Home Safety Assessments: Evidence Based Strategies to Decrease Falls and Improve Mobility
This presentation (56:57 minutes) given by Kara Welke discusses evidence based strategies to decrease falls and improve mobility in the home setting. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the impact of falls and the costs associated with falls; (2) identify professional screening options for falls that address Medicare and CDC Guidelines; (3) describe Medicare and CDC guideline recommendations for interventions; and (4) understand the evidence for OT Home Safety Evaluations and the process involved.
The Translation of Frailty Science to the Assessment and Management of Older Adults
This presentation (43:53 minutes) given by Megan Huisingh-Scheetz discusses how to assess and manage frailty in the older adult population. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the value of a mobility assessment to older adult care; (2) offer guidance on how and when to conduct a mobility assessment in outpatient older adult evaluation; (3) outline three ways mobility assessment results may shape management plans; and (4) present innovative mobility assessment tools.
Measures of Mobility and Functional Impairment: Handgrip Strength
This presentation (44:24 minutes) given by Ryan McGrath discusses how to measure mobility and functional impairment in older adults through handgrip strength. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) examine how muscle strength is assessed in clinical settings; (2) evaluate why low handgrip strength is bad for health; and (3) determine possible limitations for handgrip strength, and how such limitations could be overcome.
The 4M's: Mobility Assessments and Action Plans
This presentation (1:00:10 minutes) given by Meridee Danks discusses the 4M's focusing on mobility assessments and action plans for older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) identify appropriate mobility screening that can be used in assessments of the elderly population; (2) list the benefits of promoting and maintaining mobility of the older individual; and (3) describe action plans that will allow older adults to move safely in order to maintain function and participation in what matters to them.
Texas IPE Consortium Annual Meeting
Join the Texas IPE Consortium for its annual meeting on Friday, August 4th in Fort Worth, Texas as we collaborate around ways to leverage student interest, innovation, and education.
Interprofessional Education Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Program Design, Implementation, and Assessment
Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice (IPCP) are the keys to improving health, safety, satisfaction and cost in the modern healthcare system. Interprofessional Education Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Program Design, Implementation, and Assessment provides healthcare educators, administrators, and clinicians with a practical, evidence-based manual for leading change.
An Interactive, Adaptable Interprofessional Healthcare Team Roles & Responsibilities Workshop for Preclinical Medical Students
Authors
Tia Kostas, MD,1 Joyce W. Tang, MD,2 Anshu Verma, MD,2 Valerie G. Press, MD, MPH,1 Leah Kelemen, BA,3 Jennifer Austin Szwak, PharmD, BCPS,4 Christina Bernhardy, LCSW,5 Kaveri Bhatnagar Chopra, MA, CCC-SLP,6 Eric Bulgarelli, PT, DPT, PCS7 Roy Horton, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT,7 Kelsey Reif, MS, RD, LDN,8 William Madden, PharmD, BCGP,4 Patricia MacClarence, LCSW,5 Jessica Schultz, MS, RD, LDN,8 Zachary M. Stapleton, PT, DPT, OCS7 John F. Cursio, PhD,9 Katherine Thompson, MD1
Global Cafe – Scholarly Writing about IPE as a Collaborative Process (26 April 2022)
Scholarly Writing about IPE as a Collaborative Process
Speaker: Jill Thistlethwaite, Adjunct professor University of Technology, Sydney, (UTS), Sydney
Date and Time: 26 April 2022; 11:30 am AEST/1:30am GMT
Abstract:
AGS Honors Dr. Mitchell T. Heflin With Dennis W. Jahnigen Award For Extensive, Outstanding Contributions To Geriatrics Education
https://www.americangeriatrics.org/media-center/news/ags-honors-dr-mitchell-t-heflin-dennis-w-jahnigen-award-ags22-extensive
Mental Health Counseling and Physical Health Collaboration for Transgender Individuals
1. Participants will be able to identify the three primary mental health needs of TGNCNB patients.
2. Participants will be able to define the medical procedures requiring mental health assessments/letters, including transition criteria.
3. Participants will be able to map the recommended framework for assessments before and after gender-affirming surgery, including implementation considerations such as Trauma Informed Care.
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