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December 2009
 Announcements
Site Update
Product Spotlight
Featured Geriatric Site
Collaborations
New Products
Annual Meetings
Recent Comments
Announcements:
Would you like your product to be reviewed by your peers?
JAGS is publishing reviews of POGOe products in their Educational Resources Review section. See Dr. Ethan Cumbler’s review of CHAMP (Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient) in the October 2009 issue: Cumbler, E. (2009, October). Curriculum for the hospitalized aging medical patient review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(10), 1915-1916.
Volunteer reviewers have asked us for product recommendations. If you would like your product to be chosen for a JAGS review, send an email to Editor@POGOe.org.
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New filters on the Product Library!
A new feature has been added to the Product Library page to help you narrow down your search. You can now filter the list by Learning Resource Type, Intended Learner Audience, or any combination of those categories. Simply click on the options you want to see and press “Apply”. If you want to choose more than one option from one of the lists, you can do so by holding the CTRL key as you click.
Product Spotlight:
2nd Place WINNER: Product of the Year at the 2009 Reynolds Grantees Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
GER-ANIUM
By Dr. Jonathan Flacker
For those familiar with medical and graduate medical education, interactive games have been used as instructional methods for content delivery to make learning fun in a familiar and non-threatening format. The format for Jeopardy, the popular TV game show, has been applied in various forms by educators in different fields and to different levels of learners. The popularity of game-based learning is seen in the American Geriatrics Society’s use of Geriatric Jeopardy games, during its national meetings at pre-conference and conference plenary sessions and is a testament to the popularity of this format for instructional delivery.
Educators who are fans of interactive party games and trivia games should consider adding GER-ANIUM to their instructional repertoire. Inspired by the popular board game Cranium, this product is a creative mix of word games, sculpting, drawing, charades and more. Dr. Jonathan Flacker modified the game to teach geriatric concepts to his Internal Medicine and Family Medicine housestaff at Emory University School of Medicine. GER-ANIUM is played with 4 - 6 residents around a table, and takes approximately 90 minutes. Covered topics include pressure ulcer management, cognitive and mood screening, and falls assessment.
Click here for full Editors' Choice product review, to view the product, and to comment and rate this product on POGOe.
Featured Geriatric Site:
End of Life / Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC) – is an excellent resource for educators and healthcare professionals working in End of Life Care and Palliative Medicine. It was originally funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and is developed and maintained by the Medical College of Wisconsin. The site contains materials to aid in the training of end of life care including standardized patient cases, multiple choice exams, web-based modules and more. There is also a collection of “Fast Facts”, which are concise, peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key topics in palliative medicine. Learn more at http://www.eperc.mcw.edu/
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Collaborations:
D.W. Reynolds FD~AGE Physician Mini-Fellowships in Geriatrics:
The Mini-Fellowships are 3 - 4 day intensive courses for non-geriatricians seeking training in geriatrics education and curriculum development. They target clinician-educators in internal medicine, family medicine, hospital medicine and other subspecialties. The course is free of charge to participants who are not from Reynolds-sponsored schools. CME credit is awarded.
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine: February 10-12, 2010
Visit www.geronet.ucla.edu or contact Anne Hu at: AnneHu@mednet.ucla.edu or (310) 312-0531 for more information
Duke University School of Medicine: February 22-26, 2010, March 22-26, 2010 & May 24-28, 2010
Visit careinaging.duke.edu or contact Emily Herbert at: herbe008@mc.duke.edu or (919) 660-7577 for more information
Mount Sinai School of Medicine: February 28th - March 2nd, 2010
Contact GeriEd.Programs@mssm.edu or contact Faye Francisco at (212) 241-3624
Johns Hopkins University: For information about future mini-fellowships, contact Laura Gibson at 410-550-3268 or lcgibson@jhmi.edu
Physician Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses in Geriatrics:
The list of available CME courses is kept directly on POGOe. To view the list, click here.
A Sample of the New Products
on POGOe:
Competency-Based Test of Inpatient Geriatric Management Skills #20596 by Ethan Cumbler, MD, et al.
SAGE Tips for History and Physical Exam Teaching for First and Second Year Medical Students #20589 by Dr. Amit Shah
Elder Care: A Resource for Providers: Macular Degeneration #20618 by Dr. Barry Weiss
Annual Meetings of Geriatric Associations & Societies and Other Opportunities:
Annual Assembly of AAHPM and HPNA: March 3-6, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts
The AGHE Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference: March 4-7, 2010; Reno, Nevada
2010 AAGP Annual Meeting: March 5-8, 2010; Savannah, Georgia
NCOA-ASA Aging in America Conference 2010: March 15-19, 2010; Chicago, Illinois
 Recent Comments on POGOe Products:
"I've used this card-sort in several different settings and found it to be effective, educational and entertaining. Even though the authors recommend its use in small groups, I've found that it works well in larger groups too. I've used it twice in a lecture hall with a group of 40 pharmacy students and it kept them engaged and attentive throughout." (The 3D's of Cognitive Impairment: An interactive card-sorting exercise #18805)
"5 stars. Clearly, concise, easily incorporatable information that can be used by any level or discipline of healthcare provider. BRAVO!" (Health Literacy and the Older Adult #20029).
For any questions or more information, please contact us at Editor@POGOe.org.
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