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2009 Reynolds Marketplace Virtual Goody Bag

This is a list of the POGOe products that were showcased at the 2009 Reynolds Meeting.
The list is alphabetical by cohort. To view the product on POGOe, click the product name.

 

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Cohort 4

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Medical University of South Carolina Geriatric Education Center

University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Aging

University of California, Irvine - Healthcare

  • Dementia & Caregiver Stress (Assessment Tool) - by Vega
    Expected availability date: By the end of 2009
    OSCE case includes a presentation by middle-aged female with caregiver stress as she takes care of parent with dementia.
  • Medical Readers' Theater (Teaching Tool) - by Shapiro
    Expected availability date: By the end of 2009
    Curriculum is designed for 3rd-year Family Medicine medical students. It provides half-day sessions interfacing with older adults. Relationships are facilitated through the use of brief health-related skits and discussions.

University of Massachusetts Medical School

  • Geriatrics Interclerkship (Assessment Tool) - by Sarah McGee, Gerry Gleich and Alice Bonner
    After a morning of didactic sessions (large group and small group selectives) on a variety of geriatric topics, all third year medical students and participating graduate nursing students spend an afternoon at an assisted living site and conduct a life history and functional assessment during a one-on-one interview with an elder. Geriatrics clinical practitioners and assisted living staff co-facilitate small group discussions of the student experiences.
  • Internal Medicine Clerkship Geriatric Continuity and Quality Exercise (Teaching Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Students complete 4 items on the exercise questionnaire at time of patient discharge and 4 items after follow-up patient visit. Team/PCP update can be a 5 minute oral presentation or a written note. Students are debriefed online by clerkship director.

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

University of North Texas Health Science Center

University of Pennsylvania Division of Geriatric Medicine

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

  • Geriatric Gems and Palliative Pearls (Teaching Tool) - by Nasiya Ahmed et al.
    Expected availability date: Coming soon
    Brief 3-5 minute "soundbytes" that are emailed to residents weekly for 3-4 weeks, followed by a case study developed using the Design-A-Case format created by the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. The soundbytes have some element of entertainment or compelling "hook" that entices the residents to review them. Some have brief 30 second songs that fit the theme of the soundbyte. After six months of soundbytes the residents participate in a team competition with monetary prizes offered for the team presenting the most outstanding case presentation. Following the competition, the soundbytes are sent every month until the end of the resident's medical training. The soundbytes are developed using the concept of Spaced Education; that brief bits of information repeated over a period of time results in improved learning and retention of knowledge.
  • Geriatric Clerkship Manual (Teaching Tool) - by Jennifer Larson, MSE, Rhonda Bailes and Barbara Reilley, PhD
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Orientation and information manual designed for Year 03 medical students' use during geriatric clerkship experience.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

  • SAGE TIPS (Teaching Tool) - by Amit Shah MD
    This product is a collection of short tips ready to be integrated into your first or second year medical student curriculum, wherever you teach basic history and physical exam skills (Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Doctoring, etc). At UT Southwestern, we teach these skills during the first year, in a course called the "Colleges." Students are divided into groups of 6 and taught by a faculty mentor for a half day weekly during the first and second years. These tips have been integrating into the weekly sessions-- woven into that day's syllabus and explained/emphasized to the mentors during the weekly mentor faculty development sessions. Our Reynolds program at UT Southwestern is called SAGE (Southwestern Aging and Geriatrics), hence the "SAGE Tips." The same logo is used throughout the curriculum to highlight aging knowledge and skills.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

  • SmartPrescribe Lesson 5: Principles of Rational Prescribing (Teaching Tool) - by Kaycee Sink and Hal Atkinson
    This is a web-based lesson on the principles of rational prescribing. It includes three cases and addresses polypharmacy, adverse drug events, and off-label prescribing. The principles apply to all patient populations, but this lesson focuses on older adults because they constitute a large and growing population at high risk of polypharmacy and unwanted side effects of medications. The lesson utilizes PowerPoint slides, audio, and interactive features including focus questions within the cases and a specially created drug interaction game. Printable resources available for download include two Beers List tables (one by drug type and severity rating and one by disease/condition and severity rating), and a sample medication grid for patient use. The lesson is available free and may be taken for CME credit if desired (registration and a passing a post-test are required). The lesson requires about 30 minutes to complete. It is one of five lessons in the SmartPrescribe curriculum developed by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to teach prescribers about the need for evidence-based prescribing and the influence that drug company marketing has on medical practice.
  • Medical Student Geriatrics Rotation Tracking Form (Assessment Tool) - by Mary F. Lyles
    Expected availability date: 2010
    This is a format (currently being piloted) for students to track specific clinical tasks related to the competencies during their week-long geriatrics rotation experience. In addition to the students' experience in palliative care, this form provides tracking for exposure to select geriatrics competency domains encountered during the week.

 

 

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • Anticoagulation Guidelines (Teaching Tool) - by Laurie Jacobs
    This is a pocket card with guidelines for prescribing and monitoring anticoagulants, which are one of the highest risk medications for the elderly.
  • Use of Sedative-Hypnotics in Older Adults (Teaching Tool) - by Claudene George
    Pocket card regarding the use of sedative-hypnotics in older adults.
  • Geriatric Health Care Systems Test (Assessment Tool) - by Wanda Horn
    This is a multiple choice test used as a pre- and post-geriatrics rotation to assess knowledge and skill in planning health systems use for patient care, such as home care, long term care, hospice, etc.

Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School

  • Schwartz Communication Curriculum (Teaching Tool) - by Renée Shield, Richard Besdine and Iris Tong
    This curriculum is designed to teach first and second year medical students to acquire and to improve their skills in effective communication with patients and family members. The developing curriculum consists of several 3-hour sessions in the 2-year Doctoring Course.
  • Curriculum Tracking (Assessment Tool) - by Renée Shield et al.
    The Curriculum Tracking Form is a preclinical science evaluation tool that is completed by volunteer students (called "trackers") for each lecture, small group session, and lab to record the aging content elements, time spent (in minutes), and evaluation/quality of the content of the presentation (via a numeric 1-5 rating and trackers' comments). Students complete pre-printed tracking forms prepared for each class and submit these for analysis to the evaluation team. Minutes of aging content are recorded with the mean and range of minutes and rating. Students' evaluation comments and suggestions are collected for distribution to course directors to maximize continuous quality improvement.

Florida State University College of Medicine

  • Anatomy Class Introduction as the First Patient (Teaching Tool) - by Lisa Granville, M.D.
    This short anatomy class exercise introduces the cadaver as the first patient. The students will assess the cadaver and approach this as an investigation of patient history. The students will be required to present a cadaver report on their observations. The report will focus on the suspected cause of death and the students ideas on anticipated effects of their cadaver's clinical symptoms as they relate to the cadaver's daily life (i.e., ADL's, IADL's, AADL's, and possible means of compensation).
  • Complete medical history checklist (Teaching Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Detailed checklist with explicit scoring criteria has embedded geriatrics principles of care that are applied across the lifespan.
  • Complete physical exam scoring checklist (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Detailed checklist with explicit scoring criteria has embedded geriatrics principles of care and physical examination of components of function that are applied across the lifespan.
  • Focused exam scoring checklist (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Detailed checklist with explicit scoring criteria has embedded geriatrics principles of care that are applied across the lifespan.

Harvard University Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Geriatrics Clipboard (Teaching Tool) - by Zaldy Tan, Anne Fabiny and Julie Irish
    The Harvard-Reynolds AGE Project's Geriatrics Clipboard is a creative and practical tool for teaching medical students vital concepts in geriatric history and physical examination. Printed on the front of the clipboard is a mnemonic "GRANDMA" that lists the 'must do' elements of a geriatric H & P as well as useful screening tools: the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for delirium and the Mini-Cog for dementia. On the back are laboratory reference values and on the clip is a handy solar-powered calculator. Aimed at second year students enrolled in the physical diagnosis course, the sturdy clipboard can also serve as a useful teaching tool for third/fourth year medical student during their clerkships and interns/residents.
  • Patient Doctor II Geriatric "GRANDMA" H&P Checklist (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Checklist to assess whether 2nd year medical students' H&Ps include the relevant geriatric content.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

University of Arizona

  • Medical Students' Aging for Specialists Conference (Teaching Tool) - by Mindy Fain and Naycia Ahmed
    Medical Students’ Aging for Specialists Conference. This conference brings together medical students (MS1,2) and faculty leaders (Deans, Dept Heads, Program Directors) in a lunch-time symposium that confirms the importance of aging principles of care no matter what career path students may follow – especially surgical and related medical specialties. Following a brief lecture by a national Visiting Professor, faculty lead informational and motivational discussions at breakout tables. This educational model includes a toolkit/guidebook/facilitator manual, including Fact Sheets on the application of geriatric principles for each specialty, and an evaluation tool. We suggest that the conference be co-Sponsored by your Student Section of the AGS.
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology Knowledge and Skills survey (Assessment Tool)
    The Geriatrics and Gerontology Knowledge and Skills Survey rates the level of confidence your Medical Students or Residents (2 separate versions) have regarding geriatric knowledge and care skills. This survey represents 11 important domains with 61 questions using Likert-like responses and has been carefully constructed and beta-tested. Useful as a baseline and post measure for MS ½ or Residents beginning their geriatric experiences.

University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine

  • MMSE CEX (Assessment Tool) - by C. Bree Johnston
    This clinical evaluation exercise (CEX) is to be used by preceptors to observe and assess resident performance of a mental status screening on an older adult patient.
  • Transitional Care Curriculum (Teaching Tool) - by Bree Johnston et al.
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This syllabus provided a framework for teaching transitional care to medical students during 2 small group sessions and one home visit.
  • Outpatient Geriatrics (Teaching Tool) - by Daniel Pound
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This syllabus is appropriate to accompany an outpatient or home care geriatrics rotation.
  • Program for Advancing Geriatrics Education (PAGE) (Teaching Tool) - by Harper and Murphy
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This is a faculty development model for hospitalists to enhance their ability to teach geriatrics to medical students and residents on the inpatient service; it was adapted from CHAMPS and consists of 10 noon conferences taught by pairs of geriatricians/hospitalists, with powerpoints/teaching triggers, and accompanying pocket cards on inpatient geriatrics and discharge planning/safe discharges.
  • Resident Performance: Goals of Care Discussions: Communication Skills Preceptors Log (mini CEX) (Assessment Tool) - by Kao
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This clinical evaluation exercise (CEX) is to be used by preceptors to observe and assess resident communication skills during a goals of care/end of life discussion with a patient/family.

University of Kansas Medical Center

  • Geriatric Skills Fair (Teaching/Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Assess the students' geriatric clinical skill.

University of Utah School of Medicine

  • Attitudes Toward a Career in Geriatrics (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Measurement of intention to pursue a career in geriatrics.
  • Quality Improvement Pearls (Teaching Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Nine short, concise quality improvement pearls from starting a project through effective implementation.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment Case with EBM Literature (Teaching Tool) - by Jim Powers and Molly Cahall
    Case of an 83 year old Female with progressive dyspnea, orthopnea, and a non-productive cough over 2 months with reduced activity. Discussion questions are included. The EBM Literature focuses on aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation in patients over 65 years of age.
  • Geriatric Screening Case with EBM Literature (Teaching Tool) - by Jim Powers and Molly Cahall
    An 88 year old female with a history of falls. Discussion questions included. EBM literature includes all types of geriatric screening and weighs the options and suggests modification indications.
  • Hyperlipidemia in Women Over 65 Case and EBM Literature (Teaching Tool) - by Jim Powers and Molly Cahall
    A 69 year old female with elevated LDL and an aversion toward the idea of a lipid clinic. EBM literature focuses on randomized clinical trials concerning the factors to consider in this case.
  • Geriatrics Consultation Service - Referring Provider Survey (Assessment Tool) - by Renee Porier and Laurence Solberg
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Survey (self-reported satisfaction, knowledge improvement and behavioral change; solicitation of suggestions for prog. improvement) of non-geriatrician providers referring patients to an inpatient geriatrics consultation service.

 

 

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Boston University School of Medicine

  • Elder Abuse (Assessment Tool) - by Serena Chao, MD, MSc
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Standardized Patient case, includes clinical checklist and post-encounter paperwork.
  • Chief Resident Immersion Training (CRIT) (Teaching Tool) - by Sharon Levine, MD, Serena Chao, MD, MSc and Lisa Caruso, MD
    Expected availability date: TBA
    An interdisciplinary retreat occurring over one weekend. The overall goal of the program is to foster collaboration among disciplines in the management of complex older patients. The secondary goals are: to incorporate geriatric principles into teaching and administrative roles as Chief Residents; to develop leadership/teaching skills around the care of complex older patients; to enhance leadership/teaching skills required in the Chief Resident role; to be able to collaborate with other disciplines in the management of the complex older patient; to develop a do-able project to be carried out during the Chief Residency year. Curriculum includes an unfolding interactive case divided into modules following a geriatrics patient from presentation to the emergency department to hospital discharge. Each module includes evidence-based mini-lectures on topics in geriatrics, small group interactive exercises and seminars designed to enhance teaching and leadership skills.

Emory University School of Medicine

  • The Modified Care of Vulnerable Elders Improvement Module (Assessment Tool) - by Nathan Flacker
    Adapted from the ABIM PIM, the Modified Care of Vulnerable Elders improvement module is designed to provide self-reflective and formative feedback and addresses competencies of practice-based learning and systems of care.
  • GER-ANIUM (Teaching Tool) - by Nathan Flacker
    A small group interactive card game loosely based on the popular "Cranium" game where residents attempt to answer questions and complete tasks. There is an outpatient medicine focus to this product but it could easily be adapted for other settings.

Indiana University School of Medicine

  • Indiana University Geripardy II (Teaching Tool) - by Glenda R. Westmoreland et al.
    Geripardy is in the format of a popular game show and is used to teach geriatric content on dementia, depression, falls, and urinary incontinence. Learners work in teams to come up with the correct answer for which they receive points.
  • ACE Competency Assessment for Residents (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Administered at the end of the ACE rotation.
  • House Calls Competency Assessment for Residents (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Administered after the House call session.

State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

  • Recognizing and managing delirium among hospitalized older adults (Teaching Tool) - by Bruce Naughton
    This interactive DVD was developed as part of a quality improvement project designed to improve recognition of cognitive impairment and delirium among hospitalized older adults. The DVD was designed to review the prevalence and outcomes of delirium; train physicians and nurses on mental status assessment procedures, including identification of likely underlying etiologies; train on bed-side detection of delirium, and introduce guidelines for medication management of cognitively impaired and delirious older adults.
  • Delirium knowledge test (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    25 questions to assess knowledge of key teaching points.

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

  • On-line reflective journaling program for Geriatric Medical Student Scholars (Assessment Tool) - by Linda Goldenhar et al.
    A special web-based on-line journaling program provides a forum for medical students to reflect on their experiences in a Geriatric Medical Student Scholars program and to help assess the effectiveness of the program. The on-line program helps guide the journaling process by ensuring that the students focus on their GMSS program experiences. There are 2 journaling structures - preclinical and clinical - to account for experiential differences in years 1 and 2 versus 3 and 4.
  • Longitudinal Encounters with Alzheimers Disease Standardized Patients (LEADS) (Teaching Tool) - by Timothy Lewis et al.
    In 2004, faculty at the University of Cincinnati introduced a new geriatric medicine curriculum for residents from training programs in internal medicine, family practice, psychiatry, gynecology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation. The curriculum’s centerpiece is a three-part longitudinal unfolding Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) standardized patient case that introduces residents to “Tess Clermont”, a 78 year old woman, and her daughter Linda as the pair experiences her transition over 10 years through progressive stages of AD. The curriculum focuses on teaching and assessing geriatric medicine competencies among primary care and subspecialty residents. Teaching methods included lectures, videotaped longitudinal SP stations, written exercises, standardized patient feedback sessions, faculty-facilitated case discussion and video review exercises.

University of Miami School of Medicine

  • "Home Safety Assessment" Learning Object (Teaching Tool) - by Jorge Ruiz, Francois Phancao and Osvaldo Rodriguez
    The home safety assessment learning object consists of two components:
    1. An interactive multimedia tutorial that introduces the learners to basic concepts and rationale for the use of home safety assessment for older persons with special emphasis in older persons with dementia. The tutorial uses textual content enhanced by multimedia animations and graphics.
    2. Practice Exercises consisting of simulated home environments where the learner has an opportunity to identify home safety hazards.
    These computer-based tutorials were created as "reusable learning objects", and are available in CD ROM and web-based versions. The tutorial takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
  • Medication Interviewing OSCE (Assessment Tool) - by Rose van Zuilen, PhD and Michael J. Mintzer, MD
    Expected availability date: Upon completion of some evaluation data to complete the facilitator materials
    The objectives of this 12-15 minute OSCE are for students to:
    1. Take a medication history to gather information regarding (a) the patient’s understanding of their medications, and (b) problems and factors influencing adherence;
    2. Outline a plan to the patient with steps that can be taken to reduce medication problems and obstacles to adherence.

University of Missouri School of Medicine

  • The Think Aloud (Assessment Tool) - by Michael Hosokawa and Kimberly Hoffman
    The Think Aloud is a method for assessing and incorporating geriatric principles into existing problem-based learning (PBL) cases in the first- and second-year curricula at the University of Missouri. The Think Aloud channels the expertise of geriatricians directly into the development of PBL cases and is a useful strategy for refreshing geriatric teaching. This approach is also applicable to revitalizing teaching cases in the clinical years.
  • The Heyssel Senior Teacher Educator Partnership (STEP) (Teaching Tool) - by Steven Zweig et al.
    The Heyssel Senior Teacher Educator Partnership (STEP) is a mentor program that connects University of Missouri medical students with community-dwelling senior citizens for enriching experiences that bring the generations together and help our medical students better understand the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of their elders.

University of New Mexico School of Medicine

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

  • Fall Risk Assessment (Teaching Tool) - by Tiffany Shubert and Anthony Caprio
    Expected availability date: TBA
    lecture, demonstration, role-playing.
  • Carolina Opinions on the Care of Older Adults (COCOA) (Assessment Tool) - by Hollar and Roberts
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Measures beliefs and attitudes regarding caring for older adult patients.

 

 

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Cornell University Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College

  • Environmental Geriatrics (Teaching Tool) - by Rosemary Bakker et al.
    Our 3D animated course gives providers the necessary tools to incorporate Environmental Geriatrics as an essential component of chronic disease management. Using sound, text and moving images, the learner witnesses virtual patients who have reduced visual, hearing, mobility, and memory skills, struggling to accomplish daily tasks of living, i.e., bathing, eating, ambulating, and taking medications. The second half of the animation identifies specific assistive devices and environmental features that improve patients’ ADL/IADL functioning while reducing injury.
  • Fast Forward Rounds - An Innovative and Effective Transitional Care Curriculum (Assessment Tool) - by Karin Ouchida, Veronica Lofaso and Carol Capello (co-authored by The Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
    Fast Forward Rounds (FFR) is a 3 hour course created to teach medical students how to safely transition patients between different health care settings. The course combines interdisciplinary lectures, an interactive DVD with a clinical vignette, small-group discussion, and a team-based learning exercise. FFR emphasizes the use of functional assessment to identify patients at risk for poor discharge outcomes, promotes interdisciplinary collaboration to link vulnerable patients with appropriate services, reviews Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, and teaches students to develop comprehensive care plans. The course evaluation tool assesses participants' knowledge, attitudes and behaviors within the domains of transitional care, functional assessment, interdisciplinary team, community resources, and reimbursement.
  • Environmental Design: Increasing Function and Reducing Injury Risk (Teaching Tool) - by Rosemary Bakker
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This animated web-based course, available Spring 2005, addresses the problem that when decreased functioning or injury occurs, the common misconception is that the problem is solely age-related functional decline, not the dynamic interface between the older user's capabilities and the designed environment. The excess disability so frequently seen among older adults could be avoided if physicians had the proper tools. This on-line course gives physicians those tools -- in an exciting venue -- that also includes practical and easily accessible information. It focuses specifically on teaching physicians how to improve function and prevent injury risk of community-residing older adults.

Medical College of Wisconsin

  • LMFAO (Laughing My Freaking “A” Off) for Geriatrics (Assessment Tool)
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Using NetLingo - we assess teacher's ability to frame the "Keeping Granny Safe Competencies" in language used by today's learners. Modeled after the "concentration game" each teacher turns over a competency or a "net lingo" tile and must match them. A correct answer = 1 point. Total of 26 competencies.
  • Pills, Pills and More Pills – Teaching About Poly pharmacy Barriers and Solutions (Teaching Tool) - by Katherine Denson
    Each student is given the medication list of a patient cared for on their rounds, asked to fill a pill box with candy "pills” and to take them as prescribed for a week. Students initially identified reasons why this might be difficult for patients: arthritis, vision loss, memory problems or depression, but then found some unanticipated barriers after they tried the regimen themselves. Before the exercise, the students completed questionnaires asking them to rate their knowledge and experience in five skills, on a scale of one to six, with one indicating "no experience/knowledge" and six indicating "exceptional experience/knowledge." After the week-long experience, students completed the questionnaire again. This time, they reported that their knowledge of barriers and solutions to medication adherence had increased substantially, with their average score rising from three to five. This exercise was supported in part by the “Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin” program, the Medical College's endowment funded by the conversion of Blue Cross/Blue Shield to a public company, and dedicated to improving the health of the people of Wisconsin.

University of Hawaii Kuakini Medical Center

  • 3D's Worksheet (Teaching Tool) - by Aida Wen, MD
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This worksheet is used during a seminar on "The 3 D's," Delirium, Dementia & Depression. The purpose of this exercise is to help the learner understand in what ways these cognitive disorders are similar and to understand which features help define or distinguish them from the other.
  • Urinary Incontinence Worksheet (Teaching Tool) - by Aida Wen, MD
    Expected availability date: TBA
    This worksheet is used during a seminar on "Urinary Incontinence." The purpose if this is to teach learners to identify the symptoms and physical exam features for each type of urinary incontinence.

University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

University of Michigan Health System

  • Geriatric Functional Assessment Standardized Patient Instructor: Medical Student Manual (Teaching Tool) - by Karen Hall, Mark Supiano and Brent Williams (co-authored by University of Utah School of Medicine)
    The Geriatric Functional Assessment Standardized Patient Instructor: Medical Student Manual is used as a reference for the GFA SPI at the University of Michigan Medical School. The manual provides medical students at all levels with focused instruction and references for assessment tools and communication skills used to assess mobility, cognition, and affective disorders in older patients.
  • UM Geriatrics Clinical Decision-Making Assessment Instrument (Assessment Tool) - by Brent Williams
    Expected availability date: TBA
    A written instrument for assessing knowledge of clinical geriatrics among health professionals. The instrument was designed primarily for use among house officers (resident and fellows) in surgical specialties and medical subspecialties, but may also be used among residents in primary care disciplines and medical students. The 25-item multiple choice instrument can be administered to most house officers in approximately 25 minutes.

University of Nebraska Medical Center

  • Discharge Summary Feedback (Assessment Tool) - by William Lyons
    This product was created to help teach medical students how to write a thorough discharge summary. The questionnaire is an easily-completed form which should be filled out by a provider who is reading (and using) a discharge summary written by a learner. It can be returned to the student after completion to help them understand how to improve. The checklist outlines features that should be included in the discharge summary. This can be used by the student as a reminder of what to write or it can be used by a faculty member who is evaluating a discharge summary created by a learner.
  • Hazards Of Hospitalizations In The Elderly “Getting Granny Home” (Teaching Tool) - by Ed Vandenberg and William Lyons
    This product consists of a Powerpoint presentation that should be presented to a large group split up into teams. The teams will compete to answer the most questions correctly and gain the highest score. The associated documents are available to faculty members only. To request materials, contact the POGOe Managing Editor at Editor@pogoe.org.

University of Rochester Medical Center

  • Mi Casa O Su Casa? Addressing Function and Values in the Home (Assessment Tool) - by Brian Heppard et al.
    Described is a longitudinal home visit experience for medical students to increase knowledge of geriatric syndromes, functional assessment, end-of-life care, and home care. Materials include a student guidebook to direct a series of three house calls, a description of the write-up assignment, and a home visit pocket card.
  • Continuing Mobile Education for EMS Providers (Teaching Tool) - by Suzanne Gillespie, Thomas Caprio and Manish Shah
    Continuing Mobile Education for EMS Providers is a video vodcast-based education program that includes interviews from physicians, EMTs, paramedics, and patients to help the EMS Provider give patients better care. The program was created to address the need for more "on-demand" educational opportunities for EMS Providers. Each month, a new block of four 10-minute vodcasts is posted to the program website.
    Communication
    Polypharmacy
    End of Life Issues
    Assessment
    Psychosocial Issues
    Procedures
    Safety and the Older Adult
    Respiratory Issues in the Older Adult
  • Geriatric Medicine Multidisciplinary Faculty Development Curriculum (Teaching Tool) - by Nelson
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Monthly case based series and skill sessions.

University of South Carolina Keck School of Medicine

  • Senior Mentor Program (Teaching Tool) - by Paul Eleazer et al.
    Strong planning, as to what modules are realistic to accomplish in light of the program characteristics i.e. 1 year vs. 2, required or elective.

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

  • Functional and Cognitive Assessment of the Geriatric Patient (Teaching Tool) - by Peter Boling
    This product is a slide show presentation and audio recording of Dr. Boling's lecture. In the presentation, Dr. Boling defines functional and cognitive assessment and explains its importance. He explains how to perform the assessment tests and there are videos for visual demonstration.
  • Medical Student House Calls Program (Teaching Tool) - by Linda Abbey, MD
    Expected availability date: TBA
    Rational and house call schedule description.

Yale University School of Medicine

  • IMAGE CASES: Computer Assisted Simulated Encounters (Teaching Tool) - by Margaret Drickamer, M.D.
    This product consists of 6 interactive cases in a format similar to those used in Board Examinations. As you work through these cases, you will be given information about the correct answers and short didactics on topics relevant to the case. Cases include 2 geropsychiatry, 2 gynecology, one neurology and one outpatient geriatric cases. Each case takes from 10 to 30 minutes to do and contain information that advanced medical students through attending physicians will find interesting and educational.
  • Focus Groups (Assessment Tool) - by Margaret Drickamer, M.D.
    Expected availability date: TBA
    A methodology of using focus groups for needs assessment and qualitative analysis of the transcripts.
  • Geriatric Assessment for Medical Students (Teaching Tool) - by Margaret Drickamer, M.D.
    Expected availability date: TBA
    A two-part hands-on workshop for second year medical students. Part one is on cognition and part two on function and the Geriatric Review of Symptoms

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