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This presentation (18:14 minutes) given by Angela Hanson discusses hallucinations and delusions in dementia patients. Delusion is defined and the causes of it are talked about briefly in this presentation but there is an emphasis on hallucinations and dementia. The different types of hallucinations, causes, and treatment of hallucination are the main focus of this presentation.

This presentation (15:15 minutes) given by Jennifer Magnani discusses surrogate decision maker which is a person who assists with making medical decisions with the medical team for someone who becomes so ill that they cannot give consent themselves. The presentation goes through the different types of surrogate decision makers which are Guardian of Person, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, and Legal Next of Kin. The topic of Legal Next Kin is discussed more in dept to show the order of who is selected for this role and how to declare the title.

This presentation (14:49 minutes) given by Lianne Hirano discusses the basic criteria that patients need to meet in order to be admitted into hospice. Other subtopics include the dementia criteria (FAST and medical complications) to be admitted to hospice and the criterias to remain in hospice.

This presentation (18:33 minutes) given by Beth Labardi discusses how to treat depression in late life. The objective of this presentation is to know treatment options for late life depression and the factors to consider in selecting treatment options. The treatments discussed in the presentation are psychotherapy, medications, and electroconvulsive therapy.

This presentation (26:13 minutes) given by Lianne Hirano discusses how to give advance care planning during the time of COVID-19. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) orient to where the system is, whether it is conventional capacity, contingency capacity, or crisis capacity; (2) figuring out if the patient is at a low risk, moderate risk, or high risk; (3) elicit patient values; (4) assign a healthcare proxy; and (5) how to respond to patient's emotion.

This presentation (19:11 minutes) given by Carrie Rubenstein discusses how to have a successful video visit on telehealth with geriatric patients.

This presentation (20:53 minutes) given by Carolyn Parsey discusses caring for dementia patients during COVID-19 that includes the perspectives of caregivers on this subject.

This presentation (22:30 minutes) given by Elizabeth A. Phelan discusses assessing risk falls during the age of COVID-19 through telemedicine. The presentation starts with the epidemiology and impact of falls. It then goes through how to conduct a screening for falls and check for risk of falls with an emphasis on how to do it on telemedicine. Lastly, the presentation discusses how to manage falls and prevent them.

This presentation (24:18 minutes) given by Whitney Carlson discusses patients with dementia and how to care for them. The presentation identifies the factors of aggression in dementia patient and steps providers could follow in order to de-escalate that aggression.

This presentation (13:24 minutes) given by Zachary A. Marcum discusses deprescribing in older adults. Topics include: (1) defining deprescribing; (2) identify key resources for deprescribing; and (3) review how to become a 'prescriber'.