This tipsheet created by the Minnesota Northstar GWEP is designed for preceptors to use with students in practice settings. It provides a brief summary of the epidemiology, screening, assessment, and treatment of depression in primary care settings,...
This tipsheet created by the Minnesota Northstar GWEP is designed for preceptors to use with students in practice settings. It discusses the 4Ms framework of an age-friendly health system, and provides teaching tips to engage health professional...
This toolkit contains interprofessional resources for teaching undergraduate and graduate students how to conduct a geriatric assessment. The toolkit contains two components: a digital interactive learner module that introduces the topic to students...
This toolkit contains interprofessional resources for teaching undergraduate and graduate students how to assess, treat, and educate older adults about urinary incontinence. The toolkit contains two components: a digital interactive learner module...
The Long Term Care Community Coalition issued a new policy brief with focused recommendations for addressing the longstanding gaps in nursing home quality assurance and accountability that have harmed vulnerable residents and devastated families...
This article published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society discusses the transition of a required, in-person Interprofessional Longitudinal Clinical Experience (ICLE) curriculum to a virtual environment as a result of the COVID-19...
This article published in Gerontology and Geriatrics Education discusses medical student geriatrics education using community-based volunteer older persons, known as a Senior Mentor Program (SMP). Though these programs have been described and...
This decision-making toolkit released by Planetree International and the American Nurses Foundation was developed to help healthcare leaders implement hospital and nursing home visitation policies that balance safety and infection control with the...
The 2020 Profile of Older Americans published by the Administration on Aging (AoA) is an annual report of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. The Profile illustrates the shifting demographics of Americans age 65...
This lecture by Drs. Page Ulrey and Kathy Van Olst is part of the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's 2021 Spring Lecture series discusses elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in primary care. By the end of this lecture, learners...