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This video presentation (48:13 min) given by Dr. Bruce E. Robinson discusses various opportunities for healthcare professionals to improve the efficiency of comprehensive evaluations of older adult patients. He also reviews the role of comprehensive assessments in developing clinical expectations. Finally, he ends his presentation by discussing the role of the clinicial in facilitating good choices for care of older adults.

Source: University of Southern Florida GWEP, 2016.
https://health.usf.edu/gwep

This video (8:31 minutes) explains what dementia is and reviews how dementia can affect the brain along with risk factors that cause an impact on families and communities of dementia patients.

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Aging Research and Education, 2023.
https://care.nursing.wisc.edu/dementia-friendly-toolkit/

This video (7:18 minutes) discusses ten tips for communicating clearly and respectfully with people with dementia or cognitive impairment. With each tip, a demonstration of the tip being used in common situations is provided.

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Aging Research and Education, 2023.
https://care.nursing.wisc.edu/dementia-friendly-toolkit/

This video (7:43 min) provides family members with tips for medical appointments with patients with dementia such as what to prepare for and how to communicate with them. It also demonstrates the tips being used during a simulated appointment.

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Aging Research and Education, 2023.
https://care.nursing.wisc.edu/dementia-friendly-toolkit/

This video (9:01 min) discusses tips for healthcare providers regarding how to communicate with and advocate for people with dementia and their family caregivers. It also demonstrates these tips being used during a simulated appointment.

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Aging Research and Education, 2023.
https://care.nursing.wisc.edu/dementia-friendly-toolkit/

In this brief video, Dr. Mary Tinetti describes what it means to be an Age-Friendly Health System. An Age-Friendly Health Systerm is an initiative of the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA).

This brief video provides an introduction to the 4Ms Framework for Age-Friendly Health Systems. It discusses how healthcare professionals can deliver "what matters" evidence-based care to older adults reliably across every care setting.

Source: RUSH Center for Excellence in Aging
https://www.rush.edu/

IHI's Vice President, Frank Frederico, RPh, gives an overview of IHI's Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit. Throughout this video, he takes a look at what it includes, how it can be used, and how it can help make an organization safer and more reliable.

Source: Institute for Healthcare (IHI), 2019.
https://www.ihi.org/resources/Pages/Tools/Patient-Safety-Essentials-Toolkit.aspx

This 8 minute video demonstrates and discusses communication techniques for providers to use when discussing advanced care planning with an older adult.

Source: The Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania, 2012.
https://www.med.upenn.edu/gec/

This brief video provides a demonstration of how to administer and score the Mini-Cog Test to a patient. This test is used to assess a patient's cognition and memory.

Source: ACT on Alzheimer's, 2014.
https://actonalz.org/