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The Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) is a simple function-based tool for screening community-dwelling populations to identify older persons at risk for health deterioration. The VES considers age, self-rated health, limitations in physical function,...
The goal of this Gerontology Resources for APRN Preceptors and Students toolkit is to make geriatric and gerontological content accessible to those caring for older adults. It is designed with advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) students,...
The goal of the Gerontology Resources for APRNs in Acute and Emergent Care Settings (2nd edition) toolkit (“Acute Care Resource Guide”) is to make geriatric and gerontological content easily accessible to those caring for older adults in higher-acuity...
This resource created by the CDC and Alzheimer's Association offers an overview of the challenges of caregiving for people living with dementia. It also provides state, local, and tribal public health leaders with a framework and resources for action...
This lecture (1:41:26 minutes) by Karen Clay, ARNP, and Piruz Huda, MSW, LICSW, is part of the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's 2021 Winter Lecture series, and discusses care planning in early Alzheimer's dementia. By the end of...
The electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment (eRFA) is a questionnaire developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering and used by doctors on the Geriatrics Service to gauge and understand an older patient’s level of fitness. Studies have shown that the fitness...
This website from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center provides resources for completing a comprehensive geriatric assessment. Two videos are included: Administering the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and Administering the MiniCog. Comprehensive...
This webinar (57:27 minutes) given by interprofessional geriatric experts, Drs. Max Gakh, Ehab Fadhel, Se Won Lee, and Taka Yamashita, discusses how to maintain and improve the wellness of geriatric patients from various perspectives such as the...
This webinar (56:55 minutes) given by Dr. Se Won Lee, Program Director, PM & R Residency Sunrise Graduate Medical Education Consortium, Mountain View Hospital, presents a home exercise program for older adults with chronic disease using a case-...
In this webinar (1:01:42 minutes) given by interprofessional geriatric experts, Drs. Ji Yoo, Jason Flatt, and Aaron Ritter, Gloria Mandel, NP, and Ceci De Asis, RN, discuss dementia care during COVID-19.
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.