FWJ: Geriatrics
FWJ: Geriatrics
About us
The Department of Geriatrics is part of the Geriatric Centre in Oldenburg headed by Prof. Dr Tania Zieschang. The centre is made up of the University Clinic for Geriatrics at Oldenburg Hospital, the Clinic for Geriatrics at Oldenburg Rehabilitation Centre and the Department of Geriatrics at the Department of Health Services Research at the University of Oldenburg. The scientific focus of the department is on promoting movement, training and preventing falls in older people with and without cognitive impairment.
An important focus of the department in the area of fall prevention in older people is on so-called perturbation training, especially during walking, in order to improve reactive dynamic balance. Another aim of the Department of Geriatrics is to include people with dementia in the various studies.
People with dementia represent a high-risk group for falls and fall-related injuries. However, in many studies, especially those testing training interventions, people with dementia are excluded.
Description of the FWJ place
The FWJ student can take part in several ongoing projects in the Geriatrics department.
The geriatrics department runs the TRAIL project at the Oldenburg rehabilitation centre, which carries out gait stability training to reduce falls. The older people walk on a special treadmill that can disturb their gait in different directions (perturbation treadmill).
The INGVER/SAFRAN project aims to record the social and physical activities of older people and their carers after an inpatient stay. The long-term goal is to develop lifestyle interventions to ensure the success of inpatient treatment. This project is taking place at Oldenburg Hospital, among others.
The iSeFallED project is investigating the effectiveness, acceptance and feasibility of customised interventions for fall prevention specifically for older people after a serious fall. The iSeFallED project team is recruiting at two clinics in Oldenburg, working closely with the Geriatric University Outpatient Clinic at Oldenburg Hospital, offering digital training programmes and carrying out training interventions in the gait laboratory of the Geriatrics Department.
The FWJ student will assist with the tests at the end of projects, support the test subjects by telephone, organise appointments and support data entry and evaluation. Furthermore, the FWJ student will be involved in department meetings and can observe teaching as well as at the Oldenburg Clinical Centre.
Desired prior knowledge
- Interest in medical topics
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes
- Communication skills
Contact
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Please send your letter of application together with your CV and all supporting documents (copies of diplomas, copies of relevant qualifications relating to the above-mentioned tasks and recruitment requirements) as a single PDF file to the FWJ Coordination Office.