Educational Materials
| Achieving Quality Improvement and ACGME Core Competency Training Through a Nursing Home Polypharmacy Intervention |
Polypharmacy is common in elderly nursing home patients and predisposes them to risk of potentially inappropriate medication uses, potential drug-... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Hospice Care for Patients with Dementia |
Hospice Care for Patients with Dementia is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Activity Scheduling for Depression in Older Adults |
"Activity Scheduling for Depression in Older Adults" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: The ABCDs of Medicare |
"The ABCDs of Medicare" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and... |
| GGIG: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Dementia |
This one hour video lecture with accompanying PowerPoint slides describes pathology and symptoms of dementia in the elderly. The target audience is... |
| Aging Tsunami |
The Aging Tsunami lecture details the reasoning behind the importance of geriatric and palliative education to the future of health care. It... |
| Screening Osteopathic Structural Exam for the Geriatric Patient |
As our geriatric population continues to increase, physicians will evaluate more and more patients with muscoloskeletal complaints. This presentation... |
| Falls in Older Patients - A Fact Sheet and Pre/Post Test |
This fact sheet, along with the accompanying pre- and post-test, teaches physicians-in-training about the predisposing factors, consequences,... |
| GGIG: Genetic Architecture of Alzheimer's Disease: Progress at Last |
This one hour video lecture with accompanying PowerPoint slides provides an overview of Alzheimer's Disease including risk factors and discussion of... |
| GGIG: Ethnic & Cultural Considerations for Older Diabetes Care: One Standard for All? |
This one hour video lecture with accompanying PowerPoint slides decribes a review of diabetes amongst older adults including prevalence, biologic/non... |
| GGIG: Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults |
This one hour video lecture with accompanying PowerPoint slides provides an overview of geriatric urinary incontinence as well as possible treatment... |
| GGIG: Prescription for Safety and Well Being: Home Modifications |
This one hour video lecture with... |
| Anatomy Image Atlas on Aging: Kidney |
The Image Atlas of Aging is an original UMMS educational product developed to highlight the normal age-related anatomic and histological changes... |
| Mental Health and Older Adults |
This lecture will help identify challenges to older adult patients and families coping with chronic mental illness. Information on how to... |
| Elder Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporter Card - California |
Template for a half-page card including: Elder abuse and neglect types and definitions in California, Mandated reporter requirement under CA WIC Code... |
| Delirium: Impact and Recognition |
Delirium is one of the most common complications during hospitalization for older adults. In spite of this and its association with increased... |
| Primary Hyperparathyroidism in the Geriatric Population |
The lecture provides an overview on the epidemiology of primary hyperparathyroidism in older adults. Primary hyperparathyroidism is a problem with... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Not all Dementia is Alzheimer's Disease |
Not all Dementia is Alzheimer's Disease is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Communicating with Patients who have Dementia |
Communicating with Patients who have Dementia is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key... |
| Theme-Based Journal |
These reflective journal activities encourage students to take a holistic approach to assessing their experiences encountered with aging patients.... |
| Office-Based Inter-Professional Care Transitions Curriculum for Third Year Medical Students |
This product consists of a series of activities conducted as a month-long module among third-year... |
| Choose Your Own Differential Diagnosis: A Mrs. Porter Activity |
This activity, resembling a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book is a clinical reasoning/critical thinking exercise for students interested to learn more... |
| Cruising to Competencies via Needs Assessment |
Systematic design of instruction begins with a needs assessment. By carefully completing a needs assessment, educators can identify and clarify the... |
| PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer |
This presentation provides an overview of prostate cancer, principles of screening and associated advantages/disadvantages, as well as... |
| Cultural Aspect of Health Care for Vietnamese American Seniors in the Nursing Home |
This presentation, including a discussion with a geriatrician and a Vietnamese community expert, outlines healthcare issues faced by Vietnamese... |
| Geriatric Pharmacology and Syndromes |
Educators will be able to review geriatric pharmacology, syndromes and related topics with students by leading them through a series of multiple... |
| Aging Q3 Curriculum on Screening and Prevention of Older Adult Patients |
Using the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (or ACOVE) paradigm and the principles of Academic Detailing, Aging Q3 is developing curricula on 16... |
| Working with Interpreters in Family Meetings |
This pocket card was developed to provide guidance on the use of interpreters in family meetings. |
| Precepting Challenging Students |
This exercise is designed for use in small Preceptor groups led by a faculty tutor. Participants... |
| Aging Q3 Pressure Ulcers and Malnutrition |
Using the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (or ACOVE) paradigm and the principles of Academic Detailing, Aging Q3 is developing curricula on... |
| Geriatric Skills Assessment Tool (GSAT) |
The growing demographics of the older population demands that all physicians be trained in the care of the elderly. However, not all training... |
| Common Dermatologic Issues in the Geriatric Population |
This lecture will discuss common dermatologic issues in the geriatric population including skin cancers, venous stasis, seborrheic keratoses, herpes... |
| Aging Q3 Osteoporosis and Aging |
Using the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (or ACOVE) paradigm and the principles of Academic Detailing, Aging Q3 is developing curricula on 16... |
| Gray Matters - Exploring the Mature Mind |
Gray Matters, a 27-minute documentary on the aging brain, focuses on the positive aspects of aging and on steps individuals can... |
| Aging Q3 Curriculum on Medication Use and Safety and the Older Adult |
Using the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (or ACOVE) paradigm and the principles of Academic Detailing, Aging Q3 is developing curricula on 16... |
| Caring Across the Continuum: Mrs. Porter Age 81 |
Caring Across the Continuum: An Aging Virtual Patient Series. Case Three: Mrs. Porter Age 81- Introduction to Common Geriatric Syndromes. This case,... |
| Caring Across the Continuum: Mrs. Porter Age 67 |
Caring Across the Continuum: An Aging Virtual Patient Series. Case One: Mrs. Porter Age 67 - Introduction to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment... |
| Caring Across the Continuum: Mrs. Porter Age 74 |
Caring Across the Continuum: An Aging Virtual Patient Series. Case Two: Mrs. Porter Age 74 - Introduction to Geriatric Differential Diagnosis. This... |
| Caring Across the Continuum: Mrs. Porter Age 88 |
Caring Across the Continuum: An Aging Virtual Patient Series. Case Four: Mrs. Porter Age 88 - Introduction to Palliative Care. This case, the fourth... |
| (Y5SJ) ELDER Project: Cultural Diversity: Jamaican Culture |
Both licensed and unlicensed participants discuss the role of religion, traditional health care beliefs, social values, and family structure of... |
| Improving Patient Safety: Root Cause Analysis Training for Fourth Year Geriatric Sub-Interns | |
| Teaching Transitions of Care to Residents Using A Post-Hospitalization Patient Visit |
With the goal of learning key components to a good hospital discharge of an older patient, residents at Boston Medical Center participated in a... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Canes |
Canes is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and provide... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Improving Communication with Older Patients |
Improving Communication with Older Patients is one of a continuing series... |
| CampER: Recognizing Delirium in the Emergency Department and the Case of Mrs. Jane Simon |
Elderly patients frequently present in the Emergency Department with altered mental status. However, ED physicians fail to recognize delirium 70% of... |
| SAGE Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly |
The UT Southwestern SAGE Urinary Incontinence module is a comprehensive core curriculum on UI in the elderly which can be incorporated into... |
| Geriatrics: A Resource Guide for Primary Care (iBook available on iTunes) |
This FREE interactive iBook is intended to cover the most common geriatric topics seen in primary care. The first edition covers: Geriatric... |
| CampER Teaching Trigger Card: Altered Mental Status |
This teaching trigger card is one in a series of eight cards developed to cue emergency medicine faculty on teaching appropriate assessment and care... |
| CampER Teaching Trigger Card: Pain Management |
This teaching trigger card is one in a series of eight cards developed to cue emergency medicine faculty on teaching appropriate assessment and care... |
| CampER Teaching Trigger Card: Falls |
This teaching trigger card is one in a series of eight cards developed to cue emergency medicine faculty on teaching appropriate assessment and care... |
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