Towards a dementia plan: a WHO guide
This WHO guide provides useful information and tools for the creation and integration of a dementia plan. The target audience is government representatives working in a dementia-related sector, but the guide may be useful for people with dementia and their caregivers, nongovernmental organizations, service providers, and researchers.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), 2018.
https://www.who.int/publications
European Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education
The 8th European Conference on Interprofessional Practice & Education in Health & Social Care is organized in Bochum (Germany) from 6 to 8 September 2023. Latest developments in interprofessional education and collaborative practice are combined with opportunities for networking. Participants can register also for an optional pre-conference capacity building seminar. Attendees of the conference receive a free copy of the Interprofessional Practice and Education Quality Scales (IPEQS), which includes assessment of the EIPEN 5Keys interprofessional competences.
Geriatric ECHO: Building Resilience for Dementia Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This presentation (51:32 minutes) by Sara Tompkison discusses dementia caregivers. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe two or more factors that impact the biopsychosocial well-being of dementia caregivers during the pandemic; (2) define the attributes and/or benefits of resilience for dementia caregivers; (3) explain the health care providers role in assessment of caregiver burden for dementia caregivers; and (4) identify three interventions that health care providers can implement to build and empower dementia caregiver resilience.
Geriatric ECHO: Lifestyle Medicine in Older Adults
This presentation (57:03 minutes) by Gregory Gatchell discusses lifestyle medicine in older adults. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) list the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine; (2) differentiate key areas within lifestyle medicine that change with age; (3) assess the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine in older patients; and (4) identify diagnostic and treatment options for lifestyle related illnesses in older adults. (Presentation starts at 5:25 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2021, Project ECHO.
Geriatric ECHO: Update on the Assessment and Management of Age-Related Hearing Loss
This presentation (58:40 minutes) by James W. Hall discusses hearing loss and the assessment and management of it. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe what is meant by "presbycusis"; (2) identify three factors contributing to age-related hearing loss; (3) state the typical hearing loss pattern associated with aging; and (4) recognize the link between cognition and speech perception. (Presentation starts at 7:40 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2021, Project ECHO
Geriatric ECHO: Falls Prevention during COVID
This presentation (58:51 minutes) by Aida Wen and Amrik Sidhu discusses prevention of falls during the time of COVID. Adia Wen provides information on the background and prevalence of falls and what to look for when assessing a person for fall risk. Amrik Sidhu provides screening and evaluation tools and treatments. (Presentation starts at 5:57 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2021, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/
Geriatric ECHO: Depression and Dementia Screening During COVID: Screening Tools via Telemed
This presentation (58:24 minutes) by Brett Lu discusses COVID related considerations for depression and dementia evaluation via online. He goes through the impacts COVID has on mental health, in an age group specific manner; assessing older patients via telemedicine, and how to evaluate and report depression and dementia. (Presentation starts at 4:34 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2020, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/
Geriatric ECHO: Medication Reconciliation During COVID: Focus on Telemedicine
This presentation (1:06:01 minutes) by Joseph Joyce, Maysyvelle Sistoza, Tyler Young, and Chad Kawakami discusses medication reconciliation during COVID, specifically focusing on telemedicine. They provide information on telehealth and telemedicine and the older adult. (Presentation starts at 7:16 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2020, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/