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This presentation (15:51 minutes) given by Maryam Tabrizi provides education on oral health of geriatric patients for those who are not dental providers. The objective of this presentation is that learners will be knowledgeable regarding oral health assessment of the elderly and recognize the good, bad, and the ugly oral conditions by visual assessment.

This presentation (21:43 minutes) given by Charles Bernick discusses how to assess cognition through telemedicine. The presentation includes topics such as the telemedicine model, cognitive screening, and neurological exam.

This presentation (32:25 minutes) given by Douglas W. Lane discusses basic principles in decisional capacity evaluation when working with older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) explain the essential legal foundations and principles guiding decisional capacity assessment; (2) explain the core medical ethical principles of autonomy vs.

This presentation (27:42 minutes) given by Maria Corcorran discusses SARS-CoV2 vaccines with older adults. The presentation explains three different types of SARS-CoV2 vaccines available which are mRNA vaccines, adenovirus vector vaccines, and subunit vaccines. The main focus will be on mRNA, looking at how it works, how it was tested, its effectiveness, and safety for older adults receiving this vaccine.

This presentation (26:53 minutes) given by Gina Kang discusses planning advance care for diverse group of older adults. The objectives of this presentation includes: (1) an overview of older adult population in the U.S.; (2) Advance Care Planning (ACP); (3) considerations for ACP; and (4) resources helpful for clinic or other practice settings.

This presentation (11:34 minutes) given by Lucy Wang discusses anxiety in late life. Topics include different types of anxiety, GAD-7, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) short form, and treatments for anxiety.

This presentation (17:47 minutes) given by Emily Trittschuh discusses dementia prevention and the promotion of healthy brain aging. The presentation also discusses different risk factors that could cause a greater risk in developing dementia and tips to talk to patients about dementia.

This presentation (21:20 minutes) given by Carol Crawford discusses the scope of pain and substance use in the elderly, opioid place in therapy, and the mitigating risks of prescribing an opioid. Other topics include cost of pain, risk for Substance Use Disorder, considerations in the elderly, multimodal approach to pain management, alternative drugs of abuse, and red flags that are suggestive of Substance Use Disorder.

This presentation (16:14 minutes) given by Katherine Bennett discusses project ECHO and age friendly health systems. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) explain context of project ECHO-geriatrics; (2) describe age-friendly healthcare; and (3) review nuts and bolts of ECHO participation.

This presentation (16:52 minutes) given by Katherine Ritchey discusses how addressing patient problems is one model when figuring out what matters most within the 4Ms. Discussion topics include the limitations of clinical guidelines, how to address uncertainty, 'age-friendly' care, and the Patient Priorities Care model.