Evaluating Memory Changes
This learning module focuses on evaluating memory changes. This course will help you to: (1) identify common memory changes that occur before families receive a dementia diagnosis; (2) understand the process of getting a dementia diagnosis from a healthcare team; and (3) identify resources for addressing a family member's ongoing care-related needs. A list of resources is available for download. The module is also available in Spanish.
Source: CATCH-ON, 2022
Working in Teams
This learning module discusses healthcare teams. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) discuss the reasons an interprofessional team can provide better care for an older adult with multiple chronic conditions (MCC); (2) identify the roles and responsibilities of possible common team members; and (3) describe how the individual older adult needs to determine who becomes a member of the team. A short list of resources is available for download.
The module is also available in Spanish.
Source: CATCH-ON, 2022
Communication Among Patients and Practitioners: Enhancing Adherence and Safety
More than one-third of U.S. patients are health illiterate and older adult health literacy levels are lower than younger adults. Lower health literacy is related to low patient adherence, poor health quality and outcomes, reduced patient safety, and higher rates of disease and mortality. Participate in this module to learn about health literacy disparities across populations and to develop strategies to address poor health literacy.
Nutrition for the Older Adult
Over the past 50 years, the understanding of the impact of nutrition on health has become increasingly important, facilitating a growing interest in the relationships between aging and nutrition. Participate in this module to better understand the unique nutritional needs of the older adult and recognize that undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are common among older adults but are not a normal part of aging.
Precepting Tips for Medication Self-Management
This document discusses medication self-management. It gives an overview on this topic and provides key resources for interprofessional teams to use within each step of the 4-step process for effective medication self-management. Teaching tips are also provided.
Source: Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, 2022
https://mngwep.nexusipe.org/preceptor-tip-sheets
Precepting Tips & Tools to Support Medication Self-Management
This document discusses how to support medication self-management. It provides a medication self-efficacy checklist to help determine an individual's readiness to self-mange their medicaion. It follows the 4-step process for effective medication self-management, and assesses how confident they are about intended use, effectiveness, safety, convenience of use, and managing their medications on their own. There is also a list of additional resources for assisting older persons and their families to self-manage their medications.
Pandemic and Prejudice: Lessons from COVID-19 About Aging and Healthcare in America
This presentation (1:00:24 minutes) by Louise Aranson discusses aging and healthcare in the context of the pandemic. Learning objectives are to: (1) discuss the experiences of older adults in the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) combat the structural ageism and racism in pandemic healthcare; and (3) apply pandemic lessons to improving the health care and lives of older adults. (Presentation starts at 2:56 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Alzheimer's Disease Research Updates
This presentation (57:06 minutes) by Claire Day from the Alzheimer's Association discusses the latest in Alzheimer's and dementia research. Topics covered include: (1) landscape of Alzheimer's and dementia science; (2) highlights in early detection and diagnosis; (3) latest advances in clinical trials, treatments, and lifestyle interventions; and (4) how to get involved. (Presentation 1:58 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Leading a Family Meeting
This presentation (1:00:18 minutes) by Shunichi Nakagawa discusses skills caregivers can use to lead a meeting with a patient's family. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the 3-stage protocol in conducting and participating in a family meeting; (2) discuss the importance of and methods for clarifying goals of care; and (3) explain various techniques to negotiate treatment options. (Presentation starts at 3:06 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Geriatric Gynecology: Urinary Incontinence
This presentation (51:57 minutes) by Aya Sultan discusses urinary incontinence in women. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand the basic types of urinary incontinence in women, especially the older woman; (2) identify and diagnose the common causes of urinary incontinence in the older woman; (3) offer different treatment recommendations for specific types of urinary incontinence; and (4) recognize when to refer the older woman with urinary incontinence. (Presentation starts at 4:00 minutes.)