This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" Gen X caregiver looks and acts like. The fact sheet covers information about this type of caregiver including: Who, Caring for Who; Doing What, With What Other Help; Work and Finance; Health and Wellbeing;...
This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" high intensity caregiver looks and acts like. The fact sheet covers information about this type of caregiver including: Who, Caring for Who; Doing What, With What Other Help; Work and Finance; Health and...
This webinar (47:48 mins) presented by Dr. Benjamin Kalivas from the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina discusses various approaches to delirium screening in non-ICU patients when there are no guidelines...
This link provides access to lectures presented at the John Hopkins Bayview Geriatric Surgery Symposium. The topics include: Introduction to Geriatric Surgery Program; Best Practices for an Efficient Geriatric Assessment; Lessons learned from a...
This case study presents information about post traumatic stress disorder in older adults. It is divided into different sections including the history, presentation and examination, diagnosis, case discussion, post traumatic stress disorder explained...
This article discusses the important questions and documents regarding estate planning in older adults. It also discusses what one should know about wills and trusts along with how trusts and estate lawyers can help in the planning process.
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This presentation (36:20 minutes) given by Dr. Manu Thakral from the Kaiser Permanete Washington Health Research Institute discusses the epidemiology of the opioid crisis as well as how this translates into the geriatric patient. She also discusses...
This presentation (1:33:49) given by Dr. Manu Thakral from the Kaiser Permanete Washington Health Institute, describes what is known about the effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain while focusing on older adult patients...
This presentation (1:17:12) given by Dr. Amy Thomas from the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington. Dr. Thomas discusses the prevalence of comorbidities commonly seen in patients living with dementia. She also describes the...
This presentation (1:12:14) is given by Dr. Emily Trittschuh from the Geriatric Research and Education Center at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of...