Tutorials II 7. Practical Experience I 8. Practical Experience II 9. Services for the Older Population 10. Clinical Topics Postgraduate Diploma Programme in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Part-time) Fields of Specialization Evidence-based medicine or health care emphasizes the need to base decision- making on evidence. Evidence required for health care practices includes information related to disease etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, benefits and harms of treatment and that for health care provision. The best evidence is from organized scientific research. The discipline of epidemiology is concerned with the methodology of scientific investigations into these issues in humans, and how to collect the best evidence for decision-making. Biostatistics is concerned with understanding the data obtained from these investigations. Besides conventional epidemiological and biostatistical topics, the programme places a strong emphasis on clinical epidemiology to prepare participants to understand the practice of evidence-based health care or evidence- based medicine.