Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults
This podcast (47:47 minutes) features interviews wtih Christine Kistler and Scott Bauer who discuss some of the myths about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTIs in older adults. Christine Kistler is a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who published a JAGS article titled "Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline." She discusses how we should work-up and manage “urinary tract infections.” Scott Bauer reviews how to assess and manage lower urinary tract symptoms in men.
Foundations of Nursing Care for Older Adults Series
The Foundations of Nursing Care for Older Adults series consists of 13 individual and interactive online modules featuring the latest content developed by faculty at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, engaging graphics, and knowledge checks for learners as they proceed through the learning content.
Nexus Summit 2022 Seminar Showcase: Redesigning the Box: A Self-Study Tool to Enhance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Interprofessional Programming and Initiatives
Series Description:
COVID-19 Long Haulers: Pulmonary Complications: What to Expect?
This webinar presented by Anand Venkata aims to educate healthcare providers with the most up-to-date information on pulmonary complications due to COVID-19. By the end of the webinar, learners should be able to: (1) outline range of pulmonary complications after recovery from COVID-19; (2) analyse available data on pulmonary functional and radiologic outcomes after COVID-19; and (3) provide information on treatment of COVID-19 associated long-term pulmonary complications. A pre-assessment, post-assessment, and evaluation is included in this activity.
Grand Rounds: Social Justice and Equity for Vulnerable Elders
In this Grand Rounds, faculty from the UCSF Division of Geriatrics discusss four groups of elders who experience health disparities and disproportionately include minority elders: older adults in prisons, homeless older veterans, nursing home veterans with mental illness and dementia, and older adults living with HIV. The focus is on what is being done to help these groups and next steps for social justice and equitable systems to improve the lives of older persons in these groups.
Source: UCSF Division of Geriatrics, 2020
ACEs Aware Resources
This toolkit provides different resources and information for clinicians on ACE screening and clinical response. Resources are organized by type, topic, and by stage. Resources can also be found by using the advanced search. ACEs Aware is sharing learnings, research, practices, and experiences in hopes to unite all to advance the standard of care for ACEs and toxic stress.
Source: ACEs Aware
https://www.acesaware.org/
Geriatrics--Moving Forward with 2020 Vision
This presentation (59:06 minutes) by Dr. Lisa M. Walke discusses the future of geriatrics practice while reviewing practices developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) detail how the scope of care provided by geriatricians to older adults has expanded since COVID-19; (2) describe efforts to address disparities highlighted by COVID-19 and the ongoing racial justice movement; and (3) focus on ways geriatricians can remain fully engaged beyond 2020.
Source: UCSF Division of Geriatrics, 2020
Rethinking Nursing Home Care: The OPTIMISTIC Project and Beyond...Surviving COVID in the Nursing Home Setting
This presentation (59:00 minutes) by Dr. Kathleen Unroe discusses how nursing home care has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic and the future movements of this type of care. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) review challenges and research opportunities in the nursing home setting - call to action; (2) highlight COVID-19 impacts on nursing home care; and (3) describe the OPTIMISTIC clinical care model.
Source: UCSF Division of Geriatrics, 2020
Frailty-Guided Clinical Management for Older Adults: Time to Take Action
This presentation (54:08 minutes) by Dr. Dae Hyun Kim discusses frailty-guided clinical management for older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) adopt an evidence-based screening test of frailty in your practice; (2) apply frailty information to guide clinical management decisions; and (3) generate evidence to advance frailty-guided clinical care.
Source: UCSF Division of Geriatrics, 2020
Care Home ECHO: Addressing What Matters: ACP/POLST
This presentation (1:01:36 minutes) starts with Aida Wen discussing the recent facts COVID-19 and what you can do to prevent it. Then guest speaker, Hope Young, discusses advance care planning and POLST. (Presentation starts at 4:00 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2022, Care Homes ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/care-homes-echo/