Dementia Reconsidered: Using Medications Wisely
This presentation (1:57:16 minutes) by Susan Wehry and Sydney P. Sprigner discusses medications and people living with dementia. The session reviews current pharmacologic approaches to the care of persons with dementia, with a special focus on the use and misuse of antipsychotic medications. It also reviews successful non-pharmacological approaches to distress-signal behaviors and a discussion of why reducing antipsychotic prescribing to people with dementia remains so important. Deprescribing protocols are made available. Presentation slides are available for download.
MedEdPORTAL: The Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
MedEDPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed, open access journal of teaching and learning resources in the health professions. The publications on this site are stand-alone, complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners. Each submission is reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers. This research instruments would be particularly helpful for physicians and nurse practitioners.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2022
MedEdPORTAL: The Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
MedEDPORTAL is a MEDLINE-indexed, open access journal of teaching and learning resources in the health professions. The publications on this site are stand-alone, complete teaching or learning modules that have been implemented and evaluated with medical or dental trainees or practitioners. Each submission is reviewed by editorial staff and external peer reviewers. This research instruments would be particularly helpful for physicians and nurse practitioners.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2022
GEMCast: Geriatric Emergency Medicine Podcast Series
This series of podcasts was organized by The John A. Hartford Foundation. The series discusses clinical topics to help physicians, trainees, nurses, and paramedics who take care of older adults, particularly in the acute care setting. There are podcasts dating from 2015 to 2022.
Source: The John A. Hartford Foundation, 2015-2022
Dementia Reconsidered: Advance Care Planning for People Living with Dementia
In this video (9:15 minutes), AgingME GWEP Director Dr. Susan Wehry and members of the Dementia Action Alliance End of Life Committee discuss planning the care of a loved one with dementia from diagnosis to end of life. Speakers include Janice Bays, board chair of the Dementia Action Alliance; Barney Nelson, a person living with Lewy Body Dementia; and Jacquelyn Pogue, an award-winning writer and filmmaker.
Source AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2022
Cooking Strategies for People Living with Dementia
This video (20:46 minutes) provides cooking strategies for people living with dementia. Four people living proactively with dementia, Michael Belleville, John-Richard Pagan, Monica Downer, and Laurie Scherrer, will discuss an everyday activity for prepping and cooking meals and what accommodations and strategies they use.
Source AgingME: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP), 2022
https://sites.une.edu/gwep/agingme-gwep-training-videos/
MAGIC's Guidance to LTC Clinicians on Oral Treatment for COVID-19
This document was created by Teresa McCarthy, Sandra Turves, and Amy Busker. It provides a guidance to address ORAL antiviral therapy for COVID positive patients with mild-moderate illness who are at risk for progression to severe COVID-19. Information on this oral antiviral treatment includes: (1) resources for prescribing; (2) considerations of this treatment; (3) efficacy of the treatment; (4) administration; (5) monitoring and adverse effects; and an addendum.
Source: Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians. 2022
HHS ASPR PAXLOVID Patient Eligibility Screening Checklist and Drug Interaction Tool 5.22
This document provides a checklist that is intended as an aid to support clinical decision making for prescribers. However, use of this checklist is not required to prescribe PAXLOVID under the EUA.
Source: Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians, 2022
https://www.minnesotageriatrics.org/COVID-Resources
MAGIC ACE Resources
This tool made by MAGIC's ACE Committee which consists of a group of geriatric primary care organizations serving residents in long term care, transitional care, assisted living, and other senior living communities. They have different resources available about common, evidence-based approaches to care.
Source: Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians, 2022
Standing Orders for Skilled Nursing Facilities 2022
This document provides standing orders that are applicable for patients on-site participating provider groups in skilled nursing facilities, including Transitional Care Units (TCU) or short-stay patients, and Long-Term Care facilities (LTC). These orders are to be used in place of facility standing orders. Also included are the Standing House Orders for Nursing Facilities Updates 2022.