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This video (6:12 minutes) by Lisa Gibbs discusses how to incorporate the Annual Wellness exam in practice. She also provides information on why it is beneficial to a provider and their patients short and long term.

Source: University of California Irvine School of Medicine, GWEP, 2019
https://www.familymed.uci.edu/geriatrics/GWEP/training-tools.asp

This Dementia Friends information session included participants from many health science professions, educators, students, and family caregivers. The Champion trainer was Colleen Fritsch, a volunteer Master Trainer for Dementia Friends, who is skilled at offering an engaging online learning experience. In this video, Colleen Fritsch will teach how to make a dementia friendly community. Teachings will also include an understanding what is happening to the person living with dementia and how to better communicate with and support that person.

Abstract:

The evolution of virtual teaching during the pandemic has revolutionized health professional education, creating a decade of change within the span of a week. (Langlois, 2020, Lackie et al., 2020). At the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare and Education (formerly named the Centre for Interprofessional Education), curriculum and pedagogy pivoted to virtual delivery to serve the needs of stakeholders/organizations.

1. Identify the three primary mental health needs of TGNCNB patients.

2. Define the medical procedures requiring mental health assessments/letters, including transition criteria.

3. Map the recommended framework for assessments before and after gender-affirming surgery, including implementation considerations such as Trauma Informed Care

This video (10:40 minutes) features people living with dementia and a care partner (Terry Montgomery, Cheryl and Mike Belleville, and Barney Nelson) discusses what they like about telehealth visits and what helps them have the best telehealth visit possible. They also provide information on how telehealth visits can improve access to care. From AgingME and the Dementia Action Alliance.

This video (6:24 minutes) features people living with dementia and their care partners (Terry Montgomery, Cheryl and Mike Belleville, and Barney Nelson). They discuss how they felt about receiving the diagnosis of dementia and the importance of knowing the diagnosis. From AgingME and the Dementia Action Alliance.

Source: AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2021
https://sites.une.edu/gwep/agingme-gwep-training-videos/

This playlist consists of 12 videos ranging from 30 seconds to 3 minutes in which Dementia Action Alliance on the Mark experts give tips on caring for people with dementia. The tips are suited to online programming and are more generally useful for anyone planning a program or telehealth visit or even a personal zoom call with a person living with dementia.

Source: AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2021
https://sites.une.edu/gwep/agingme-gwep-training-videos/

In this video (9:15 minutes), AgingME GWEP Director Dr. Susan Wehry and members of the Dementia Action Alliance End of Life Committee discuss planning the care of a loved one with dementia from diagnosis to end of life. Speakers include Janice Bays, board chair of the Dementia Action Alliance; Barney Nelson, a person living with Lewy Body Dementia; and Jacquelyn Pogue, an award-winning writer and filmmaker.

This video (20:46 minutes) provides cooking strategies for people living with dementia. Four people living proactively with dementia, Michael Belleville, John-Richard Pagan, Monica Downer, and Laurie Scherrer, will discuss an everyday activity for prepping and cooking meals and what accommodations and strategies they use.

Source AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2022
https://sites.une.edu/gwep/agingme-gwep-training-videos/

This page has seven videos providing information on different long-term care and end-of-life industries from those who work in them. Presenters describe typical work responsibilities, discuss important qualifications and characteristics of successful employees, and give tips on where to learn more or get started. Workers share what they love about their jobs as well as its challenges, while care beneficiaries share why their care team means so much to them.