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Public Health Curriculum on Alzheimer's

This curriculum by the Alzheimer's Association provides a variety of educational materials to help educate the future workforce about dementia and public health approaches to Alzheimer's disease. The curriculum includes five part video series, curriculum overview and faculty outline, a YouTube webinar, learning activities, and references.

Source: Alzheimer's Association, 2020. https://www.alz.org/professionals/public-health

Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse

This video (14:49 mins) discusses the prevalence and types of elder abuse, signs of abuse and neglect, and community-based strategies for prevention and management.

Source: Henrico County Virginia, 2018.

https://henrico.us/

The LEAD Guide: Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer's and Dementia

This narrated slide presentation (47:57 mins) discusses community based education regarding end-of-life planning in the context of dementia. The presentation ends with a discussion with viewers and attendees who ask questions regarding this topic.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, Fireside Chats, 2020.

https://utahgwep.org/trainings/fireside-chats

Screening for the 3 D's: Dementia, Depression, and Delirium

This narrated slide presentation (54:46 mins) differentiates between signs and symptoms of dementia, depression, and delirium, and discusses screening tests to help in the clinical diagnosis.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, Fireside Chats, 2019
https://utahgwep.org/trainings/fireside-chats

Healthy Aging: Tips, Tricks, and Evidence

This narrated slide presentation (38:28 mins) by Dr. Corinne Self is part of the Advances in Research Lecture Series at the University of Arizona's Center on Aging. The physiologic changes of aging along with current evidence-based suggestions for improving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and body while aging are discussed.

Alternative Approaches to Pain Management

This narrated slide presentation (45:48 mins) given by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim is part of the Advances in Research Lecture Series at the University of Arizona's Center on Aging where he discusses current approaches to axial and radicular pain management, including indications and risk, along with alternative approaches that caregivers can try to relieve pain in older adult patients.

Palliative Care in Older Adults

This narrated slide presentation (51:43 mins) given by Dr. Amy Klein is part of the Advances in Research Lecture Series at the University of Arizona's Center on Aging where she focuses on the transitions in care at the end of life. She discusses patterns in end-of-life care and the caregiver burden of caring for these patients. Finally, she ends with discussing the importance of palliative care at the end of life.

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: New Imaging Methods, New Targets

This narrated slide presentation (53:48 mins) given by Manoj Saranathan is part of the Advances in Research Lecture Series at the University of Arizona's Center on Aging where he focuses on the imaging aspects and methods of detecting Alzheimer's disease in patients. Dr. Saranathan also discusses what the future of imaging methods for Alzheimer's disease looks like and how they may evolve.

Helpful Products – Toileting and Incontinence

This video (9:06 mins) discusses products for helping older adults with toileting and incontinence. It also discusses products that may help with incontinence. The audience for the video is home caregivers.

Source: Caregiver Action Network, 2023.

https://www.caregiveraction.org/

 

Turning and Positioning an Elder in Bed

This brief video (4:00 mins) provides a demonstration of how to turn and re-position an older adult in bed. It provides a step-by-step with how to carry out these movements.

 Source: Caregiver Action Network, 2023. https://www.caregiveraction.org/