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Designated as the North American Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training Institute, the Gateway Geriatric Education Center at Saint Louis University provides training and support for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). CST is an evidence-based, non-pharmacologic, structured group or individual intervention for persons experiencing mild to moderate memory impairment. CST provides those experiencing cognitive impairment with opportunities to interact with others by making social connections through the use of stimulating activities and discussions.

Understanding the ethnic or cultural background of an individual who is being evaluated for dementia is essential to accurate diagnosis and treatment. These resources provide a starting point for understanding norms and values based on a person's background.

Source: ACT on Alzheimer's.
https://actonalz.org/

An interprofessional programme, with cohorts of students from six different health professions, was developed from an initial business case and implemented as one of two parallel rural sites. First-year results indicate significant community commitment and very positive student feedback in relation to local hospitality, feeling part of the healthcare team, learning from students of other disciplines and much greater appreciation of the rural health environment. Students report greatly increased confidence in working with Maˉori, and enjoy producing their community projects.

The evaluations described in this chapter have highlighted the need to have a better understanding of the long-term effect and outcomes of IPE programmes as a whole. From an institutional perspective these results are important for the maintenance of funding streams to support IPE programmes. From a health system perspective these may indicate where resources can be best allocated to achieve goals for the workforce.

A thesis submitted for the degree of Master in Primary Health Care at the University of Otago Wellington, New Zealand

The mission of the E4 Center is to engage, empower, and educate health care providers and community-based organizations for equity in behavioral health for older adults and their families. E4 will achieve this through the provision of education, implementation resources, and technical assistance regarding mental health, substance use, and their intersection with physical health. 

This web page from the Caregiving Resource Center provides a step by step process for family members to follow when caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease. It discusses the various health professionals and other people involved in the caring process that caregivers may encounter. Finally, it provides tips to get organized after a loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Source: Caring.com, 2021.
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/

Connecting Care Through Telehealth is an online course designed to inform and improve best practices when using telehealth and virtual services in long-term services and supports (LTSS) settings. Informed by the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework, content is tailored for providers and care-teams, residents/patients, and families and caregivers within skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and home health and hospice organizations.

This podcast (43:14 minutes) features an interview with Mara Schonberg who discusses cancer screening. Cancer screening is designed to detect slow growing cancers that, on average, take 10 years to cause harm. The benefits of mammography breast cancer screening rise with age, peak when women are in their 60s, and decline thereafter. That is why the American College of Physicians recommendation regarding mammography for women over age 75 is that average-risk women or with women with a life expectancy of 10 years or less should discontinue screening for breast cancer.