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Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation in Primary Care
This lecture by Drs. Page Ulrey and Kathy Van Olst is part of the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center's 2021 Spring Lecture series discusses elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in primary care. By the end of this lecture, learners should be able to: (1) identify how elder abuse i defined under the law; (2) describe the prevalence and impact of elder abuse on victims and their families; and (3) discuss how health care providers can help identify, address, and respond to elder abuse in patient care.
Older Adults Peer Support: Finding a Source for Funding
This brief created by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors discusses peer support in older adults. It also describes how to improve the self-esteem and confidence of the person in recovery providing the service as well as improve the condition of the individual receiving the peer support services.
Navigating the future of gerontology education: curriculum mapping to the AGHE competencies
The recent adoption of gerontology competencies for undergraduate and graduate education emphasize a need for competency-based education. This article from Gerontology & Geriatrics Education describes the approach one program took to mapping and aligning courses to the newly adopted Association for Gerontology in Higher Education's (AGHE) competencies in an effort to clarify curriculum needs for a diverse student population, increase the measurability of objectives, and apply for Program of Merit status through AGHE.
An interprofessional education approach to fall prevention: preparing members of the interprofessional healthcare team to implement STEADI into practice
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education details a fall prevention interprofessional education (IPE) activity that uses the CDC's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Death & Injuries (STEADI) initiative to prepare health sciences students to manage older adult falls. The full article can be accessed with an OpenAthens account through your institution or with a Taylor & Francis Online account.
A pedagogical strategy addressing an unmet need: Making the biology of aging an accessible part of interdisciplinary gerontology education
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education shares 15 years of experience developing a pedagogical strategy that situates the biology of aging as an accessible part of interdisciplinary gerontology education for nonbiologists and biologists alike. The approach hinges on a four-pronged learning opportunity--four course offerings--that places high priority on exactitude with language and sees development of an attitude of precision with language as essential to intellectual growth.
Evaluation of interprofessional health care team communication simulation in geriatric palliative care
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education describes an interprofessional education (IPE) simulation-based geriatric palliative care training that was developed to educate health professions students in team communication. The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competency-based framework was used to inform the training. An evaluation examined attitudes toward health care teams, self-efficacy in communication skills, interprofessional collaboration, and participant satisfaction with the training experience.
An interprofessional team simulation exercise about a complex geriatric patient
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education describes an interprofessional teamwork simulation exercise for medical, nursing, pharmacy, and social work students. The article describes the simulation, debriefing, and surveys conducted to assess learner satisfaction with the project. The full article can be accessed with an OpenAthens account through your institution or with a Taylor & Francis Online account.
The rural interdisciplinary team training program: a workforce development workshop to increase geriatrics knowledge and skills for rural providers
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education describes the Rural Interdisciplinary Team Training (RITT) Program, a team-based educational component of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Rural Health Geriatric Scholars Program. This report is an evaluation of the effect of the RITT Program on geriatrics knowledge and team development as well as successes in developing and implementing the quality improvement projects in 80 VHA rural outpatient clinics in 38 states.
Developing an Age-Friendly University (AFU) audit: A pilot study
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education describes how a research team developed and piloted an audit tool to examine the level of age-friendliness at an Age-Friendly University (AFU) -- the University of Massachusetts Boston. In the audit process, major themes emerged related to educational programming, accessibility, and inclusivity. The full article can be accessed with an OpenAthens account through your institution or with a Taylor & Francis Online account.
Health professions education: Advancing geriatrics and gerontology competencies through Age-Friendly University (AFU) Principles
This article published in Gerontology & Geriatrics Education explains opportunities for health professions education programs to make a mark in Age-Friendly Univeristy (AFU) initiative. Specifically, key approaches are introduced for health professions education programs based on the Age Friendly University Global Network initiative and the Academy for Gerontology/Geriatrics in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) that offer health professions education and have various options to establish and enhance student gerontology/geriatrics competence and confidence.