Sleep and Older Adults
This booklet by the National Institute of Aging discusses how older adults can get a good night's sleep. Topics include: 1) what happens during sleep; 2) the importance of sleep; 3) how aging changes your sleep; 4) ways to improve your sleep; and 5) types of sleep problems.
Source: National Institute on Aging, 2020.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/
Rational Approach to Preventative Care for Persons with Dementia
This lecture (1:14:47 minutes) by Dr. Amy Thomas, Research Fellow at VA Puget Sound Health Care System, is part of the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's 2021 Winter Lecture Series. Dr. Thomas discusses a rational approach to preventative care for persons with dementia. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) describe the prognoses of different types of dementia; (2) identify the time to benefit of common primary prevention treatments; and (3) discuss the advantages of patient-centered approaches to the care of individuals with dementia.
Rational Prescribing in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
This lecture by Dr. Zachary Marcum, Assistant Professor at UW School of Pharmacy, is part of the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's 2022 Spring Lecture series and iscusses prescribing in Alzheimer's Disease as well as related dementias. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) identify high-risk medications in older adults with dementia; (2) describe strategies to reduce medication-related harm in older adults with dementia; and (3) suggest resources to colleagues, patients, and caregivers for safe medication use in older adults with dementia.
Screening for and Managing the Person with Frailty in Primary Care: ICFSR Concensus Guidelines
This article from the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging provides concensus guidelines from the International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia (ICFSR) on practical frailty screening and management strategies for use in primary care settings. It also discusses the characteristics of these instruments and their applicability to primary care.
Source: The Journal of Nutrition, Health, & Aging, 2020.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33155616/
Better Brain Health through Equity: Addressing Health and Economic Disparities in Dementia for African Americans and Latinos
This report from the Milken Institute Alliance to Improve Dementia Care centers around two overarching themes: (1) strengthening the infrastructure among health care, long-term, and community-based organizations to achieve greater health equity for people living with dementia and their caregivers and (2) expanding dementia-friendly networks and workplaces in racially and ethnically diverse communities. This report presents actionable recommendations to build health equity by reducing disparities in dementia prevention, detection, diagnosis, and care.
Electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment (eRFA)
The electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment (eRFA) is a questionnaire developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering and used by doctors on the Geriatrics Service to gauge and understand an older patient’s level of fitness. Studies have shown that the fitness level of cancer patients may expose them to unnecessary risks, side effects, and complications.
2023 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
2023 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures is a statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. Background and context for interpretation of the data are contained in the overview. Additional sections address prevalence, mortality and morbidity, caregiving and use and costs of health care, long-term care and hospice. A Special Report discusses Alzheimer's detection in the primary care setting.
Source: Alzheimer's Association, 2023.
Let's Talk About Dementia
This lecture (29:19 minutes) sponsored by the South Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program at Nova Southeastern University is given by Dayne DuVall, a nationally-certified Alzheimer's educator, who describes Alzheimer's disease and dementia in various contexts. By the end of this lecture learners will understand: (1) what is dementia; (2) how to identify dementia; and (3) dementia treatments and care. (Presentation slides are available as a PDF).
Source: South Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program at Nova Southeastern University, 2021.
Communication Strategies in Dementia Care
This lecture (52:32 minutes) given by Dayne DuVall, a nationally-certified Alzheimer's educator, discusses various communication strategies to use when caring for someone with dementia. By the end of this lecture, learners will understand: (1) strategies for communicating; (2) non-verbal communication; and (3) understanding "behaviors." (Presentation slides are available as a PDF).
Source: South Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program at Nova Southeastern University, 2021.
Sleep and Dementia Part 1
This lecture (10:54 minutes) given by Dr. Sweta Tewary, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geriatrics at Nova-Southeastern University, discusses sleep and dementia. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) describe the importance of sleep in older adults among persons with dementia; and (2) understand how sleep works as we age. (Presentation slides are available as a PDF).
Source: South Florida Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program at Nova Southeastern University, 2021.