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This video (8:31 minutes) explains what dementia is and reviews how dementia can affect the brain along with risk factors that cause an impact on families and communities of dementia patients.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison...
This handout discusses the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of nursing home acquired pneumonia. It summarizes drug treatmentt for pneumonia in patients in the nursing home and those who become hospitalized.
This handout discusses the health benefits of exercise and provides exercise recommendations for older adults. It describes common exercise-related injuries in older adults, and medications that are linked to exercise complications.
This handout discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Parkinson's Disease, including medical and surgical therapies. It describes complications that can occur, and outlines treatment options for non-motor symptoms of Parksinson's...
This handout reviews the prevalence and risk factors of osteoarthritis in older adults. It also discusses diagnoses and treatments such as medications that can reduce pain and improve function of affected joints in patients with osteoarthritis.
This handout offers tips and protocols for preventing dental caries and other oral health conditions. It also provides information regarding oral care for patients with selected health conditions in older adults..
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.
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.