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This presentation (14:21 minutes) by Dayne Duvall discusses how to facilitate a meaningful telehealth visit for older adults. Learning objectives: (1) understand relevant statistics concerning older patients and telehealth; (2) learn about important telehealth guidelines from HHS and CMS; and (3) learn from case studies on how to and how not to conduct telehealth sessions. Slides are available for download.

In this presentation (1:11:15 minutes), Jenn Griswold discusses anxiety related to geriatrics. She also reviews considerations while taking care of geriatric patients with anxiety and treatment options for them. A case study is included in the presentation. Slides are available to download.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2022, Age-Friendly ECHO
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/age-friendly-ltss-echo

In this presentation (1:09:59 minutes), Nicolas Brening discusses promoting age-friendly care to LGBT older adults and how to use the 4Ms to help structure conversations with patients. He reviews the importance of historical background and demographics. Part of the Age-Friendly ECHO series.

This presentation (1:02:00 minutes) given by Cherie Brunker and Nancy Madsen discusses care options available for older adults with dementia and their caregivers as well as the resources that are available to them. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to describe the different care options for persons with dementia such as personal residence community, assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice. Slides of the second half of the presentation are available to download along with a tip sheet for communicating with a person with dementia.

In this presentation (2:00:23 minutes), a brief ECHO orientation is given by Sandra DeBry, followed by Ellen Flaherty, who discusses long term services and supports related to the 4M's. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) summarize the 4Ms of an age-friendly health system; (2) describe one example of how to bridge primary care and long term services and support using the annual wellness visit; and (3) identify one model focusing on "what matters most" in the community. Slides are available to download.

This presentation (1:02:51 minutes) given by Katherine P. Supiano discusses how to cope with stress during the health crisis. She speaks about what people are experiencing during this time and what is the lesson of caring for others. Lastly, what helps stress and what will happen is discussed.

Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2020, Age-Friendly ECHO

https://utahgwep.org/trainings/age-friendly-ltss-echo

This presentation (1:03:30 minutes) given by Alberto Enrique Varela discusses oral health conditions in older adults and how to recognize them. He reviews some specific conditions that are seen in older adults and gives the oral health perspective of the conditions to give some ideas how to collaborate with others on these cases to improve clinical outcomes. The conditions that are discussed in this presentation are xerostomia, radiation caries, osteoradionecrosis, medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, and periodontal disease. Slides are available for download.

This presentation (55:28 minutes) given by Emogene Hennick-Dunn discusses grief and uncertainty. She provides information on eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy, therapeutic methods that may help with brain healing. She also discusses self-care practice. Slides are available for download.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2022
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/fireside-chats

This presentation (54:47 minutes) given by Geri Lehnardt discusses assessment techniques with older adults adults and their caregivers. She walks through the importance of your view on older adults, having a space for them, validation and redirecting skills, how to have a human and professional experience, and why it is important to include the primary family caregiver. Slides are available for download.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2022
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/fireside-chats

This presentation (57:13 minutes) given by LuAnn Lundquist discusses how to create a community-based activity group for those with dementia. She walks through what qualifies as a community-based activity group versus an adult day care, who attends a dementia activity group, and the Global Deterioration Scale for dementia and Alzheimer's disease and how an activity group should be geared for each stage. She also discusses who can provide these service and activities. The presentation also includes some rules and precautions that should be created as a policy for an activity group.