Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Oncology Palliative Education (iCOPE)
The Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Oncology Palliative Education (iCOPE) is the result of a grant to the University of Louisville to design, implement and evaluate an innovative, integrated, and interprofessional oncology palliative care curriculum for medical, nursing, social work and chaplaincy students. The project was funded by the National Cancer Institute R-25 mechanism in 2010 for 5 years and is ongoing mandatory curriculum for all medical students, nursing students, social work students in health care and chaplaincy residents at the University.
The curriculum
American Geriatrics Society 2019 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
This article provides a 2019 update to the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults based upon a systematic review of new evidence..
American Geriatrics Society Updated Guidelines for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
This link provides access to resources associated with the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. These include the publication describing the updated criteria, a Using Wisely page about how to use the criteria, a guide for patients, clinicians, health systems, and payers, a pocketcard, teaching slides, and patient education materials.
From Our Team to Yours: Strategies for Successful Remote Teaming
This webinar is part of the Connecting at the Nexus: COVID-19 Edition Webinar series.
Building a Stronger IPE Program: Document What You Are Learning Today
This webinar is part of the Connecting at the Nexus: COVID-19 Edition Webinar series.
In the current environment, there is an unprecedented softening of boundaries around interprofessional collaboration as well as extraordinary examples of teamwork being leveraged to address the pandemic.
Transitioning to Online IPE in a Pandemic
This webinar is part of the Connecting at the Nexus: COVID-19 Edition Webinar series.
Transitioning to Online IPE in a Pandemic- Additional Resources
Additional Resources to supplement the webinar.
Amanda Kirkpatrick & Katie Packard from Creighton University's Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) will walk through how to build successful virtual IPE experiences, and contingency options for various activities, that adapt to an evolving pandemic situation, and host a discussion on your questions and challenges.
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Person-centered Care for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions and Functional Impairment: A Systematic Literature Review
This systematic review examines the literature on person-centered care (PPC) for older adults between 1990 and 2014, and identifies six domains along with a list of essential elements to clarify hot to operationalize a PCC approach to health care and services for older adults.
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
This reference provides assistance for clinicians on the risks of rapid opioid dosage taper, and provides guidelines for individualizing opioid tapering in adults.
AGS Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia Position Statement
This updated AGS position statement provides recommendations along with rationale regarding the use of tube feedings in older adults with advanced dementia.