Medicine in the 21st Century: Recommended Essential Geriatrics Competencies for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residents
This article outlines competencies for internal medicine and family medicine residents that are unique to the care of older adult patients, feasible within the structure of current residency programs, constitute a minimum but uniform expectation for all graduating residents.
Source: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2010.
https://meridian.allenpress.com/jgme
Multidisciplinary Competencies in the Care of Older Adults at the Completion of the Entry-level Health Professional Degree
These multidisciplinary competencies are designed for the care of older adults at the completion of entry-level health professional degrees. They focus on the unique characteristics and needs of older adults with an emphasis on ensuring person‐centered and directed care that supports the dignity, autonomy, and rights of each older person.
Position Statement on Interdisciplinary Team Training in Geriatrics: An Essential Component of Quality Health Care for Older Adults
This interdisciplinary team training (IDT) addresses those groups that can influence the development and expansion of academic and continuing education programs, including professional associations, credentialing and licensing bodies, accreditation organizations, and university administrators. This statement also emphasizes the urgent need for interdisciplinary teamwork as an essential educational component for all health professional trainees working with older adults.
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014.
Free Online Integrated Health Care Training (June 12) and Multicultural Training (June 26)
Greetings,
The UNT ICBH Project is excited to announce our summer 2020 webinars. Participants will learn strategies and find resources that will help them increase their competencies in delivering culturally responsive integrated health care services. There will be 2 separate trainings on different days. Please see the information below.
Integrated Care Training
Date: Friday, June 12, 2020
Time: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Guidance on returning to classroom/lab during COVID-19
Following are new American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) guidelines for physical therapy education programs during this COVID-19 period and potentially beyond. These guidelines may also be relevant for other health education leaders.
The docs are included at: https://www.acapt.org/news/news-detail/2020/04/29/acapt's-response-to-the-covid-19-new-normal and cover:
The Use of Technology to Engage Persons with Dementia
This webinar (1.5 hrs) describes various technology and how it can improve the quality of life of older adults. It also discusses how to integrate these different technologies in the care of people living with dementia. Finally, the presenters discuss how to measure the impact and outcomes of the use of technology in older adult patients. Voice-narrated slides and the slides and text of the presentation are available.
Source: Mental Health and Aging Training Initiative, 2017.
Personality Disorders and Aging
This webinar (1.03 hrs) by Dr. Lindsey Slaughter discusses the importance of understanding personality disorders and how staff can effectively work with individuals affected by them. Challenges in the diagnosis and management are discussed. Narrated slides as well as the slides are available for download. A list of resources and answers to questions posed during the webinar are available.
Source: Mental Health and Aging Training Initiative, 2014.
https://worldeventsforum.net/mhati/
Best Practices for Medication Management of Dementia-Related Behaviors
This webinar (1:15 hrs) by Drs. Lyons Hardy and Adam Rosenblatt discusses medication options and safety considerations in the management of dementia-related behaviors. They also discuss safety considerations when using medications to manage dementia-related behaviors. Current research is reviewed along with case studies illustrating the use of medications for challenging behaviors in dementia patients. Narrated slides as well as the slides along text of the presentation are available.
Source: Mental Health and Aging Training Initiative, 2017.