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This presentation (1:12:00 minutes) by Mark A. Supiano discusses how cognitive impairment relates to the heart. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand the cognitive impairment continuum and be able to define mild cognitive impairment and dementia; (2) recognize that the majority of Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias have a vascular contribution -- Vascular Cognitive Impairment; and (3) become familiar with modifiable approaches to prevent cognitive impairment, including results from the SPRINT-MIND study. Slides are available to download.

This presentation (1:06:10 minutes) given by Sarah Shizuko Morimoto discusses how to use neuroplasticity to treat depression and cognitive deficits in older adults. She provides information about brain aging and what mitigates it. The presentation also walks through depression in older adults and those who have cognitive impairment and depression. Part of the Age-Friendly ECHO series.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2020
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/age-friendly-ltss-echo

In this presentation (1:17:25 minutes),Troy Anderson discusses the challenges that can arise as we try to navigate the transitions that occur across the disease span in a dementia condition. He speaks about denial in a different way, almost as a defense mechanism rather than how we might view it in more normal terms. Slides are available to download. Included in this presentation is a patient case given by Cole Davis. Resources available for download are "INTERACT Stop and Watch Tool'' and "PAINAD Tool." Part of the Age-Friendly ECHO series.

This presentation (1:04:09 minutes) by Shunichi Nakagawa discusses how to communicate bad news to a patient and their families. The presentation goes through the definition of bad news, 6 steps SPIKES protocol, and then plays a video on how to give bad news. (Presentation starts at 2:17 minutes.)

Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/grand-rounds/

This presentation (1:04:09 minutes) by Shunichi Nakagawa discusses how to communicate bad news to a patient and their families. The presentation goes through the definition of bad news, 6 steps SPIKES protocol, and then plays a video on how to give bad news. (Presentation starts at 2:17 minutes.)

Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/grand-rounds/

This presentation (52:37 minutes), given by Daniel Fischberg, discusses end of life and pain management. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) review standard approaches to pain management near end of life; (2) list three reasons for opioid refractory pain; and (3) describe the use of opioids to manage dyspnea at the end of life. (Presentation starts at 1:52 minutes.)

This presentation (1:01:43 minutes), given by James W. Hall III, discusses promoting healthy hearing over the lifespan and until old age. Topics covered in this presentation are: (1) intersection of audiology and public health; (2) considering hearing related comorbid conditions is critical; (3) healthy living = healthy hearing; (4) diagnostic hearing assessment: enhancing sensitivity and specificity in detection of auditory dysfunction; and (5) practicing preventive audiology: multi-disciplinary strategy. (Presentation starts at 1:30 minutes.)

This presentation (47:43 minutes), given by Paul N. Morton, discusses common orthopedic issues that is seen in the elderly. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand management of geriatric fractures and the treatment and choices available; (2) understand the keys to fall prevention, preoperative workup and postoperative management; (3) discuss outpatient musculoskeletal care for aches and pains; and (4) recognize common injury patterns in the elderly. (Presentation 0:55 minutes.)

This presentation (1:57:16 minutes) by Susan Wehry and Sydney P. Sprigner discusses medications and people living with dementia. The session reviews current pharmacologic approaches to the care of persons with dementia, with a special focus on the use and misuse of antipsychotic medications. It also reviews successful non-pharmacological approaches to distress-signal behaviors and a discussion of why reducing antipsychotic prescribing to people with dementia remains so important. Deprescribing protocols are made available. Presentation slides are available for download.

This presentation (29:43 minutes) given by Cathy Hoover discusses suicide in older adults. She reviews risks and protective factors of suicide risk as well as strategies to prevent suicide later in life.

Source: Wyoming Center on Aging, 2022
http://www.uwyo.edu/wycoa/resources_on_aging/online-education/mental-health-and-aging.html