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- Title
HOW TO CONNECT DON QUIJOTE AND CHRISTMAS – A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TEACH DEMENTIA.
- Authors
Halilović, Emio; Žujić, Dino; Plišić, Tea; Mimica, Ninoslav
- Abstract
Dementia is defined as a neurocognitive disorder characterized by the presence of marked impairment in two or more cognitive domains, which represents a decline from the individual’s previous level of functioning. Due to the rapid increase in the incidence of dementia, it’s considered an epidemic of the 21st century. Knowing this, the Student Section of Psychiatry (SSP) of the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, founded in October 2022, chose dementia as its first topic to try a different educational approach. The first step is to repeat everything learned so far through lectures. The first lecture, held by the mentor of SSP, professor Ninoslav Mimica, at the Psychiatric Hospital “Vrapče” was about Alzheimer’s disease in which he included a movie with a true representation of a patient and a discussion about it. Afterward, professor Nenad Bogdanović, from the Karolinska Institute, held a lecture where he explained the connection between Robin Williams, Don Quijote, and Scooby-Doo which is Frontotemporal dementia. Although technology with classic lectures would often be enough, SSP decided to go further and connect two essential things – practice and charity. This was achieved with the humanitarian action called “U vaše živote kap naše dobrote” held in December which included users of homes for the elderly and patients with dementia. In this action, more than 50 students and professors bought gifts according to the user’s wishes and visited them. More than 300 users of five homes in Zagreb, one in Pakrac, one in Pleternica, and numerous socially vulnerable individuals from these areas were covered. This way of teaching through a combination of lectures, discussions, movies, and visiting the elderly gave everyone a valuable and unforgettable lesson. Also, this raises a question of the need to create a volunteer network that would include students which is a future goal of SSP.
- Subjects
ZAGREB (Croatia); INGENIOUS Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, The (Book); ALZHEIMER'S disease; WILLIAMS, Robin, 1951-2014; UNIVERSITY of Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia); KAROLINSKA institutet; DEMENTIA; FRONTOTEMPORAL dementia; NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders; OLDER patients
- Publication
Lijecnicki Vjesnik, 2023, Vol 145, p64
- ISSN
0024-3477
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26800/LV-145-supl3-4