Minnesota 2022 LGBTQ Aging Needs Assessment Report
This report is intended to be read by many different people concerned with issues surrounding LGBTQ aging. It presents data obtained through a survey. Differences or comparisons that are statistically significant are noted in the report.
Roles in Long-Term Services and Supports
This page has seven videos providing information on different long-term care and end-of-life industries from those who work in them. Presenters describe typical work responsibilities, discuss important qualifications and characteristics of successful employees, and give tips on where to learn more or get started. Workers share what they love about their jobs as well as its challenges, while care beneficiaries share why their care team means so much to them.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2021
Suicide in Late Life
This presentation (29:43 minutes) given by Cathy Hoover discusses suicide in older adults. She reviews risks and protective factors of suicide risk as well as strategies to prevent suicide later in life.
Source: Wyoming Center on Aging, 2022
http://www.uwyo.edu/wycoa/resources_on_aging/online-education/mental-health-and-aging.html
Teaching-Learning Strategies in collaboration with the National League for Nursing
In collaboration with the National League for Nursing (NLN), OHNEP has developed several teaching-learning strategies for oral health integration across care settings. NLN's Advancing Care Excellence Series (ACE) initiative includes programs with free curricular resources that focus on improving care for vulnerable and underserved populations. We encourage faculty and educators to incorporate these strategies into their curricula and build awareness of the importance of inteprofessional care and oral health in primary and acute care settings.
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Geriatrics for Dentists
Oral health is critical for overall health, especially as we age. Using the Age-Friendly framework, we will explore how What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility impact and are affected by oral health.
Compassion, Not Control: Session 3 of the Dementia Reconsidered Series
This presentation (1:34:32 minutes) given by Susan Wehry, University of New England, makes the case for a client-centered approach to shared and supported decision-making that optimizes the client's (and family's) abilities and improves quality of life outcomes for persons living with disabilities, including dementia. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) know thyself; (2) distinguish capacity and competency; and (3) use knowledge and tools in service of adult people living with dementia.
Health Literacy, Plain Language, and Clear Health Communication (Health Literacy Training)
This presentation (43:41 minutes) given by Sue Stableford introduces a topic of vital imprtance in medicine and public health - clear communication. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) define health literacy; (2) know literacy, numeracy, and health literacy skills of American adults; (3) know the impact of limited health literacy skills; (4) address the challenge of plain language, plain numbers, and teachback; and (5) what you can do and tips to use now.
Source: AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2022
Transitioning a Mood & Memory Clinic to Telehealth (Transitioning to Telehealth: Experience of a Geriatrics Psychiatry Clinic)
This presentation (38:26 minutes) given by Cliff Singer, Northern Light Acadia Hospital, discusses transitioning outpatient clinic to telehealth capability. Discussion points include: (1) the pandemic as an impetus; (2) migration to a nearly remote practice using Zoom; (3) informed consent; (4) benefits and challenges; and (5) lessons learned.
Source: AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2020