Urinary Tract Infections
This presentation given by Dr. Jane L. Miller, Associate Professor in the Department of Urology, School of Medicine at the University of Washington, is part of the 2018 Winter NW Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series. Dr. Miller describes the issues of urinary tract infections (UTIs) — presentation, risk factors, management—unique to geriatric patients. She also discusses preventative and therapeutic measures for UTIs in the geriatric patient. Finally, Dr. Miller discusses incontinence management options in older adults.
Building on Family Dynamics in Coping with Alzheimer’s Disease
This presentation (1:17:34) given by Dr. Marty Richards, Affiliate Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at University of Washington, is part of the Spring 2018 NW Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series. Dr. Richards discusses the five family dynamics that affect family coping in dealing with dementia. She also describes major emotional concerns faced by families dealing with dementia. Finally, Dr. Richards identifies strategies for assisting to build on family strengths in dealing with dementia.
Transitions of Care
This presentation (1:35:11) given by Drs. Allison Boll, Melissa Ensey, and Thuan Ong is part of the Spring 2018 NW Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series. Upon completion of the presentation, learners should be able to: 1) define transitions of care and transitional care; 2) recall etiologies for poor transitional care; 3) list components of effective transitional care;; 4) identify factors that may impair execution of instruction; and 5) enlist community partnerships to improve transitional care.
Older Adult Simulations
Several online simulations developed by faculty at the University of North Carolina Greensboro provide patient case scenarios involving health issues commonly observed in the older adult population. The learning content may be applied to primary and long-term care clinical settings, and is directed to advanced practice nursing and physician assistant students. The simulation includes patient videos with closed captioning for increased user accessibility, and interactive case questions.
Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia
This presentation (1:25:59) given by Piruz Huda, Huda, MN, PMHNP is part of the 2019 Winter NW Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series.
The GSA KAER Toolkit for Primary Care Teams: Supporting Conversations About Brain Health, Timely Detection of Cognitive Impairment, and Accurate Diagnosis of Dementia
This toolkit from the Gerontological Society of America is intended as a supportive document of practical approaches, educational resources, and validated clinical tools to help primary care teams implement the KAER Model in their own initiatives related to brain health and timely detection of cognitive impairment. Information on the different types of dementia is also included. Medical educators and medical students may also find the toolkit's content useful.
Source: Gerontological Society of America, 2020
When Does Aging Begin? Part 1
This webinar given by Dr. Daniel W. Belsky (Columbia University) and Dr. Vadim Gladyshev (Birgham and Women's Hospital) is Part One of a three-part series organized by NIH in conjunction with the GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Online Meeting. The presentors, with backgrounds in geroscience, consider the question, "When does aging begin?" by presenting their hypotheses and challenging each other's proposals through a guided panel discussion. They also consider how their hypotheses could be supported experimentally.
Source: Gerontological Society of America, 2020
Stress First Aid for Long Term Care Staff
This "Stress First Aid for Long-Term Care" is a self-care and peer support model adapted specifically for long-term care health care personnel.. Stress First Aid offers a flexible framework of tools for addressing stress reactions that can hopefully reduce the likelihood that these reactions will develop into more severe or long-term problems. The model was developed in partnership by the University of Rochester Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, Ithaca College Gerontology Institute, and the National Center for PTSD.
HPAC Interprofessional Education Standards Survey
The Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC) (healthprofessionsaccreditors.org) provides a forum for its 25 members to cooperate in areas of mutual interest to ensure that accreditors’ standards, policies and procedures support and prepare graduates for contemporary practice as part of interprofessional teams.
