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This handout discusses the potential risks and benefits of using opioids to treat pain in older adults. It provides an evaluation to complete with patients before prescribing opioids. Finally, it discusses a structured approach to initiate opioid...
This handout from the University of Arizona's Center on Aging reviews the elements, interprofessional approaches, billing, and coding of Medicare annual wellness visits.
This handout discusses how to assess and document medical decision-making capacity in older adult patients. A table illustrating the assessment of capacity based on differet criteria is provided.
This handout discusses current recommendations for lung cancer screening in older adults. It also discusses possible controversies that may arise due to these recommendations.
This handout provides five recommendations for improving the quality of care of LGBT older adults. It also discusses the importance of LGBT-sensitive language on various office forms and how to improve this language.
This handout discusses recommendations for LGBT older adults as to what long-term care facilities to select. It also provides a list of ideas for creating a welcoming and safe environment for LGBT older adults in long-term care facilities.
This handout reviews the definition of integrative medicine, and the prevalence of its use in older adults. It also describes the most widely used integrative medicine approaches in older adults.
This handout reviews the immunizations recommended for older adults. A table is provided listing the vaccines covered by Medicare.
This handout discusses the factors that contribute to the increased prevalence of hyponatremia in older adults, along with causes and assessment components. An algorithm is provided to help clinicians determine the cause of hyponatremia in older...
This handout discusses treatment goals for older adults with hypertension. It outlines drug regimens that are suitable for older adults with hypertension, including those used initially in patients with other medical conditions.
The Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection is part of
Minnesota Northstar GWEP,
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Award No. U1QHP33076, the University of Minnesota Office of Academic
Clinical Affairs, and the Otto Bremer Trust.