Read the new report from the National Academy of Medicine- "The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity"
https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-future-of-nursing-2020-2030
Essentials of Cardiovascular Care for Older Adults (ECCOA)
Transforming cardiovascular health and improving heart health is a mission of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). This online resource provides evidence-based practice information and slide decks regarding a variety of topics related to geriatric cardiology. In addition, the ACC has a free online case-based curriculum covering key features of aging impacting cardiovascular disease including pharmacology, physiology, hypertension, heart failure, syncope, valvular disease, peripheral arterial disease, perioperative care, palliative care, decision-making.
Older Adults: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes--2020
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) published "Older Adults: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes--2020" which includes the ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care.
Delirium Instruments
The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is a comprehensive, evidence-based, patient care program that provides optimal care for older persons in the hospital. Dr. Sharon Inouye and her colleagues at Yale University School of Medicine originally designed HELP to prevent delirium among hospitalized older persons. This site requires establishing an account to access the free materials.
STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2
The STOPP/START Toolkit Supporting Medication Review, arranged by physiological systems, assists in the review of older adults' prescriptions (STOPP) and includes guidelines to alert the practitioner to the right treatment (START). It also has references to drug class duplication, drug-drug, and drug-disease interactions. The START tool highlights under-prescription or omission of clinically indicated, evidence-based medications. The Supplementary Material file has the full set of STOPP/START guidelines.
Obesity in Older Adults: Succeeding in a Complex Clinical Situation
Obesity in older adults provokes serious problems. In this report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the evaluation, consequences, and clinical management of obesity and overweight are reviewed with focus on the unique challenges of this condition in older adults with other chronic diseases, mobility defects, and other compromises in activities of daily living.
Medical Use of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Older Adults: A Focused Discussion on Safety
To create clarity around use and safety of cannibidiol (CBD) for medical purposes in older adults, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) convened a panel of experts in various relevant disciplines (pharmacy, clinical medicine and research, law and policy) and stakeholders in both the patient and professional arenas. This white paper summarizes presentations on pertinent topics and ideas for consideration developed by stakeholders.
Moving Toward What Matters Most
Nexus Summit 2021 Blog:
Moving Toward What Matters Most
Christine Arenson, MD, Co-Director, National Center
Barbara Brandt, PhD, Director, National Center
The Impact of the Older Adult Mental Health Workforce Shortage on the Public Mental Health System
This paper created by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors discusses the impact of the older adult mental health workforce shortage on the public mental health system. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the current landscape and to offer recommendations on how the public mental health system can respond to the behavioral health needs of older adults while addressing the workforce shortage to the extent possible.