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During the week of October 16–20, 2023, the faculty will host the exhibition “That Crab That Pinches Our Butts,” and Barbara PASTRE GLATZ (La Montpellier Reine) will lead a talk in which the models featured in the exhibition will share stories about their new lives.
We hope to see many of you there on Thursday, October 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the UPM lecture hall on the Arnaud de Villeneuve Health Campus.
The SPES (Primary Care, Environment, and Health) program is a training course offered by the Department of General Medicine at the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine.
Older adults account for more than 20% of the French population (Source: INSEE 2020), yet the aging process remains poorly understood. Thanks to the simulation tools offered in this innovative workshop, participants will be able to take a leap forward in time by several years. Through this experience, they will be able to hone their skills in supporting older adults.
Why this workshop?
This workshop, offered by the School of Geriatrics and Gerontology, was designed to allow participants to experience the major impairments associated with aging.
It is led by its administrative manager, Myriam Taroudjit, and Marie-Laure Portalez, a design engineer.
Special equipment allows participants to experience firsthand the sensory challenges associated with aging. This helps them recognize the difficulties faced by older adults and better understand their behaviors and specific needs.
“A true learning-by-doing experience aimed at improving the quality of life for older adults”
The effectiveness of this simulation-based method was the subject of a study conducted by medical students at Julius-Maximilians University in Würzburg (Dr. Filz S.A., Dr. Swoboda W., et al.).
The research, conducted in the form of practical training sessions involving the use of a simulation suit, yielded the following results:
- Ability to empathize with the living conditions of older adults after the internship: 83% of participants.
- Ability to put oneself in the shoes of an elderly person after the practical training: 90% of participants.
- Understanding of an older adult’s physical condition after the practicum: 95% of participants
How?
Using simulation scenarios composed of several elements, participants put themselves in the shoes of an older adult by experiencing the physical and emotional challenges associated with aging.
Here are a few examples:
Feedback from our students
Every year, this innovative workshop is offered to students at the school to supplement their curriculum and deepen their understanding of older adults. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive:
Stéphanie: “This workshop was very interesting, and everyone who works with older adults should have the opportunity to participate in this simulation workshop. Losing one’s senses is very unsettling.”
Mariam: “This afternoon, I experienced what the elderly people I care for go through every day: muscle pain, hearing and vision problems, and slowness—all caused by an environment that is no longer safe for them to navigate.”
Maïlys: “In a professional setting, I will pay even closer attention to these “pains” and how people experience and cope with them in their daily lives, so that I can best tailor my responses to their needs.”
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The Teddy Bear Hospital is back in 2022! To learn all about this meaningful and heartwarming awareness campaign, read this article!
LHealth students in Montpellier are joining forces for a meaningful initiative
As we have done every year since 2002, our students in the medicine, midwifery, and speech-language pathology programs (through the student associations ACM, AMESF and Dislalia), are teaming up with students in the pharmacy, dentistry, physical therapy, and occupational therapy programs to organize an event that is as unique for its charm as it is for its usefulness: the Teddy Bear Hospital.
The concept? Healthcare students welcome preschoolers from underprivileged neighborhoods to introduce them to the hospital environment and health checkups through a fun role-playing activity: their stuffed animals will be the patients for the day!
A mini cross-disciplinary care program for stuffed animals
The event, which will take place this year from March 28 to April 1, will feature a mini medical clinic for children’s stuffed animals, spread across 12 preschool classrooms. A real “mini-hospital”!
The program features no fewer than 15 multidisciplinary care booths! To prepare for working with children, the students running the booths received special training from a child psychiatrist at the Montpellier University Hospital.
Booths run by medical students (ACM)
- Pulmonology – Cardiology
- Radiology
- Ophthalmology
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- General Medicine
- Anesthesia and Surgery
- Emergencies
- Nutrition – Sports Medicine – Environmental Medicine
Booth run by the maieutics students (AMESF)
- Vaccination Information Booth
Booth run by speech-language pathology students (DISLALIA)
- Booth on sign language, hearing, and attention
Booths run by students from other health-related programs:
- Pharmacy: Medications and Lice
- Dental: dental care
- Occupational Therapy: Raising Awareness About Disabilities
- Physical Therapy: Balance Training
Goal: To make the hospital environment less intimidating and promote health education
“While white coats can sometimes intimidate young children, the goal of this initiative is really to make hospital exams that children may have to undergo in the future seem less daunting” explains Carlota, ISS Vice President of ACM Corpo.
“To round out the picture and make it feel more real, the students even prepared mini health insurance cards and mock health records !” explains Pauline, second VP ISS of ACM Corpo.
With a setup like this, there’s no doubt that our little guests’ teddy bears will come out in great shape!
Practical Information
Where: Arnaud de Villeneuve Campus, 2nd floor
When: March 28–April 1, 2022
On Tuesday, November 16, the Féminin Pluriel Montpellier Méditerranée collective, in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, the CIDFF, AG2R la Mondiale, and the Agnes McLaren Association, is hosting a screening of an awareness-raising film on this topic to mark November, which is dedicated to the fight against violence against women. The screening will be followed by a discussion in the Faculty’s anatomy lecture hall. See the program for this themed evening below.
A documentary film, produced collaboratively
More than just an awareness-raising film, this film—produced with the support of the Collectif Féminin Pluriel Montpellier Méditerranée—is a documentary. Indeed, it tells the stories of six women who have experienced domestic violence. As active participants in the film’s production, guided by two female directors, these six women not only shared their stories but also helped shape the film’s concept. The film will be screened on November 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty of Medicine’s auditorium.
Designed primarily as an informational resource for teenage girls, the film is also intended for a wider audience, as domestic violence is an issue that affects people from all social and cultural backgrounds and all genders.
A screening followed by a discussion, with the filmmakers in attendance
The screening of the documentary will be followed by an open discussion and a chance to exchange views on the topic of domestic violence. Beyond physical violence, what other forms of domestic violence exist? How can such violence be identified? How can we intervene, alert others, and help victims? How can victims rebuild their lives? These are just some of the topics that will be addressed during the discussion.
A free event, open to everyone, with registration required
To make it accessible to as many people as possible, this screening is open to everyone.
Due to the current health situation, you must present a health pass and register for the event in advance (click the button below).
