This online course for nurse educators discusses the national family caregiving crisis and the need for a paradigm shift in the education of health care professionals. It examines the development of the interprofessional family caregiving competencies and the family caregiving domains of preparedness (collectively referred to as "the competencies"). Educational opportunities using evidence-based resources to integrate family caregivers into the health care team and prepare them for their vital roles will be developed. The course is online, 1-hour in duration, and self-paced.

This Proceedings of a Workshop--in Brief summarizes the key points made by participants during a public workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Developing a Behavioral and Social Science Research Agenda on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias. Panel members discussed hospice and palliative care, age-friendly health systems, policy related to end-of-life care, post-acute and long-term care, and access to care in nursing homes. The proceedings are free to download.

This web page provides access to various fireside chats fom the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium on various topics such as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, age-friendly health systems, dementia-friendly communities, interventions to reduce social isolation for people with dementia and their caregivers, tips for optimizing vision, simple exercises to do at home, and promoting resilience through mindfulness. These chats are open to the community and are designed to offer both in-person and remote access to the presentations using audio web-based technology.

This tip sheet from the AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses tips to safely surf the internet as an older adult, including things to look for to stay safe while surfing the internet.

Source: Health in Aging, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-safely-surfing-internet