What's Good For the Heart is Good for the Mind: The SPRINT-MIND Results
This presentation (1:12:00 minutes) by Mark A. Supiano discusses how cognitive impairment relates to the heart. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand the cognitive impairment continuum and be able to define mild cognitive impairment and dementia; (2) recognize that the majority of Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias have a vascular contribution -- Vascular Cognitive Impairment; and (3) become familiar with modifiable approaches to prevent cognitive impairment, including results from the SPRINT-MIND study. Slides are available to download.
Harnessing Neuroplasticity to Treat Depression and Cognitive Deficits in Older Adults
This presentation (1:06:10 minutes) given by Sarah Shizuko Morimoto discusses how to use neuroplasticity to treat depression and cognitive deficits in older adults. She provides information about brain aging and what mitigates it. The presentation also walks through depression in older adults and those who have cognitive impairment and depression. Part of the Age-Friendly ECHO series.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2020
Dementia Care Transitions: Dead Ends, Detours, Denial
In this presentation (1:17:25 minutes),Troy Anderson discusses the challenges that can arise as we try to navigate the transitions that occur across the disease span in a dementia condition. He speaks about denial in a different way, almost as a defense mechanism rather than how we might view it in more normal terms. Slides are available to download. Included in this presentation is a patient case given by Cole Davis. Resources available for download are "INTERACT Stop and Watch Tool'' and "PAINAD Tool." Part of the Age-Friendly ECHO series.
Giving Bad News
This presentation (1:04:09 minutes) by Shunichi Nakagawa discusses how to communicate bad news to a patient and their families. The presentation goes through the definition of bad news, 6 steps SPIKES protocol, and then plays a video on how to give bad news. (Presentation starts at 2:17 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/grand-rounds/
Giving Bad News
This presentation (1:04:09 minutes) by Shunichi Nakagawa discusses how to communicate bad news to a patient and their families. The presentation goes through the definition of bad news, 6 steps SPIKES protocol, and then plays a video on how to give bad news. (Presentation starts at 2:17 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/grand-rounds/
Pain Management Near the End of Life
This presentation (52:37 minutes), given by Daniel Fischberg, discusses end of life and pain management. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) review standard approaches to pain management near end of life; (2) list three reasons for opioid refractory pain; and (3) describe the use of opioids to manage dyspnea at the end of life. (Presentation starts at 1:52 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Promoting Healthy Hearing Over the Lifespan
This presentation (1:01:43 minutes), given by James W. Hall III, discusses promoting healthy hearing over the lifespan and until old age. Topics covered in this presentation are: (1) intersection of audiology and public health; (2) considering hearing related comorbid conditions is critical; (3) healthy living = healthy hearing; (4) diagnostic hearing assessment: enhancing sensitivity and specificity in detection of auditory dysfunction; and (5) practicing preventive audiology: multi-disciplinary strategy. (Presentation starts at 1:30 minutes.)
Orthopaedic Issues in the Elderly
This presentation (47:43 minutes), given by Paul N. Morton, discusses common orthopedic issues that is seen in the elderly. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand management of geriatric fractures and the treatment and choices available; (2) understand the keys to fall prevention, preoperative workup and postoperative management; (3) discuss outpatient musculoskeletal care for aches and pains; and (4) recognize common injury patterns in the elderly. (Presentation 0:55 minutes.)
Normal Aging
This learning module focuses on aging and what older adults can expect to experience changes in. Changes that older adults experience and are discussed in this course include: (1) muscle mass; (2) vision; (3) hearing; (4) taste and smell; (5) cognition; (6) sleep patterns; and (7) metabolism. The module is also available in Spanish.
Source: CATCH-ON, 2022
https://catch-on.org/oaf-home/oaf-online-education/online-modules/menu-of-video-modules/
Managing Multiple Chronic Conditions
This learning module focuses on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). MCC is defined as having two or more chronic illnesses at the same time. It makes treating one illness at a time more difficult. The treatment goal should be the older adult's quality of life. The module is also available in Spanish.
Source: CATCH-ON, 2022
https://catch-on.org/oaf-home/oaf-online-education/online-modules/menu-of-video-modules/