Abstract

GUEVARA DE LEON, Tamara; SANCHEZ BENITEZ, Mario Enrique; VALDES RODRIGUEZ, Eleida  and  OROPESA MOLERIO, Mariela. Relevance of postgraduate upgrading in the care of the elderly. EDUMECENTRO [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.3, pp. 247-253. ISSN 2077-2874.

The population aging that Cuba faces in general and its province of Villa Clara as that of more aging inhabitants, requires a greater preparation of the specialists in Comprehensive General Medicine for the attention to this age group that needs a particular care to achieve a good high quality and healthy ; for this reason, the authors considered it pertinent to report on an investigation carried out in three stages: the identification of learning needs of the referred doctors, the design of a group of postgraduate upgrading activities to help raise their preparation in comprehensive care for the elderly, and its approval by specialists criteria for its implementation, in order to solve the problem that is analyzed.

Keywords : demographic aging; geriatrics; health programs and plans; education, medical.

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