Core Concepts in Age-Friendly Care: Mobility Matters
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.)
A Strength-Based Approach to Dementia Care
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.)
Effects of Medication on Early Cognitive Impairment
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.
Diagnosis Dementia: Next Steps in Managing & Coordinating Care
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.)
Signs and Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
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.
Modifiable Lifestyle Factors and Healthy Cognitive Aging
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.
Exercise for Cognitive and Physical Function in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
This presentation (53:20 minutes) given by Ellen McGough discusses exercise for cognitive and physical function in older adults that have cognitive impairment. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the benefits of exercise on brain health and physical function; (2) discuss mechanisms of neuroplasticity in relation to exercise; and (3) identify practical methods to adapt exercise interventions for people with cognitive impairment. To access this material, registration is required by the creators but there is no charge for it.
Update on Women's Health: Consideration for Primary Care
This presentation (15:45 minutes) given by Barbara Cochrane discusses considerations for women's health regarding primary care. Topics of this presentation include: (1) the contexts of older women's lives that are coming into primary care; (2) chronic conditions with women and a study about hormones and women; and (3) considerations with clinical encounters with women.
Testosterone in Older Men
This presentation (20:05 minutes) given by Alvin M. Matsumoto discusses how to appropriately treat individuals with testosterone. Topics of this presentation include: (1) geriatric challenges with testosterone; (2) who to treat with testosterone; (3) what to treat with testorone; (4) how to treat testosterone; and (4) how to monitor testosterone therapy.
Gait and Balance Assessments for Primary Care
This presentation (23:49 minutes) given by Kristina Cosley discusses gait and balance assessments. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand clinical gait screening, knowing what is normal or deviated from the normal; (2) understand the basics of cane use; and (3) understand research-based balance assessment and screening for fall risk in adults 65 years and older.