Footcare Essentials for Older Adults
This presentation (53:34 minutes) given by Dr. Kim Felder from the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare System is part of the NW GWEC's Geriatric Health Care Lecture Series for Winter 2020. Dr. Fleder discusses and identifies common conditions of the feet in older adults. She also describes presenting symptoms, potential causes, diagnostic methods and treatment plans related to foot problems. Finally, she describes the role of the multidisciplinary team in referring patients with foot problems to appropriate specialists. Presentation slides are available for download through the link.
Older Women's Health
This presentation (1:15:08) given by Dr. Barbara Cochrane from the University of Washington School of Nursing is part of the NW GWEC's Geriatric Health Care Lecture Series for Winter 2020. Dr. Cochrane describes the various contexts of older women’s lives that influence their health. She also identifies biological and age-related changes that impact healthy aging in women. Finally, she discusses considerations for clinical encounters with older women, including recommendations for making lifestyle changes and promoting health.
IA-ADAPT: Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients
This course from the Iowa Geriatric Education Center covers IA-ADAPT (Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients), which includes information and resources to help clinicians, providers, and consumer better understand how to manage problem behaviors and psychosis in people with dementia using evidence-based approaches. This includes brief lectures, written content, quick reference guides for clinicians and providers, and information for families or patients on the risks and benefits of antipsychotics for people with dementia.
Geriatric Consult Service Curriculum
This curriculum from the Iowa Geriatric Education Center was developed for Internal Medicine residents working on the inpatient Geriatric Consult Service at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as part of their geriatric rotation. The modules in this course will be useful to all physicians, residents, and students who provide or who will provide primary care to older adults.
Dementia Training to Promote Involvement in Meaningful Activities
This training program from the Iowa Geriatric Education Center aims to increase the skills and abilities of those who work with older adults with dementia in long-term care settings. The training addresses recognizing unmet activity needs among persons with dementia, applying appropriate activity assessment methods, adjusting care routines to incldude enjoyable activities, and monitoring outcomes related to activity involvement. You can take this training program as an individual, or your facility can offer it in a group setting.
Dementia and Challenging Behaviors
The Dementia and Challenging Behavior training program from the Iowa Geriatric Education Center (IGEC) was designed specifically for use by long-term care facilities to train their staff on how to better address the needs of persons with dementia. This intensive 8-hour program is presented in 8 units to allow learners to divide the training into smaller pieces that they can do in a limited amount of time. It has 2 audio presentations with slides and 6 interactive lessons with real-life stories. Each unit also includes printable handouts.
Teach Curriculum- Geriatric Oral Health
Smiles for Life has developed materials to help educators implement the curriculum into an academic setting. Each of the eight 45 minute presentations can be downloaded, complete with annotated presenter notes, companion videos, PDFs of the Implementation Guide, ACGME formatted Educational Objectives, Test Questions, and a listing of high quality Resources designed to serve as a base for oral health training. Course 8 is specific to Geriatric Oral Health. It is required to register a free account to access the curriculum.
Managing Multicomplexity in the Homebound Patient
This online course from the Home Centered Care Institute presents a model for treating patients with four of the more common chronic diseases found in the home-based primary care (HBPC) patient population: diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic kidney disease. Medication management and challenges faced by caregivers are also discussed. This course is intended for primary care providers working with homebound patients with multiple chronic diseases. Estimated time to complete module is 30 minutes. The course is free to access through 2020.
Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management
This presentation (1:17:04) given by Dr. John A. Drew Sturgeon from the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, is part of the NW GWEC's Geriatric Health Care Lecture Series for Winter 2020. Dr. Drew Sturgeon reviews research regarding evidence-based psychological approaches for pain management in older adults. He also describes mechanisms of effective non-pharmacologic pain management in older adults.
Prescribing Quality in Older Adults
This presentation (1:13:52) given by Dr. Zachary Marcum from the School of Pharmacy/University of Washington is part of the NW GWEC's Geriatric Health Care Lecture Series for Winter 2020. Dr. Marcum describes the factors that increase the risk of medication non-adherence in older adults. He also identifies health policy initiatives, including quality measures, related to medication adherence in older adults. Finally, he suggests areas for future research to improve medication adherence in older adults. Presentation slides are available for download through the link.