Decisional Capacity Evaluation: Basic Principles
This presentation (32:25 minutes) given by Douglas W. Lane discusses basic principles in decisional capacity evaluation when working with older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) explain the essential legal foundations and principles guiding decisional capacity assessment; (2) explain the core medical ethical principles of autonomy vs.
SARS-CoV2 Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19 in Older Adults
This presentation (27:42 minutes) given by Maria Corcorran discusses SARS-CoV2 vaccines with older adults. The presentation explains three different types of SARS-CoV2 vaccines available which are mRNA vaccines, adenovirus vector vaccines, and subunit vaccines. The main focus will be on mRNA, looking at how it works, how it was tested, its effectiveness, and safety for older adults receiving this vaccine.
Advance Care Planning in Diverse Older Adults
This presentation (26:53 minutes) given by Gina Kang discusses planning advance care for diverse group of older adults. The objectives of this presentation includes: (1) an overview of older adult population in the U.S.; (2) Advance Care Planning (ACP); (3) considerations for ACP; and (4) resources helpful for clinic or other practice settings.
Late Life Anxiety
This presentation (11:34 minutes) given by Lucy Wang discusses anxiety in late life. Topics include different types of anxiety, GAD-7, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) short form, and treatments for anxiety.
Is it Dementia Prevention or Healthy Brain Aging?
This presentation (17:47 minutes) given by Emily Trittschuh discusses dementia prevention and the promotion of healthy brain aging. The presentation also discusses different risk factors that could cause a greater risk in developing dementia and tips to talk to patients about dementia.
Pain Management and Opioids in the Elderly
This presentation (21:20 minutes) given by Carol Crawford discusses the scope of pain and substance use in the elderly, opioid place in therapy, and the mitigating risks of prescribing an opioid. Other topics include cost of pain, risk for Substance Use Disorder, considerations in the elderly, multimodal approach to pain management, alternative drugs of abuse, and red flags that are suggestive of Substance Use Disorder.
Intro to Project ECHO and Age Friendly Health Systems
This presentation (16:14 minutes) given by Katherine Bennett discusses project ECHO and age friendly health systems. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) explain context of project ECHO-geriatrics; (2) describe age-friendly healthcare; and (3) review nuts and bolts of ECHO participation.
What Matters Most: Aligning Decisions and Care with Patients' Health Priorities
This presentation (16:52 minutes) given by Katherine Ritchey discusses how addressing patient problems is one model when figuring out what matters most within the 4Ms. Discussion topics include the limitations of clinical guidelines, how to address uncertainty, 'age-friendly' care, and the Patient Priorities Care model.
Medication Use in Older Adults: Mitigating Risk Factors and Maximizing Benefit
This presentation (12:44 minutes) given by Zachary A. Marcum discusses mitigating risk and maximizing benefit when prescribing medication for older adults. The discussion includes different ways medication use could go wrong in older adults (overuse and unnecessary use, inappropriate use, and underuse), dietary supplements, and anticholinergic drugs.
Dementia Diagnosis
This presentation (24:33 minutes) given by Angela Hanson discusses ways to diagnose dementia. The topics of this presentation include comparing what normal aging versus dementia looks like, Mild Cognitive Impairment, different types of dementia, and different types of workup used to diagnose dementia.