Helping Indigenous Communities Stay Connected in Light of COVID-19 Factsheets
The "Helping Indigenous communities stay connected in light of COVID-19" project worked with community partners to develop evidence-based and culturally safe and appropriate COVID-19 resources. An environmental scan of health promotion and informational materials was conducted early in the project to give a broader understanding of what health promotional materials were being developed for and with Indigenous communities internationally.
REACH: Resources & Education for Aging, Community, and Health
REACH offers educational resources on aging-related healthcare and social topics for older adults, their care partners, community lay persons, public service professionals, and healthcare professionals and trainees. The materials and resources you will find on this website use the 4Ms Framework.
ACTS 2 Project: African-American Alzheimer's Caregiver Training and Support
This website sponsored by the Florida State University College of Medicine provides support to caregivers through faith-based, skills-building and services to distressed caregivers of loved ones with dementia and Alzheimer’s. There are free online telephone-based skills-building and support programs for caregivers that covers topics such as effective communication, memory loss, reducing stress, personal goals, increasing communication, and difficult behaviors. There are also useful links to different caregiving and aging resources.
Memory Keeper's Minnesota Data Map
This data map of Minnesota is created by the Memory Keepers providing statistics on aging in Minnesota including population information, mortality, quality of life, Alzheimer's and diabetes, physicians, facilities, and area agencies.
Source: Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, 2020
https://memorykeepersmdt.com/
Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System: Identifying What Matters
This video is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers in the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute as part of the ongoing Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone series.
This video shows family caregivers the importance of identifying what matters to the person they care for and communicating it to the medical team. It discusses how hospitals help patients use what matters to help with recovery and how caregivers can follow up with what matters after discharge.
2020 UMASH Online Community Forums: Aging on the Farm
Agriculture, as a profession, has more mostly “older workers” than any other profession or industry. In addition, the agricultural industry ranks as one of the most hazardous. In 2020, UMASH hosted a series of online community forums, each with a regional focus in the Upper Midwest. The website features video presentations and includes resources to support the health, safety, and wellbeing of farmers and farm communities in the Upper Midwest.
Enhancing Success of Veterinary Visits for Clients With Disabilities and an Assistance Dog or Companion Animal: A Review
Despite increasing information on enhancing client communication and compliance/adherence in veterinary medicine, literature focusing on special cases remains limited: working with clients with special needs, challenges or disabilities, or when the patient is an assistance or emotional support animal. This paper summarizes current recommendations on how best to build successful working relationships with these clients, including action items to implement in practice. In addition, this paper reviews current literature on important considerations for care of assistance dogs as patients.
7 Steps to a Senior-Friendly Practice
Older clients may need a little extra care and attention to ensure a happy veterinary experience. This article discusses what you can do to help them help their pets when visiting the vet. The seven steps are: plan ahead, offer guidance, communicate clearly, write it down, look for gentle alternatives, offer a shoulder to lean on, prescribe pets not pills.
Source: dvm360, 2007
https://www.dvm360.com/
Nexus Summit 2024 Seminar Showcase: Advancing IPE Through Longitudinal and Systematic Assessment and Evaluation: A Seminar on Best Practices
This webinar is part of the Nexus Summit 2024 Seminar Showcase series.
Register here for this and other webinars in the Showcase series.
Series Description:
Online Resource Collections for Clinical Professionals and Students: Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection and the collection of Death, Dying and End of Life Resources
Are you a healthcare professional looking for new ways to learn about or teach aging or end-of-life care? Join us on April 1 for a free, one-hour virtual webinar, “Online Resource Collections for Clinical Professionals and Students: Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection and the collection of Death, Dying and End of Life Resources.”
