Critical Events of Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE)
Documenting Critical Events for Success
Since 2014, the National Center has studied the forces and drivers of the impact of IPE on learning, health and systems outcomes to create an IPE Core Data Set and the National Center IPE Information Exchange1. In studying implementing interprofessional practice and education throughout the United States, the National Center Team has identified common unforeseen occurrences that must be navigated to ensure success in programs.
Common Terms in End-of-Life Care
This 9-page handout provides a definition of common terms used in end-of-life care in five languages: English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, and Spanish.
American Geriatrics Society 2019 Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
This article provides a 2019 update to the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults based upon a systematic review of new evidence..
American Geriatrics Society Updated Guidelines for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
This link provides access to resources associated with the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. These include the publication describing the updated criteria, a Using Wisely page about how to use the criteria, a guide for patients, clinicians, health systems, and payers, a pocketcard, teaching slides, and patient education materials.
AGS Patient Handouts
This link provides access to patient and family caregiver educational materials created by the American Geriatrics Society's Health in Aging Foundation. Educational materials provide information on common diseases and disorders with aging, considerations for older adults and caregivers managing multiple health conditions, and tip sheets, including questions to ask when seeking care.
Clinician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers, 4th Edition
This guide provides an evidence-based approach to help clinicians in screening and assessing functional abilities for driving, and provides guidance on clinical interventions, driver rehabilitations, how to advise the older adult about transitioning away from driving. It also discusses ethical and legal issues, state licensing and reporting laws, and provides appendices that provide clinician, patient, and caregiver resources, including assessment tools. Self-assessment questions and an online self-assement module is available for CME and/or ABIM MOC credit.
AGS Geriatrics Evaluation & Management Tools
This reference provides geriatric evaluation and management guidance on 20 topics for clinicians and trainees who are caring for older adults. They are based on the American Geriatrics Society's' Geriatrics Review Syllabus and Geriatrics at Your Fingertips. Each tool is a clinical template which follows a History and Physical (H&P) format.
Doorway Thoughts: Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults, 2nd Edition
This guide discusses key concepts related to providing culturally competent care to older adult patients. Chapters address issues and concenrs providing relevant details regarding belief,s traditions, and customs that would apply to clinical encounters with an older adult from 15 diverse ethnic backgrounds. The guide also includes topics relevant to intercultural care, including health literacy, approaches to clinican education, and the interface between spirituality and health decision-making.
Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Using the 4Ms in the Care of Older Adults
Guidelines from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement for implementing Age-Friendly health systems and putting 4Ms into practice. Includes care description worksheets, workflow examples, PDSA example, and evaluation guides.