Exercise and Physical Activity
These resources compiled by the National Institute on Aging describe how physical activity is an important part of healthy aging. These articles, which were previously housed on the Go4Life exercise and physical activity website, teach learners the latest on how exercise and physical activity can help you stay healthy as you age. A variety of exericse and physical activity tracking tools are available for download, along with videos demonstrating particular exercises.
NIHAN Tip Sheets for the 4Ms: Mobility, Medication, Mentation, and What Matters
The Nevada Interprofessional Healthy Aging Network (NIHAN) has created a series of tip sheets that offer educational information and resources for the health and well being of older adults and their caregivers. The topics of the tip sheets cover the 4Ms: Mobility, Medication, Mentation, and What Matters..
Age-Friendly Health Systems Interview with Dr. Terry Fulmer
In this episode, Dr. Melissa Batchelor talks about Age-Friendly Health Systems with her special guest, Dr. Terry Fulmer, the President of the John A. Hartford Foundation. They discuss age-friendly health systems and how they are evolving with the constantly growing population of older adults.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2020.
https://utahgwep.org/
A Guide for Family Caregivers-- Creating Caregiver Provider Relationships
This guide for family caregivers was developed by Debra L. Scammon, PhD, and Christie North, MBA, from the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business to help increase confidence as a caregiver, and to help caregivers recognize and prioritize their own needs as well as those of their loved one, at home, in the community, and especially when interacting with health care providers.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2019.
https://utahgwep.org/
Creative Caregiving Guide
The Creative Caregiving Guide© was created by the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA). The Guide is filled with short video lessons that guide users through hands-on learning experiences, from paintings, poetry, music, storytelling, to drama and dance exercises. It is a free, community-shared, web-based resource specially designed for family and professional caregivers of adults who live with Alzheimer’s disease and related cognitive disorders.
Source: Opening Minds through Art (OMA), 2023.
A Guide for Primary Care Providers-- Creating Caregiver Provider Relationships
This guide for primary care providers was developed by Christie North, MBA, and Debra L. Scammon, PhD, at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business based on a project funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The guide is intended for primary care physicians, especially physicians, nurse practitioner, and physician assistants, who serve older adult patients (65+ years). The guide provides strategies and tactics to strengthen the partnership between clinicians, patients, and family caregivers.
UGEC 2020 Retreat-- Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms
This presentation (1:22:29 minutes) from the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium's 2020 Retreat is given by Dr. Ellen Flaherty (Director of Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging) who discusses the topic of Age-Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms.
Dementia Support Group Toolkit
This toolkit, developed by the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, is designed for dementia support group facilitators who want to learn and grow in their practice. The Toolkit Project was developed based on insights gained from a dementia support group for adults with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. The toolkit includes information about support group facilitator skills, common themes expressed by people living with dementia and their family members, topics for encouraging discussions, and resources to share with support group members.
Dementia Friendly Toolkit
This toolkit webpage offered by the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the UW-Madison School of Nursing includes materials and videos to build communication and advocacy skills to respectfully engage people living with dementia. Students, health care or other professional staff, family caregivers, local groups, or local businesses can use the materials or videos to learn more about dementia or share information with others in their workplace or community. Topics include role playing, communication tips, family caregiver tips, and more.
Interprofessional competencies of students in a geriatric case competition
This article describes a valuable activity to teach health professions students – the interprofessional geriatric case competition. This program brought together students from multiple health professions to design and present a comprehensive care plan using a simulated complex geriatric patient case. Student participants demonstrated beginning skills in interprofessional collaboration based on the IPEC competencies.