Measuring Cognitive Vital Signs to Identify Delirium- Delirium Triage Screen (DTS)
This online course from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education describes the Delirium Triage Screen (DTS) and its use in the emergency department. The course includes a pre-test, a presentation, videos, and a post-test. The target audience is nurses in emergency medicine. Continuing education credits are available for non-physicians.
Source: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 2020
Measuring Cognitive Vital Signs to Identify Delirium- bCAM
This online course from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education is designed to improve the screening of delirium in the emergency department using concise tools that have high sensitivity and specificity. This course introduces a system-based screening (bCAM) that is supported by evidence in the emergency department. The course includes a pre-test, a presentation, videos, and a post-test. Target audiences include nurse practitioners, physicians, and physician assistants with specialties in emergency medicine.
Medications and Deprescribing Series
This series of six presentations from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Division of Continuing Medical Education provides healthcare professionals with training to help older adults navigate complex medication decisions. Topics covered include: polypharmacy and deprescribing; kidney function and medication dosing adjustments; balancing risks and benefits when deprescribing high risk medications; deprescribing and alternative treatments to opioids and anti-anxiety medications; Beers criteria update and immunization update; and deprescribing antipsychotics.
Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century
Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (JCIPE) invites you to attend our 7th biennial conference: Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century. The conference will take place on April 13, 15, 17, 2021 and will be virtual. This year’s conference brings together leaders, educators, practitioners and students for a unique event that showcases scholarly work and works in progress advancing interprofessional education and/or practice.
Call for Abstracts deadine is Friday, December 11, 2020.
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.
Share the Excellence in Virtual IPE Learning Today for a Better Healthcare Tomorrow event flyer with interested peers and colleagues.
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/