Identifying and Responding to Dementia
This webinar (1:00:21 minutes) given by Thomas Buckley and Kathy Service discusses how to identify prevalence, onset, types of dementia, and common co-morbidities among adults with a life long intellectual disabilities. Service needs and ways to respond to dementia are also included in the discussion. Slides are available to download on the link. Registration is required by the creators to access the material but there is no charge. (Webinar starts at 5:00 minutes.)
Introduction to Lifelong Intellectual Disabilities
This webinar (1:02:02 minutes) given by Edward F. Ansello and Matthew P. Janicki discusses an overview of lifelong intellectual disabilities with the field of geriatrics. The critical differences between older adults aged 50 and over and mid-life adults is also included in the discussion. Slides are available to download on the link. Registration is required by the creators to access the material but there is no charge. (Webinar starts at 5:05 minutes.)
COVID-19 and Its Mental Health Impact on Older Persons
This presentation (59:09 minutes) given by Andrew Rosenzweig discusses the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) identify the differences between social isolation and loneliness and their role in health and well being; and (2) discuss risk factors and resilience factors in late-life suicide and potential association with COVID-19. A case study and discussion are included in the presentation. Registration is required by the creators to access the material but there is no charge.
Caring for Vulnerable Older Adults: LGBT Patients and Residents
This presentation (59:40 minutes) given by Patricia Burbank and Hugh Hall discusses issues that LGBT older adults may face in long-term care and includes strategies for improving the care of LGBT patients and residents. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) discuss selected demographics and historical context of the current LGBT older population; (2) recognize discrimination and health disparities affecting LGBT elders; (3) identify issues of LGBT people in long term care; and (4) describe strategies for improving the care of LGBT patients and residents.
COVID-19 Concepts and Their Applications to Geriatrics
This presentation (56:59 minutes) given by Stefan Gravenstein discusses practical aspects of SARS-COVID-19 infections in older adults including epidemiology and ideas on how to translate concepts to practice in a variety of care settings. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) know key background concepts relating to the new SARS-CoV-2 pandemic including epidemiology; and (2) translate concepts to practice in the institutional settings and Geriatrics context. Registration is required by the creators but there is no charge. (Presentation starts at 5:00 minutes.)
Comorbidities of Persons with Cognitive Impairment
This presentation (26:45 minutes) given by John Stoukides discusses comorbidities of persons with cognitive impairment. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) define the impact of common comorbidities with dementia on the health care system; and (2) identify the role of care management in establishing care plan while integrating other comorbidities with diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Registration is required by the creators in order to access the material but there is no charge. (Presentation starts at 3:10 minutes.)
Coordination of Care Transitions for Persons with Cognitive Impairment
This presentation (29:12 minutes) given by Laurie Gunter Mantz discusses coordination of care transitions of those with cognitive impairment. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand the impact of hospitalization and care transitions on a person with dementia; and (2) identify strategies to simplify the care regimen of a patient with Alzheimer's Disease. Registration is required by the creators in order to access the material but there is no charge. (Presentation starts at 2:50 minutes.)
Routine Care Planning for Persons with Cognitive Impairment
This presentation (26:38 minutes) given by John Stoukides discusses how to implement routine care planning for people with cognitive impairment. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) identify management goals clinicians can integrate into their care of a person with dementia; and (2) define Medicare reimbursement for care planning for a person with dementia. Registration is required by the creators in order to access the material but there is no charge. (Presentation starts at 3:10 minutes.)
Signs and Symptoms of Cognitive Impairment and Assessment Tools
This presentation (29:43 minutes) given by Andrew Rosenzweig discusses benefits of early detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment and examples of cognitive assessment tools that can be used to help screen. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) recognize the benefit of early detection/diagnosis of cognitive impairment; (2) identify who should be assessed for dementia; and (3) use brief cognitive assessment tools with patients. Registration is required by the creators in order to access the material but there is no charge.
IDD with Dementia ECHO: Nutritional Concerns
This presentation (1:08:17 minutes) given by Catherine Conway discusses the key components to providing good nutrition, recognizing the issues around safe eating and drinking, and how nutrition can improve age-related health issues.