training course on sports health guidance ability for the elderly (phase i)
the training course on the elderly's exercise health guidance ability (the first phase) and the advanced training course on geriatric clinical practice skills (the ninth phase) (national continuing medical education project) were held online on august 13-14, 2022. this training course was sponsored by the international exchange working committee of the chinese geriatric society, hangzhou sports development center, the first affiliated hospital of zhejiang university school of medicine, zhengzhou ninth people's hospital, and chinese journal of geriatric multi-organ. this training course actively implements the guiding spirit of the "healthy china 2030"; plan outline issued by the cpc central committee and the state council, the construction goals and tasks of elderly health promotion, the national fitness plan (2021-2025) and the notice of the general administration of sport on further doing sports work for the elderly. it is mainly aimed at geriatric practitioners at all levels of the national geriatric training network of the chinese geriatric society. it not only continues the national continuing education project of geriatric clinical practice skills training in the early stage of the society, but also establishes a platform for geriatric experts, sports experts and sports rehabilitation experts to jointly guide training. the aim is to train the backbone of sports guidance talents for the elderly with the combination of physical and health, and to explore a new way of training talents with the integration of physical and health.
figure 1 group photo of lecturing experts
professor dong bilong, executive director of the chinese geriatric society and director of the national clinical medical research center for geriatric diseases (sichuan university west china hospital), said that with the aggravation of the aging process in china, the function of the tissues and organs of the elderly gradually degenerate with aging, the spectrum of disease changes, the high incidence of various chronic diseases in the elderly population, and the increase of patients with disability and dementia. sarcopenia is a growing problem due to aging, nutrition, neuromuscular function and other factors, which increases the risk of falls and fractures. the elderly should pay attention to the primary prevention and secondary prevention strategies before the occurrence of diseases. appropriate intensity and frequency of exercise can strengthen skeletal muscle, strengthen bone, prevent fractures, enhance joint toughness, prevent muscle atrophy, increase cardiopulmonary function, improve blood pressure and blood sugar level, which is not only an important means to prevent the high incidence of diseases. it is also an important measure to delay disability, improve individual life quality, and reduce long-term disease burden. therefore, it is imperative to enhance the awareness and concept of exercise health of the elderly, guide them to master the correct exercise methods, improve their healthy lifestyle, and in-depth research on exercise health of the elderly.
professor hu yixin, director of the international exchange working committee of the chinese geriatrics society, pointed out that the exercise of the elderly should be scientific and effective, but also face more exercise risks than that of adults, and it is urgent to improve the ability of exercise guidance for the elderly in medical and health institutions at all levels, medical and nursing institutions and community service personnel. therefore, in the design of this training course, with the goal of improving the exercise health guidance ability of the elderly, the progress in the field of geriatrics, sports and exercise rehabilitation is integrated, and from the basic theory of exercise management to practice, a systematic introduction is made on how to design exercise prescriptions for the elderly, exercise safety guarantee, exercise nutrition and exercise social support compliance guarantee. at the same time, the new progress of the international concept of disability prevention of the elderly, how to carry out comprehensive assessment of the elderly, the core technology of geriatric medicine such as the assessment of senile debility-sarcopenia, and how to practice exercise management of common chronic diseases and senile syndromes (such as hypertension, diabetes, and falls) in the elderly are trained.
professor chen zheng, vice president and legal representative of the chinese geriatric society and beijing geriatric hospital, gave a detailed interpretation of the ";health promotion action for the elderly"; professor dong bilong, executive director of the chinese geriatric society and director of the national clinical medical research center for geriatric diseases (west china hospital of sichuan university), shared the theme of "comprehensive assessment and rehabilitation management of the elderly"; zhao li, director of beijing sport university, shared "review of exercise physiology basis of exercise health management for the elderly";; professor wu xueping from shanghai institute of sport shared the key points of design of sports management program for the elderly; professor qiu junqiang, college of sports and human science, beijing sport university, brought the course of "screening and implementation points before exercise for the elderly"; professor hu yixin, director of the international exchange working committee of the chinese geriatric society, gave a detailed introduction to the assessment of senile weakness and sarcopenia. professor wang zhengzhen of beijing sport university shared ";cardiopulmonary endurance assessment and exercise intervention design";; professor zhao bin of hebei normal university shared "muscle strength and explosive power evaluation and exercise intervention design";; dr. li xuemei from beijing sport university gave a lecture on the theme of "flexibility testing, evaluation and training";. professor wang lin of shanghai institute of sport shared "body composition assessment and weight management"; professor wang jingtong of peking university people's hospital shared "comprehensive assessment and sports safety for the elderly";; professor huang gailong of henan provincial people's hospital shared "exercise management of hypertension in the elderly";; professor rong xiangjiang of capital sport university gave a lecture on the theme of exercise management of elderly diabetes. professor wang daming from the first affiliated hospital of zhejiang university school of medicine gave a lecture entitled "movement management with neuromusculoskeletal restriction". professor ni guoxin of beijing sport university shared "fall risk assessment and key points of exercise intervention";; professor jing ning of zhengzhou ninth people's hospital gave a detailed introduction on the theme of "family support and exercise for the elderly"; professor yang yunmei of the first affiliated hospital of zhejiang university school of medicine conducted a systematic training on the theme of "exercise and nutrition for the elderly".
this training course invited 23 well-known experts and scholars in the field of geriatrics and sports health in china, giving 17 lectures and being hosted by 14 experts. to provide students with a high level of teaching from theory to practice, effectively improve the participants' personal quality and the elderly sports health guidance ability. it will play an active guiding role in the design of sports management program for the elderly, sports training precautions, disease non-drug intervention and active health promotion in the future. a total of 141 students from all over the country participated, and all passed the exam, and obtained the completion certificate and national continuing education project credits.
professor dong bilong said that this training is an important step to close the geriatrics and sports science, and also an important step for the chinese geriatrics society to deepen the integration of physical and health. the smooth progress of this training not only trained a group of professional backbone talents in the field of sports health for the elderly in china, but also established a platform for the exchange of experts and scholars in the field of gerontology and sports health, and laid a good foundation for promoting the in-depth integration of physical and health in a wider range in the future.
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