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This 1-hour webinar given by Drs. Jonathan Palmer, Robbin Frazier, and Suzanne Madison discusses how during the pandemic and civil unrest, older adults may be particularly vulnerable to re-traumatization as they re-experience a previous traumatic event, either consciously or unconsciously, as the result of a current racially bias event. This webinar will provide an overview of the historical trauma and resilience of the African American community in Minnesota as well as provide helpful strategies in trauma-informed care with older adults.

This webinar, sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition and the New York Bar Association, examines nursing home reform following the disastrous impact of COVID-19. The program covers the fundamentals of the nursing home industry: its legal structure, oversight, funding and ownership, and realities of enforcement. The presenters discuss issues with staffing, infection and quality control, profit vs. non-profit ownership, and the debates over liability and immunity that have become so heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This webinar given by Dr. Daniel W. Belsky (Columbia University) and Dr. Vadim Gladyshev (Birgham and Women's Hospital) is Part One of a three-part series organized by NIH in conjunction with the GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Online Meeting. The presentors, with backgrounds in geroscience, consider the question, "When does aging begin?" by presenting their hypotheses and challenging each other's proposals through a guided panel discussion. They also consider how their hypotheses could be supported experimentally.

Examining pain through a modern lens: Understanding and treating patients across the Lifespan

About this Event

GENESEE VALLEY PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (GVPA) 2020 ANNUAL CONVENTION

Examining Pain through a Modern Lens: Understanding and Treating Patients across the Lifespan

Date: Friday, November 13, 2020

Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Where: GVPA’s first virtual convention - https://sjfc.zoom.us/j/97288957847

This webinar (47:48 mins) presented by Dr. Benjamin Kalivas from the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina discusses various approaches to delirium screening in non-ICU patients when there are no guidelines. The purpose of this webinar is to discuss the importance of non-ICU delirium screening, provide a systematic approach to implementing at the hospital, and review the Medical University of South Carolina's non-ICU delirium screening program. Dr. Kalivas also discusses delirium and what it looks like during COVID-19.

This webinar from Dr. Steve Shuman (University of Minnesota School of Dentistry) and Andie Kyros (Oral Health America) reviews key oral health concerns for older adults, connections between oral and systemic health, and potential barriers to dental care for older adults, as well as resources to address them. The webinar and its handouts are free to access for Minnesota Gerontological Society members. Non-members are required to pay a $15 fee.

This narrated Powerpoint presentation (47:37 minutes) from the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program is presented by Loretta Woodward Veney, author of Being My Mom's Mom and other books for family caregivers. In the webinar, she shares personal stories and provides advice to equip and inspire caregivers to find the joy in caregiving using helpful strategies.

Source: Johns Hopkins GWEP, 2020.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/caregivers

This webinar (56:52 minutes) given by Drs. Diane Martins and Brandi Cotton Parker from the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center discusses issues related to opioid misuse in the older adult population. Topics covered include opioid misuse risk, screening tools, and strategies to reduce opioid misuse in the older adult population. Free registration is required to access the webinar. Continuing education credits for nursing, pharmacy, social work, and mental health counseling are available. (Presentation begins at 3:15 minutes). This webinar is found under module 3.

This webinar (1:07:55) presented by Dr. John A. Stoukides, Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Roger Williams Medical Center, reviews diagnostic criteria and assessment tools available for Alzheimer’s disease so that health care providers can address the appropriate concerns and needs of their patients and their families. It also discusses the difference between normal and pathological memory loss as well as describes the workup and staging of pathological memory loss. Free registration is required to access the webinar.

This webinar (55:56 minutes) is presented by Dr. Brian Ott, Professor, Department of Neurology at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Director of the Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center, Rhode Island Hospital.. Dr. Ott discusses the different etiologies, symptoms, and clinical course for diseases that cause dementia, and describes new therapies under investigation for treatment of diseases that lead to dementia. Continuing education credits are available for nursing, social work, and pharmacy. Free registration is required to access webinar.