Geriatric ECHO: Geriatric Approach to Nutrition & Weight Loss in Older Adults
This presentation (56:34 minutes) by Aida Wen and Monica Esquivel discusses nutrition and weight loss in older adults. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) understand the nutritional needs of older adults; (2) be able to recognize and evaluate undernutrition; and (3) know what resources are available to manage undernutrition in a way that maximizes quality of life. (Presentation starts at 5:25 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2021, Project ECHO
Preventing Hospital Acquired Pneumonia: An Interprofessional Challenge
A growing body of evidence about the effectiveness of system-wide initiatives reducing the incidence of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) underscores how oral hygiene prevention protocols are effective. Yet there is no national standardized quality measure that requires monitoring and reporting about the incidence and prevalence of HAP.
Geriatric ECHO: Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
This presentation (55:31 minutes) by Kara W. Lum discusses substance use disorder in older adults. She provides information on prevalence, importance, definitions, diagnosis, screening, and assessment. (Presentation starts at 5:30 minutes.)
Source: John A. Burns School of Medicine, 2021, Project ECHO
https://geriatrics.jabsom.hawaii.edu/echo/
The Immigrant Memory Collaborative: A Community-University Partnership to Assess African Immigrant Families' Experience with Dementia
This article describes the process of working collaboratively with a community partner and project advisory board to conduct a culturally informed project. Specifically, this article describes the process of developing culturally informed instruments to collect data on dementia care needs and resources among African immigrants. Working together with a diverse project advisory board, a guide was developed and used to conduct community conversations about experiences with dementia/memory loss.
Effect of a Dementia Friends Information Session on Health Professional Students' Attitudes and Knowledge Related to Dementia
This article discusses the Dementia Friends (DF) initiative which is part of a global movement to improve the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. The impact of these sessions on the dementia-related knowledge and attitudes of health professional trainees has not been adequately assessed. Health professional students participated in one-hour DF information sessions, offered in-person or via videoconference. The Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS), a validated 20-item questionnaire, was administered before and after each session.
Effect of a Dementia Friends Information Session on Health Professional Students' Attitudes and Knowledge Related to Dementia
This article discusses the Dementia Friends (DF) initiative which is part of a global movement to improve the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. The impact of these sessions on the dementia-related knowledge and attitudes of health professional trainees has not been adequately assessed. Health professional students participated in one-hour DF information sessions, offered in-person or via videoconference. The Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS), a validated 20-item questionnaire, was administered before and after each session.
Geriatric ECHO: Communication Skills for COVID Pandemic: Advance Care Planning and Vaccines
This presentation (1:01:51 minutes) by Takeshi Uemura discusses advance care planning and vaccines amidst COVID in the perspective of communications. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe the basic structure of advance care planning amidst the COVID pandemic; (2) respond to patient's and family's emotions with empathic statements; (3) describe how to explore patient's values; and (4) list the key communication skills to address concerns/questions about the COVID vaccine. (Presentation starts at 6:00 minutes.)
Family Caregivers
This series of articles won the 2018 ASHPE Bronze Award for Best Special Supplement. They were written to help nurses provide family caregivers with tools to manage their loved one’s health care at home. Produced in cooperation with the AARP Public Policy Institute, each article includes an informational tear sheet and links to educational videos for caregivers.
Source: American Journal of Nursing, Continually Updated
Interprofessional Education: Building a Framework for Collaboration
The May 2023 IPEC Institute is returning to the popular theme of building interprofessional education for collaborative practice (IPECP). Participants will engage with national leaders in acquiring the building blocks for IPECP. Institute attendees will spend significant time planning, building, designing, assessing and acting on their IPECP goals and projects, as well as communicating effectively about IPECP.