Excellence in Virtual IPE Learning Today for a Better Healthcare Tomorrow
The reality of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a major and rapid shift in teaching strategies across health professions education, including IPE. Join us for this two-hour workshop-style virtual event to learn more about innovations in IPE programming in online learning environments. This virtual event includes a keynote and a workshop of your choice.
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Cost: $35.00
Patient and caregiver goals for dementia care
This article describes a qualitative study on eliciting patient-centered goals for dementia care that used focus groups of people with early-stage dementia and dementia caregivers. Although a variety of measures have been developed that assess control of behavioral symptoms and caregiver outcomes, these may not capture everything that may be important to patients and their caregivers as they face the medical, behavioral, and social consequences of dementia. Goals of dementia care for both patients and caregivers are described.
Terms and Definitions: Expressions Frequently Heard in Health Care Settings
This link includes a database of various terms and definitions used throughout healthcare settings. Each term includes a detailed definition of what it means.
Source: Next Step in Care, 2015.
English- Dysphagia (Swallowing Difficulty) and Aging: Caregiver Empowerment Series
This video (19:52 min) from the Pacific Islands Geriatric Education Center is designed to inform and empower caregivers about dysphagia. It discusses various tips and lifestyle changes to consider when trying to avoid dysphagia.
Source: JABSOM Geriatric Medicine, 2017.
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/resources/
Alzheimer's Caregiver Video Resource Center
This set of videos covers the topic area of caring for older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The videos include: Discovering Alzheimer's Disease; Life as a Caregiver; Caregiver Tactics; and Finding Support.
Source: Caregiver Action Network (CAN), 2017.
https://www.caregiveraction.org/
State Toolkit: Building a State Eldercare Workforce Coalition
This toolkit by the Eldercare Workforce Alliance was published to help those interested in starting a statewide coalition focused on the workforce that cares for the aging population. The toolkit includes: The Issues, Retooling Recommendations and Strategy, and State Coalition Toolkit. These include step by step instructions to carry out this formation of a statewide coalition with examples from the North Carolina Eldercare Workforce Coalition.
Source: Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA), 2018.
The “Typical” No Choice Caregiver
This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" no choice caregiver looks and acts like. The fact sheet covers information about this type of caregiver including: Who, Caring for Who; Doing What, With What Other Help; Work and Finance; Health and Wellbeing; and Services and Supports.
Source: AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), 2020.
https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/caregiving-in-the-united-states.html
The “Typical” African American Caregiver
This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" African American caregiver looks and acts like. The fact sheet covers information about this type of caregiver including: Who, Caring for Who; Doing What, With What Other Help; Work and Finance; Health and Wellbeing; and Services and Supports.
Source: AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), 2020.
https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/caregiving-in-the-united-states.html
The “Typical” Asian Caregiver
This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" Asian caregiver looks and acts like. The fact sheet covers information about this type of caregiver including: Who, Caring for Who; Doing What, With What Other Help; Work and Finance; Health and Wellbeing; and Services and Supports.
Source: AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), 2020.
https://www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2020/caregiving-in-the-united-states.html