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This presentation (36:18 minutes) given by Aimi Nelson-Sheese, PhD, ABPP-CN on June 4th, 2020 and discusses dementia diganosis and cognitive screening tools, specifically for non-English speaking patients and considerations that need to be made for these patients. The tests discussed include: MoCA, RUDAS, and IQCODE

This presentation (18:41 minutes) given by Natalie Manley, MD, MPH on November 7th, 2019 and discusses caregivers, difficulties involved with caregiving, and resources for caregivers.

This presentation (34:53 minutes) given by Thuy Koll, MD and discusses cognitive testing options for the geriatric population. Topics include: An overview of cognitive testing, how the cognition changes as a patient ages, how to pick which tests to use, and a variety of different cognitive tests (including the Clock-Draw-Test, Mini-Cog, MoCA, CERAD, and RBANS)

This presentation (51:32 minutes) by Sara Tompkison discusses dementia caregivers. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe two or more factors that impact the biopsychosocial well-being of dementia caregivers during the pandemic; (2) define the attributes and/or benefits of resilience for dementia caregivers; (3) explain the health care providers role in assessment of caregiver burden for dementia caregivers; and (4) identify three interventions that health care providers can implement to build and empower dementia caregiver resilience.

This presentation (57:03 minutes) by Gregory Gatchell discusses lifestyle medicine in older adults. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) list the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine; (2) differentiate key areas within lifestyle medicine that change with age; (3) assess the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine in older patients; and (4) identify diagnostic and treatment options for lifestyle related illnesses in older adults. (Presentation starts at 5:25 minutes.)

This presentation (58:40 minutes) by James W. Hall discusses hearing loss and the assessment and management of it. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe what is meant by "presbycusis"; (2) identify three factors contributing to age-related hearing loss; (3) state the typical hearing loss pattern associated with aging; and (4) recognize the link between cognition and speech perception. (Presentation starts at 7:40 minutes.)

This presentation (58:51 minutes) by Aida Wen and Amrik Sidhu discusses prevention of falls during the time of COVID. Adia Wen provides information on the background and prevalence of falls and what to look for when assessing a person for fall risk. Amrik Sidhu provides screening and evaluation tools and treatments. (Presentation starts at 5:57 minutes.)

Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2021, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/

This presentation (58:24 minutes) by Brett Lu discusses COVID related considerations for depression and dementia evaluation via online. He goes through the impacts COVID has on mental health, in an age group specific manner; assessing older patients via telemedicine, and how to evaluate and report depression and dementia. (Presentation starts at 4:34 minutes.)

Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2020, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/

This presentation (1:06:01 minutes) by Joseph Joyce, Maysyvelle Sistoza, Tyler Young, and Chad Kawakami discusses medication reconciliation during COVID, specifically focusing on telemedicine. They provide information on telehealth and telemedicine and the older adult. (Presentation starts at 7:16 minutes.)

Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2020, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/

In this presentation (56:57 minutes), Web Ross discusses dementia associated with parkinsonism. He primarily covers Parkinson's disease dementia as wll as dementia with Lewy bodies. Topics include the differential diagnosis of atypical degenerative syndromes associated with dementia and parkinsonism, how to distinguish the dimensions of parkinsonism from other degenerative conditions, and the treatment of Parkinson's disease dementia and Lewy body. (Presentation starts at 3:40 minutes.)