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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.
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.
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.