Resource Center

This webinar (27:01 minutes) given by Dr. Dennis W. Klima, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Maryland Eastern Shore provides resources for older adults with fall risks. Testts to utilize when screening for fall risk as well as what to do if a positive fall risk screening arises are discussed.

Source: Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, 2018.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/series

This presentation (6:17 minutes) given by Tristen Kvedar discusses how to formulate meaningful activities in order to engage your loved one with dementia. It also discusses opportunities for caregivers to find supplies in order to complete and carry out these activities.

Source: Johns Hopkins GWEP, 2016.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/caregivers

This lecture (1:00:18) is part of the 16th Annual Michael A. Creedon Memorial Lecture on Aging series given by Dr. Marla Berg-Weger. Dr. Berg-Weger discusses loneliness and social isolation among older adults and how the community can provide support to them as they continue to age. She also discusses intervention strategies to address loneliness and social isolation with an emphasis on ways to support older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. (The presentation begins at 2:20 minutes).

This presentation is part of a series through the University of Nebraska's Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program which covers the 4Ms: Mobility, Mentation, Medications, and What Matters. Dr. Joseph Hejkal, Assistant Professor, UNMC Internal Medicine Division, discusses falls and mobility in the context of caring for older adults along with how to interventions to prevent falls.

This presentation is part of a series through the University of Nebraska's Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program which covers the 4Ms: Mobility, Mentation, Medications, and What Matters. Dr. Jane Potter, Profesor in the UNMC Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine, discusses mentation in older adults. The three major topics explained include delirium, dementia, and depression.

This presentation (57:29 minutes) is part of a series sponsored by the University of Nebraska's Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program which covers the 4Ms: Mobility, Mentation, Medications, and What Matters. Dr. Linda Sobeski, Clinical Assistant Professor in the UNMC College of Pharmacy, presents on aging physiology, pharmacokiinetics and pharrmacokinetics in older adults.

This presentation is part of a series sponsored by the University of Nebraska's Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program which covers the 4Ms: Mobility, Mentation, Medications, and What Matters. Dr. Bill Lyons, UNMC Division of Geriatric Medicine, discusses the What Matters aspect of the 4Ms as he describes advance care planning in older adults.

This webinar (47:23 minutes) given by Drs. Mariah Robertson, David S. Wu, and Corey Tapper from John Hopkins University discusses how to provide support to patients at home with COVID-19 through comfort care. It also identifies the most common symptoms associated with COVID-19 at the end of life. Finally, it discusses strategies for how to manage end of life symptoms for COVID+ patients at home.

Source: Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, 2020.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/

This webinar (51:01 minutes) given by Drs. Mariah Robertson, David S. Wu, and Corey Tapper discusses advance care planning conversations to have with your primary care patients. It also discusses a feasible plan to address advance care planning with high risk patients in their own patient panel. Finally it reviews the process for appropriate advance directive documentation and billing.

Source: Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, 2020.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/

This presentation (59:46 mins) by Dr. Kristin Hueftle, from the University of Utah's Division of Geriatric Medicine discusses frailty, toolkits to assess frailty, how to apply frailty assessments to nursing home residents, risk stratification for surgical interventions, and various frailty interventions, and frailty is modifiable. The presentation begins approximately at 2 minutes into the video.