Submit 3000-word assignment using the frailty literature and course content to propose a frailty pathway for a clinical area/disease group ideally, but not necessarily outside of elderly medicine.

Frailty & Elderly Medicine
Aims & Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the module, students should have:

1. An in-depth understanding of the strengths and limitations of different frailty models.

2. An advanced appreciation of the emerging evidence-base for the use of frailty measures in clinical care and in research.

3. An ability to appropriately incorporate their conceptualisation of, and measurement of, frailty into decision-making in clinical interventions.

4. An advanced level of understanding of how to use “frailty” to inform clinical services and pathways.

5. An understanding of interventions to modify and maximise frailty status in clinical care.

Module Assessment
The Assessment:

• 3000 word essay

You are required to submit 3000-word assignment using the frailty literature and course content to propose a frailty pathway for a clinical area/disease group ideally, but not necessarily outside of elderly medicine. This should contextualise why frailty is an issue in the chosen area, any evidence base for frailty intervention and how frailty as a concept could be incorporated into a clinical service including recommendations for service evaluation and research.

Presentation of Assignments
General All assignments should:

➢ Have a title page stating student name, module name, title of assignment and word count.
➢ Be typed, double spaced in black print no smaller than point 11.
➢ Have margins of 3cm on each side of the page.
➢ Include page numbers.

Word Count

The word count is up to 3,000 words and must not be exceeded. Work will be marked up to the specified word limit, any words beyond this limit will not be marked. Tables and figures should have a maximum of 500 words in total. Referencing, bibliography and appendices are not included in the word count. Please show your word count on the front cover.

Appendices One or two appendices may be submitted with the work to support or give detailed illustration of a particular model or framework. However, marks will not be awarded for these supplements.

References

Vancouver is adopted style of referencing.

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