The “Typical” Gen X Caregiver
This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" Gen X 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” High Intensity Caregiver
This fact sheet discusses what the "typical" high intensity 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
Prepared to Care
An ethnographic documentary by Dr Tanisha Jowsey
How are health care professional students – pharmacy, medicine and nursing – learning to manage the tough aspects of patient care? This ethnographic film documents their experiences in one powerful training initiative: Urgent and Immediate Patient Care Week.
Producers: Dr Tanisha Jowsey and Richard Smith
Director: Dr Tanisha Jowsey
Non-ICU Delirium Screening- An Approach When There is No Guidelines
This webinar (47:48 mins) presented by Dr. Benjamin Kalivas from the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina discusses various approaches to delirium screening in non-ICU patients when there are no guidelines. The purpose of this webinar is to discuss the importance of non-ICU delirium screening, provide a systematic approach to implementing at the hospital, and review the Medical University of South Carolina's non-ICU delirium screening program. Dr. Kalivas also discusses delirium and what it looks like during COVID-19.
Geriatric Surgery Symposium
This link provides access to lectures presented at the John Hopkins Bayview Geriatric Surgery Symposium. The topics include: Introduction to Geriatric Surgery Program; Best Practices for an Efficient Geriatric Assessment; Lessons learned from a Geriatric Comprehensive Assessment; Sinai Abbreviated Geriatric Assessment; Q & A; Does a Geriatric Focused Evaluation Really Improve Outcomes?; Assessing/Improving Mobility Along the Consortium; The Effect Anesthesia on Cognitive Impairment; and Optimizing Recovery after Surgery in the Elderly.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study
This case study presents information about post traumatic stress disorder in older adults. It is divided into different sections including the history, presentation and examination, diagnosis, case discussion, post traumatic stress disorder explained, take home points, and additional resources.
A Guide to Estate Planning
This article discusses the important questions and documents regarding estate planning in older adults. It also discusses what one should know about wills and trusts along with how trusts and estate lawyers can help in the planning process.
Source: Caring.com, 2023.
https://www.caring.com/caregivers/
What You Need to Know About Opioid Dependence in Older Patients
This presentation (36:20 minutes) given by Dr. Manu Thakral from the Kaiser Permanete Washington Health Research Institute discusses the epidemiology of the opioid crisis as well as how this translates into the geriatric patient. She also discusses the criteria for diagnosing someone with a substance use disorder and the special considerations for older patients. Finally, she reviews treatment guidelines and medications that providers can use to treat these disorders.
Source: Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center, 2018.
New Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing and What They Mean for Elders with Chronic Pain
This presentation (1:33:49) given by Dr. Manu Thakral from the Kaiser Permanete Washington Health Institute, describes what is known about the effectiveness and risks of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain while focusing on older adult patients. She discusses how to determine when opioids should be initiated or continued for chronic pain and when they should be discontinued. Finally, Dr. Thakral ends her presentation by describing strategies that can be used to assess risk and address harm associated with opioid use. Presentation slides are able to be downloaded through the link.