Alzheimer's Association Training and Education Center
The Training and Education Center from the Alzheimer's Association offers a number of online dementia courses that are free to access after creating a free account. Course titles are listed, and you can use search filters to find courses you are interested in. There are three courses available in Spanish.
Source: Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.alz.org/
Insights to Improve Communication and Care Transitions in PALTC
This presentation (58:06 mins) by Drs. Whitney Haseman and Timothy Farrell from the University of Utah Geriatric Consortium discusses various strategies and ways to improve communication between caregivers and patients in PALTC facilities. A case study regarding the importance of communication in care transitions is provided. The last 15 minutes of the presentation is alloted for questions and comments from the audience.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium: Age-Friendly ECHO, 2019.
Preventing Delirium in Older Adults
This presentation (1:05:48 hrs) on delirium prevention is given by Dr. Miriam Beattie from the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium. She discusses the definition, diagnostic criteria, risk factors, screening instruments, evidence-based prevention interventions, and non-pharmacologic management strategies. Her presentation begins 48 seconds into the video.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2020.
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/age-friendly-ltss-echo
An Overview of Addiction from a Medical Perspective
This presentation (1:02:19 hours) given by Dr. Gregory Collins, Commissioner of Public Health and Medical Director for Wyoming County, New York, on addiction discusses terms and definitions, the history of addiction and addiction treatment, the neurobiology of addiction, current opioid crisis, predisposing factors, and current treatment/intervention approaches.
Source: Western New York Rural Area Health Education Center, 2020.
https://www.r-ahec.org/
Wisdom Keepers and Opioid Use – Influence of Stigma, Shame, Loneliness
This presentation (56:35 minutes) by Dr. Ednita Wright, Chair and Professors of Human Services and Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling at Onandaga Community College provides an overview of opioid use among older adults (Wisdom Keepers); reasons for abuse; the power of the use stigmatizing language, the reason that language matters; how loneliness and shame increase the use of opioids among Wisdom Keepers; and effective ways to reduce the stigma that older adults face which keep them from the support they need and deserve. The presentation begins approximately 4 minutes into the video.
Influenza Prevention and Containment for Older Adult Populations
This online learning module for CNAs and other staff discusses influenza prevention and containment methods in the older adult population. At the conclusion of this program, learners will: state the primary means of preventing themselves from getting the flu; describe the difference between a cold and the flu; and apply strategies designed to prevent them from spreading the flu to others. The module includes YouTube videos, questions to be answered, and an evaluation survey at the end.
Source: Florida State University Reach, 2018.
A Beginner's Guide to Medicaid
This web page from the Caregiver Resources Center describes Medicaid including definitions, eligibiity, and what it covers and does not cover. Answers to common questions that may arise when dealing with Medicaid are answered.
Source: Caring.com, 2023
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/
A Guide to Advance Care Directives
This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center helps someone prepare for end-of-life medical decisions by discussing and reviewing advance care directives in older adults. It breaks down this topic into various sections that answer questions regarding advance care directives and how to handle them.
Source: Caring.com, 2023.
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/
A Guide to Aging in Place
This web page from the Caregiver Resource Center provides a description and guide to the meaning of "aging in place". It also discusses ten steps to take to plan for success in aging along with various senior care and services to support aging in place.
Source: Caring.com, 2022.
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/
Advancing Care Excellence for Caregivers
This online course for nurse educators discusses the national family caregiving crisis and the need for a paradigm shift in the education of health care professionals. It examines the development of the interprofessional family caregiving competencies and the family caregiving domains of preparedness (collectively referred to as "the competencies"). Educational opportunities using evidence-based resources to integrate family caregivers into the health care team and prepare them for their vital roles will be developed. The course is online, 1-hour in duration, and self-paced.