"Understanding Childhood Traumatic Stress and Resilience."
Learning Objectives:
- Describe at least four Core Concepts in understanding childhood traumatic stress
- Describe at least three ways in which trauma can affect children's development
- Describe Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) and at least one strategy for mitigating STS
The interprofessional teaching observation program: a faculty development workshop on peer feedback on interprofessional teaching
This resource is an interactive 3-hour didactic and skills practice workshop designed to train faculty to conduct a peer-teaching observation and provide feedback focused on interprofessional teaching. The didactic portion of the workshop focuses on the ways that interprofessional teaching differs from uniprofessional teaching, discusses elements of effective feedback, and reviews the critical steps of a peer-teaching observation.
Ageing vs. Dementia
This presentation (41:50 minutes) given by Jacque Gray compares and contrasts the topics of aging and dementia in older adults. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand myths and facts about older adults; (2) know the signs of cognitive decline; (3) know the signs of a healthy aging mind; and (4) understand how to maintain a healthy aging mind.
Decreasing the Impact of Dementia: The Value of Assessments and Networks
This presentation (1:11:07 minutes) given by Daniel L. Murman discusses the value of assessments and networks in decreasing the impact of dementia.
Medical Management of Dementia
This presentation (1:03:19 minutes) given by Lindsey Dahl discusses medical management of dementia. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) identify deprescribing opportunities in the care of dementia; (2) describe non-pharmacological treatments of dementia and behaviors in dementia; (3) discuss the medication management of dementia and neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
This presentation (1:08:43 minutes) given by Robert Olson discusses behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe common types of behavior and psychological symptoms of patients with dementia; (2) review standard of care approaches in management of BPSD; and (3) special considerations in BPSD in non-Alzheimer's dementias.
Current Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease: Do They Work?
This presentation (59:29 minutes) given by George T. Grossberg discusses the current therapies used for treatment of Alzheimer's disease as well as the pros and cons of these therapeutic medications used to treat dementia. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) evaluate and contrast the pharmacologic therapies currently available for treating patients with mild-moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease and (2) assess the evidence for the benefits of combination therapies for improving cognition, activities of daily living, global outcome, and behavior.
Whole Person Dementia Assessment
This presentation (57:21 minutes) given by Angela Sanford discusses the process of completing a whole person dementia assessment. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) gain awareness of the impact dementia has on the patient and caregiver; (2) differentiate normal aging vs. mild cognitive impairment vs. dementia; (3) discuss and identify the most common types of dementia; and (4) become familiar with the available screening tools for dementia.
Diagnosing Dementia
This presentation (1:15:16 minutes) given by Misty Anderson, Lindsay Hines and Donald Jurivich discusses the process of diagnosing dementia. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the complexity of diagnosing dementia; and (2) discuss the importance of early detection.
Polypharmacy and Medication Deprescribing
This presentation (46:03 minutes) given by Mark Dewey discusses polypharmacy and medication deprescribing in older adults. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) describe the difference between a side effect, adverse drug reaction, and adverse event; (2) describe general types of adverse drug reactions; (3) describe procedures for identifying adverse drug reactions; and (4) describe interventions to help minimize polypharmacy and adverse drug events.