Caregiving in the United States 2020
The report, focusing on family caregivers of adults, reveals that family caregivers are in worse health compared to five years ago, and that personal finances are a concern: 28 percent of family caregivers have stopped saving, 23 percent have taken on more debt. The 2020 study builds on prior efforts (in 1997, 2004, 2009, and 2015) and replicates the new methodology implemented in 2015, allowing for examination of changes to caregiving since the last data collection effort in 2015.
Source: AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), 2020.
Medication Safety in Older Adults: Updates for 2019
This presentation given by Dr. Nicole. Brandt at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy describes how to safely handle medications in older adults. This lecture also explains recent medication safety and literature updates.
Source: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 2019.
https://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/
Shared Decision Making
This interactive learning module discusses the importance of shared decision making between an older adult patient and their healthcare provider. At the end of this module, one should be able to work as an effective member or leader of a health care team that understands shared decision making in various contexts of their culture, health literacy, desired level of participation, and preferences and goals of care. This module provides definitions, various approaches, possible cases, and outcomes of shared decision making in older adults.
Improving Communication with People Who Have Hearing Loss
This handout reviews how to communicate with individuals who have a hearing loss. It discusses effective and ineffective communication methods.
Improving Communication with Older Patients
This handout discusses appropriate ways to communicate with older patients in a clinical setting. Approaches to help patients' understanding while avoiding ageism are emphasized.
Communicating with Patients who have Dementia
This handout reviews ways to communicate with patients who have dementia.
Chronic Urinary Catheters- Troubleshooting Blockage
This handout identifies reasons why urinary catheters become blocked, and provides approaches to evaluate and manage patients with catheter blockage.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Older Adults
This handout discusses the assessment kidney function in older adults. It also identifies various issues related to care of older adults with chronic kidney disease.
Anxiety in Older Adults- Pharmacotherapy
This handout discusses how to manage anxiety symptoms in older adults through pharmacotherapy. Useful tables on conditions and medications that are cause anxiety, risks of long-term benzodiazepinertain therapy, and anti-anxiety medications with geriatric considerations are included.
Ageism
This handout defines and identifies the prevalance of ageism. It also provides steps clinicians can take to reduce ageism among themselves, their communities, and their patients.