Vaccines Recommendations for the Older Adult
This video (6:07 minutes) by Camille Fitzpatrick discusses vaccine recommendations and preventive care for older adults. The influenza, tetanus-diphtheria booster, and the zoster vaccine is discussed more in depth.
Source: University of California Irvine School of Medicine, GWEP, 2019
https://www.familymed.uci.edu/geriatrics/GWEP/training-tools.asp
Geriatric ECHO: Music Therapy and Dementia
This presentation (58:43 minutes) by Angela Lo discusses music therapy and older adults with dementia. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to: (1) describe music therapy and its benefits for older adults; (2) describe different types of music therapy; and (3) describe different uses for music therapy in adults such as aiding in behavioral problems for those with dementia, gait impairment for patients with Parkinson's disease, and providing comfort for those under hospice and palliative care.
Aligning Towards Action in Social Determinants of Health Research: The Neighborhood Atlas
This presentation (59:54 minutes) by Amy Kind discusses the social determinants of health with regards to aging neighborhoods. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) embrace implementation science principles whenever possible, allowing research to more rapidly translate to broad action; (2) understand socioeconomic factors are complex and should be measured and applied with a clear understanding of health disparities theory; and (3) understand open science, data democratization should be embraced as key steps towards realizing solutions.
Deprescribing in Older Adults: Beyond the Obvious
This presentation (1:01:03 minutes) by Michael Steinman, MD, takes a deeper look into deprescribing in older adults. Topics discussed include: (1) what is deprescribing (and don't I already do this)?; (2) why don't we do better?; (3) evidence on clinical outcomes of deprescribing; (4) resources to utilize; (5) US Deprescribing Research Network; and (6) ideas and approaches, not just facts (geriatrics!).
Source: UCSF Division of Geriatrics, 2021
Brainspotting: A brain-based, body-focused approach to healing
Three learning objectives:
(1) Develop a basic understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of Brainspotting
(2) Understand this model as one form of many mind/body healing approaches
(3) Participate in an experiential, Brainspotting activity to help integrate the conceptualization of a new brain-based, body-focused approach to healing
Nexus Distinguished Scholars Blogs
Observations on the Nexus Summit – Directions for What’s Next
Gerri Lamb and Mary Mauldin, Nexus Distinguished Scholars
Nexus Distinguished Scholars
National Center Announces New Nexus Distinguished Scholars
As the inaugural year of the Nexus Distinguished Scholars program comes to a close, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is pleased to announce that two new Scholars have been selected to join the honorary program. Please join us in congratulating our new Nexus Distinguished Scholars, Darla Spence Coffey, PhD, MSW, FNAP and David Pole, PhD, MPH who will serve alongside inaugural Scholar, Gerri Lamb, PhD, RN, FAAN.
Words Matter-- The Role of Language in Promoting Individualized Care of Older Adults
This presentation (57:32 minutes) by Nancy Schoenborn discusses the role that language plays in promoting individualized care for older adults. Objectives: (1) briefly review the importance of individualized care in older adults; (2) highlight areas of disconnect between language in guidelines/scientific literature and patient perception that may hinder individualized care; (3) demonstrate the importance of engaging patients as one strategy to bridge the disconnect; and (4) discuss the complexities and challenges when patient preference may be at odds with evidence.
Geriatrics Cultural Navigator
The key concepts included in the Cultural Navigator include factors that health care providers should reflect upon to provide culturally competent care to their older adult patients. As the population of older adults becomes more diverse, it is important for clinicians to understand the subtle, but very significant, ways in which race, ethnicity, and religious background can influence perceptions of health and illness, as well as impact the development of a provider-patient therapeutic alliance.