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This webinar (53:08 minutes) given by Dawna Pidgeon discusses key strategies for assessing mobility in primary care. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) describe strategies for assessing mobility in a primary care setting; and (2) identify screening tools and resources to assess mobility. To access this material, registration is required by the creators but there is no charge for it. (Webinar starts at 2:40 minutes.)

This webinar (46:10 minutes) given by Lidia Vognar discusses an overview about mobility. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) describe importance of mobility in providing age-friendly care; (2) list key determinants of mobility and describe interrelationships among them; and (3) describe evidence-based methods to support older adults experiencing mobility. To access this material, registration is required by the creators but there is no charge for it. (Webinar starts at 2:30 minutes.)

This webinar (56:45 minutes) given by Colin Burns discusses how to use strategies and skills of the strengths-based model of care for someone with dementia. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) define a strengths-based model of care; (2) describe how to conduct a strengths-based interview; and (3) identify strategies to maintain strength and resilience in persons with dementia. To access this material, registration is required by the creators but there is no charge for it. (Webinar starts at 3:15 minutes.)

This webinar (53:26 minutes) given by Christine Eisenhower discusses effects of medication on early cognitive impairment. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) identify medications that may contribute to cognitive impairment; (2) evaluate safety and efficacy of medications approved for treatment of early cognitive impairment; and (3) provide appropriate patient/caregiver education regarding supplements and agents currently in clinical trials. To access this material, registration is required by the creators but there is no charge for it.

This webinar (48:01 minutes) given by Sandra Fournier and Christine Gadbois discusses what to do once a person receives the diagnosis of dementia. By the end of this webinar, learners should be able to: (1) describe the importance of healthcare advocacy; (2) recognize the importance of meaningful engagement/meaningful activities; and (3) identify appropriate and accessible community resources. To access this material, registration is required by the creators but there is no charge for it. (Webinar starts at 4:00 minutes.)

This webinar (58:18 minutes) given by John Stoukides discusses the signs and symptoms of cognitive impairment in older adults. By the end of the webinar, learners should be able to: (1) recognize the difference between normal and pathological memory loss; (2) utilize appropriate screening tools to identify cognitive loss; (3) evaluate a patient's medical regimen for medications that may be worsening cognition; and (4) discuss methods of engaging families in the evaluation and treatment of patients with cognitive loss.

This webinar (1:00:15 minutes) given by John K. Robinson discusses modifiable lifestyle factors for healthy cognitive aging. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) list modifiable lifestyle practices that impact brain health; (2) explain how modifiable lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise can produce overlapping effects; and (3) discuss how to "customize" a health-promoting lifestyle that is sustainable and fits the unique biological and socio-cultural situations of the patients.

This webinar (1:57:30 minutes) consists an interprofessional panel of experts including a geriatrician, psychologist, cultural expert, physical therapist, geriatric pharmacist, and a lawyer. They address questions and concerns related to living with dementia, dementia care, and the key issues that often come up. Some topics discussed includes medications that cure and treat dementia, how to react to a person with dementia's false stories, how to have other caregivers step in without having one person initiating it, and diminished capacity dementia with the law.

This webinar (57:51 minutes) discusses advancing equity for caregivers in communities and the importance of equity, addressing the dual challenges around COVID-19, and improving brain health. There are five sections included in this webinar. Sarah Lenz Lock discusses the risk factors and disparities of COVID-19 and brain health. Lauren J. Parker talks with Vanessa Brown to learn about her experience of being a caregiver during COVID-19, specifically to a patient with dementia. Jasmine Nakayama discusses vaccinations and how to reinforce confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.

This webinar (1:33:14 minutes) discusses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) which is a caregiver module that identifies the relationship to the care recipient and collects key information in a very brief concise fashion related to caregiving. There are three presentations included in this webinar. Phil Echevarria discusses BRFSS's impact on New Jersey and the caregiving data and how it has influenced policy change in New Jersey. Jana Pastir discusses how North Dakota has used the Subjective Cognitive Decline caregiver modules to enhance other chronic disease programs.