Late Life Anxiety
This presentation (11:34 minutes) given by Lucy Wang discusses anxiety in late life. Topics include different types of anxiety, GAD-7, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) short form, and treatments for anxiety.
Is it Dementia Prevention or Healthy Brain Aging?
This presentation (17:47 minutes) given by Emily Trittschuh discusses dementia prevention and the promotion of healthy brain aging. The presentation also discusses different risk factors that could cause a greater risk in developing dementia and tips to talk to patients about dementia.
Pain Management and Opioids in the Elderly
This presentation (21:20 minutes) given by Carol Crawford discusses the scope of pain and substance use in the elderly, opioid place in therapy, and the mitigating risks of prescribing an opioid. Other topics include cost of pain, risk for Substance Use Disorder, considerations in the elderly, multimodal approach to pain management, alternative drugs of abuse, and red flags that are suggestive of Substance Use Disorder.
Intro to Project ECHO and Age Friendly Health Systems
This presentation (16:14 minutes) given by Katherine Bennett discusses project ECHO and age friendly health systems. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) explain context of project ECHO-geriatrics; (2) describe age-friendly healthcare; and (3) review nuts and bolts of ECHO participation.
What Matters Most: Aligning Decisions and Care with Patients' Health Priorities
This presentation (16:52 minutes) given by Katherine Ritchey discusses how addressing patient problems is one model when figuring out what matters most within the 4Ms. Discussion topics include the limitations of clinical guidelines, how to address uncertainty, 'age-friendly' care, and the Patient Priorities Care model.
Medication Use in Older Adults: Mitigating Risk Factors and Maximizing Benefit
This presentation (12:44 minutes) given by Zachary A. Marcum discusses mitigating risk and maximizing benefit when prescribing medication for older adults. The discussion includes different ways medication use could go wrong in older adults (overuse and unnecessary use, inappropriate use, and underuse), dietary supplements, and anticholinergic drugs.
Dementia Diagnosis
This presentation (24:33 minutes) given by Angela Hanson discusses ways to diagnose dementia. The topics of this presentation include comparing what normal aging versus dementia looks like, Mild Cognitive Impairment, different types of dementia, and different types of workup used to diagnose dementia.
Walking, Assistive Devices, and the Older Adult
This presentation (20:07 minutes) given by Patti Noritake Matsuda discusses assistive devices older adults could use to help them walk. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the current statistics regarding older adults and use of assistive devices; (2) understand and identify the different assistive devices commonly used by the older adult population; and (3) describe the rationale for prescription, proper use, and fit.
Aging and Sexuality
This presentation (19:33 minutes) given by Ania Rodney discusses aging and sexuality. The topics of this presentation include: (1) aging and sexuality research; (2) sexual activity and behaviors; (3) STD data; (3) barriers to care; (4) screening tool for sexual health; and (5) sexuality and cognition.
Substance Use Disorders and Alcohol Use in Older Adults
This presentation (20:23 minutes) given by Adel Mazanderani discusses substance use disorders with a main focus of alcohol use in older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) review risk factors and protective factors for substance misuse; (2) identify the signs and symptoms of a substance use disorder; and (3) screen, assess and consider pharmacologic treatment for patients with alcohol use disorder.