Foundational Competencies in Older Adult Mental Health Certificate Program (Online)
The growing population of older adults presents a unique opportunity for mental health professionals to expand clinical practice and experience deeply meaningful clinical work.
Age-Friendly Minnesota Needs Assessment Survey
This survey was developed as a resource to Minnesota communities undertaking needs assessments as part of their age-friendly efforts. The survey is organized into nine sections (eight topics related to age-friendly communities, plus demographics) and 44 questions, plus one open-ended question at the end of each section for respondents to free-write comments if they choose.
Source: Age-Friendly Minnesota, 2023. https://www.agefriendlymn.org/
4Ms NAHCA Series- What Matters Most
Video 4 of our 4 video National Associaton of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) 4Ms education series.
In this 15:23 minute video (recorded January 25, 2023) , Jane Potter, MD and Natalie Manley, MD, MPH, CMD talk about how discuss 'What Matters' to patients. This includes a discussion of the importance of aligning a patients health outcome goals with care, how to do so (including tools that may be useful in doing so). There are also several brief case examples included during the talk.
4Ms NAHCA Series- Mobility
Video 3 of our 4 video National Associaton of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) 4Ms education series.
In this 19:57 minute video (recorded January 18, 2023) , Karina Bishop, MD, CMD and Natalie Manley, MD, MPH, CMD give an overview on Mobility, as it relates to elder care. This includes a discussion of proper gait belt use, how to ensure assistive devices, eye ware, and socks and shoes are appropriate to minimize fall risk, and an explaination "HEAR ME" abbreviation to prevent falls. Several brief case examples are also included.
4Ms NAHCA Series- Mind (also called Mentation)
Video 2 of our 4 video National Associaton of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) 4Ms education series.
In this 19:09 minute video (recorded January 11, 2023), Jane Potter, MD gives a talk on Mentation. This includes an overview of dementia, depression, and delirium, specifically with how it relates to the elderly population. Several case examples are also discussed, as well as possible intervention strategies.
4Ms NAHCA Series- What They Are and How One Affects the Other
Video 1 of our 4 video National Associaton of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA) 4Ms education series.
In this 20:14 minute video (recorded January 4, 2023), Karina Bishop, MD, CMD and Natalie Manley, MD, MPH, CMD give an overview on the 4Ms Framework and discuss how Medication impacts geriatrics care and relates to the other Ms (Mobility, What Matters, and Mentation)
Memory problems with your elder- တၢ်ဂ့ၢ်ကီဘၣ်ဃးဒီးသူၣ်က့သးပှၢ်တၢ်တိၢ်နီၢ်ဖံးဃာ်
Module 3 of our 3 Module Karen dementia education series. In this 14:02 minute video, Paw Bway Htoo gives an information on how to communicate memory issues with your docotor in Karen with the purpose of educating families and caregivers.
Dementia: Mood and Behavior (Dementia: တၢ်ပာ်သူၣ်ပာ်သး ဒီး တၢ်ဒီသူၣ်ဒီသး)
Module 2 of our 3 Module Karen dementia education series, in partnership with the Karen society of Nebraska and the Nebraska GWEP. In this 16:11 minute video, Iris Moo gives tips and tricks for caring for a loved one with dementa in Karen with the purpose of educating families and caregivers.
What is Dementia- Dementia မ့ၢ်တၢ်မနုၤလဲၣ်
Module 1 of our 3 Module Karen dementia education series. In this 7:23 minute video, December Faith gives an overview of dementia in Karen with the purpose of educating families and caregivers.
Advance Care Planning During COVID-19
This presentation (19:12 minutes) given by Jane Potter, MD on July 2nd, 2020 and the benefits of Advance Care Planning, especially in the time of COVID-19, and incorporating patient priorities into the goals of care.