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Course Description
Geriatric Health Promotion - Lecture Series - (Approved for CE by WA State DSHS, Approval Code CE122441, Training Program 0471)

This lecture series provides practical geriatric health promotion information for health care and social service professionals. The goal is to assist providers in developing and enhancing health promotion interventions to prevent disease and postpone further disabiity. Lectures cover an array of topics and were recorded during live telecasts from the University of Washington Health Sciences Center to clinical settings in the Pacific Northwest.

Each module is 1.5 contact hours and includes a lecture video, self-assessment post-test, and evaluation. To earn contact hours (1.5 per module), watch the lecture, complete the post-test, and submit the online evaluation. You may take the post-test as many times as needed to achieve the required score of 80%.

You may register for individual modules or for the entire series. For example, to earn 12 contact hours, register for 8 individual modules. If you need more contact hours or wish to access all the lectures in this course, register for the entire series. You may print a certificate at any time for the modules you have completed.

Comments from students:

  • The program has given me a vast amount of information and resources in a method that makes learning quite easy.
  • This is a great program for a busy adult family home owner. It was easy to do!
  • The curriculum was well-organized and easily read. The length of each module is just right--not too short or too long.
  • This is an excellent way to pick up CE credit. The information is useful not only in my own contacts with older adults, but is useful to pass on to caregivers and nursing home staff.
  • I am using the modules extensively now, especially when counseling older adults in my work. Your modules gave me a lot of insight and ideas for dealing with health issues of the elderly. Thank you for having this program.

WA State DSHS CE Approval for Long Term Care Workers
This course is approved by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) as continuing education for long term care workers. For more information about continuing education requirements, please see the DSHS web site.

Washington State Residential Care Council (WSRCC) Members
You are eligible to register for the entire series for a discounted WSRCC member registration fee of $300. To obtain the member discount, choose WSRCC as your affiliation during the registration process. Core Curriculum: The designation of some lectures as Core Curriculum has been made by the Washington State Residential Care Council (WSRCC). Members who present WSRCC with a certificate of completion that includes the Core Curriculum modules can receive a letter of recognition from WSRCC to post with their license. Click here to learn more about the Core Curriculum Requirements at WSRCC.



Registration Information: This series is updated annually. All lectures in the series at the time you register will be posted in My CE (part of your account area). Any new lectures added to the series after you register will require separate registration.

Lectures in My CE may be completed in whatever sequence you choose. UWCNE recommends completing online courses within 6 months. However, because of the extensive number of lectures in this series, the completion period is extended to 12 months. After 12 months, lectures will remain in My CE but indefinite access is not guaranteed. When lectures are discontinued you many receive an error message. To verify that a lecture is still current, check the list of modules in the current course listing.

Co-Providers
University of Washington Continuing Nursing Education
UW Northwest Geriatric Education Center
UW School of Nursing deTornyay Center for Healthy Aging

Course Requirements
You may register for the entire course or for single modules.
To receive contact hour credit:

  1. View the lecture
  2. Study the handouts
  3. Submit a short post-test (exam)
  4. Submit an evaluation

After submitting the post-test and evaluation, you will be able to print a certificate online.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be better able to:

  • Describe health promotion interventions that prevent disease and postpone further disability for older adults.
  • Discuss signs and symptoms of selected health problems for older adults.
  • Describe current behavioral and pharmacologic intervention for selected health problems for older adults.

Contact Hours
85.5 contact hours will be awarded.

  • Continuing Nursing Education at the University of Washington School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
  • Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #07218 for 85.5 contact hours.

Additional Information
Estimated time to complete course: 85.5 hr
You will have one year from date of registration to complete this course.

Speakers

Planning Committee

Brochure PDF

Disclosures


Modules in this Course
Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia: Evaluation and Treatment (2007)
  Speaker: Susan McCurry, PhD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe physical changes, mood, and behavior problems commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
  2. Identify the major triggers of problem behaviors in persons with dementia.
  3. Discuss alternative problem-solving strategies for preventing or decreasing these problem behaviors.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Diagnosing and Treating Common Forms of Arthritis in the Community: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2007)
  Speaker: Gregory C. Gardner, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Recognize common signs and symptoms of common forms of arthritis.
  2. Describe the treatment approaches to arthritis.
  3. Discuss the role of the health care team in treating people with arthritis.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Preventing Falls: A Nursing Perspective (2007)
  Speaker: Cindy Sayre, MN, ARNP

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify individual risk factors for falls.
  2. Describe environmental modifications that decrease fall risk.
  3. Discuss effective strategies for decreasing fall risk.
 
Palliative Care (2007)
  Speaker: Wayne McCormick, MD, MPH

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Define palliative and hospice care.
  2. Discuss the principles of palliative and hospice care.
  3. Identify when to ask for palliative and hospice care.
 
Family Issues (2007)
  Speaker: Martha "Marty" Richards, MSW, LICSW

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Define four roles, rules, and secrets in the family which affect caregiving.
  2. Explain how physical and social changes lead to distress in the family.
  3. Name five way for professionals to assist families in dealing with late life concerns.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Grief and Loss (2007)
  Speaker: Martha "Marty" Richards, MSW, LICSW

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the difference between normal and unresolved grief.
  2. Define "disenfranchised" grief and how it affects older adults.
  3. Identify five strategies for helping the healing process in loss and grief.
 
Oral Health (2007)
  Speaker: Asuman Kiyak, PhD; Lawrence McCormick, DDS

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify the oral health needs of older adults.
  2. Explain barriers to providing dental care for frail elders.
  3. Discuss strategies for training long-term care staff in daily oral health maintenance of frail elders.
 
Habits of Healthy Living (2007)
  Speaker: Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify the scientific evidence relating seven specific health behaviors to reduction in risks of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, colo-rectal cancer, osteoporosis/hip fracture, osteoarthritis, and depression.
  2. Discuss community health promotion programs that can be used to encourage older women (and men) to make specific behavioral changes to reduce their risks of these diseases (Objective #1).
  3. Identify community resources that may be sueful in developing health promotion programs.
 
Preventing Stroke (2007)
  Speaker: Michael Fruin, MN, ARNP-BC, FAHA

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe risk factors for stroke.
  2. Describe the primary care evaluation of stroke risk.
  3. Describe preventative approaches for stroke.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (2008)
  Speaker: Peggy Odegard, PharmD, BCPS, CDE

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe how age-related physiologic changes affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medications in older adults.
  2. Identify drugs that are associated with acute care problems including falls, confusion, memory impairment, and delirium.
  3. Discuss strategies that optimize pharmacotherapy in older adults.
 
Pain Management (2008)
  Speaker: Mary Shelkey, PhD, RN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify three sources of pain in older adults.
  2. Describe two methods of assessment used with older adults.
  3. Discuss three treatment modalities for managing pain in older adults.
 
Bipolar Disorder (2008)
  Speaker: Molly M. Shores, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the diagnostic criteria used to differentiate bipolar disorder and common medical conditions with similar presentation.
  2. Describe the indications for and the major side-effects of mood stabilizers used in the treatment of bipolar disorder.
  3. Identify the indications and side-effects of additional pharmacotherapeutic agents that are used in bipolar disorder.
 
Vision Loss (2008)
  Speaker: Nancy Y. Roos, OD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the impact of normal changes of aging on vision.
  2. Describe the influence of systemic diseases on ocular health.
  3. Identify the influence of common systemic medications on the eyes.
 
Health Literacy (2008)
  Speaker: Marilynn Albert, MSN, ARNP

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the concept of health literacy in the United States geriatric population.
  2. Identify strategies to assess health literacy of older adults.
  3. Describe methods to amend verbal and written communcation that will maximize health literacy in the elderly.
 
Hearing Loss (2008)
  Speaker: Thomas S. Rees, PhD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the psychosocial implications of hearing loss.
  2. Identify the differences of conductive hearing loss and sensori-neural hearing loss.
  3. Describe rehabilitation approaches for age-related hearing loss.
 
Nutrition (2008)
  Speaker: Marilyn Ferguson-Wolf, MA, RD, CSG, CD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the key components of nutrition for geriatric health.
  2. Identify the essential elements of nutrition assessments in older adults.
  3. Discuss the role of nutrition in the health of an elderly person.
 
Latino Health (2008)
  Speaker: Marie Luz Villa, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss health care issues specific to Latino older adults.
  2. Describe culturally appropriate practices to be used with Latino elders.
  3. Identify potential barriers to care of Latino elders.
 
Incontinence (2008)
  Speaker: Jane L. Miller, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the pathophysiology of urinary incontinence.
  2. Discuss the appropriate work-up of older patients with urinary incontinence in the primary care setting.
  3. Identify several treatment options available for both stress and urge incontinence.
 
Resilient Caregiving for Dementia Patients (2009)
  Speaker: Susan McCurry, PhD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify changes in mood and health experienced by dementia caregivers.
  2. Describe major triggers and consequences of problem behaviors in persons with dementia and identify long term intervention strategies.
  3. Describe the primary evidence based intervention strategies that have been used to enhance resilience in dementia caregivers.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Dypsnea Management in COPD (2009)
  Speaker: Huong Nguyen, PhD, RN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the mechanisms of dyspnea in COPD.
  2. Identify non pharmacological therapies for dyspnea management.
  3. Identify potential use of information and communication technologies for symptom management.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Gastrointestinal Health (2009)
  Speaker: Margaret Heitkemper, PhD, RN, FAAN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify major gastrointestinal dysfunctions in older adults.
  2. Describe appropriate behaviors that can help ensure gastrointestinal health in older adults.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Hypertension (2009)
  Speaker: Suhail Ahmad, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the impact and effective treatment of hypertension in older adults.
  2. Describe how the control of blood pressure improves outcome.
  3. Identify strategies to improve blood pressure management and outcome.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Preventive Health Care (2009)
  Speaker: Alfred Berg, MD, MPH

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe how the U.S.Preventive Services Task Force assesses evidence regarding the benefits and harms of screening and counseling.
  2. Describe selected recommendations from the USPSTF appropriate for older adults.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Shingles (2009)
  Speaker: Ru-Chien Chi, MD, MS

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and complications of herpes zoster infection (shingles).
  2. Discuss the treatment and prevention of shingles.
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Stress Management (2009)
  Speaker: Karen Kent, MS, LHMC

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify traits of people who manage stress well.
  2. Identify sources and symptoms of personal stress.
  3. Describe immediate and long term interventions for stress management.

 

 Additional Information
 
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Thyroid Dysfunction and Aging (2009)
  Speaker: Alvin Matsumoto, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the presentation and management of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in older adults.
  2. Describe the presentation and management of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in older adults.
 
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Dementia: End of Life Symptom Management and Hospice Care (2009)
  Speaker: Wayne McCormick, MD, MPH

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify the impact on the patient of transitioning from one healthcare system to another.
  2. Describe what is effective patient transitioning from one healthcare system to another.
  3. Describe what the likely points of breakdown are in effective patient transitioning.
 
 
Osteoporosis in the Elderly (2010)
  Speaker: Susan Ott, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Give advice about prevention of osteoporotic features.
  2. Discuss nutrition with their patients who are underweight.
  3. Avoid oversupplementation with vitamin D.
  4. Encourage patients to exercise.
 
 
Update on Parkinson's Disease (2010)
  Speaker: Ali Samii, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Obtain a brief review of epidemiology, etiology, and pathology in Parkinson’s Disease.
  2. Review the non-motor and motor symptoms and diagnostic criteria for Parkinson’s disease.
  3. Discuss medical and surgical treatment options fo Parkinson’s disease.
 
 
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (2010)
  Speaker: Mary Reed, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Understand the pathophysiology of BPH.
  2. Understand clinical presentations of BPH.
  3. Understand interventions for the treatment of BPH.
 
 
Caring for Family Caregivers (2010)
  Speaker: David Gruenewald, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe three roles of the family caregiver.
  2. Name at least two adverse effects of caregiving on the health of the caregiver.
  3. Identify at least two caregiver coping strategies.
 
 
Functional Assessment (2010)
  Speaker: Barbara Cochrane, PhD, RN, FAAN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Explain the difference between activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living and physical performance.
  2. Identify at least one way that ADLs, IADLs and physical performance can be assessed and whether the assessments are subjective or objective.
  3. Describe risk factors for functional decline in older adults.
 
 
Optimizing Medication Use in Older Adults (2010)
  Speaker: Peggy Odegard, PharmD, BCPS, CDE

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. List the major pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes with aging that impact medication selection and dosing.
  2. Identify medication-related risks for a particular case patient.
  3. Suggest three strategies for minimizing drug-related problems in older adults.
 
 
African-American Elders at End of Life (2010)
  Speaker: Jacci Thompson-Dodd, MA, MSSS

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Deepen end-of-life practice by building skills to identify, assess, plan and coordinate culturally astute care.
 
 
Aging and Sexuality (2010)
  Speaker: Thuan Dodd, MD, MPH

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify the importance of addressing sexuality in the aged population.
  2. List common etiologies of sexual dysfunction in older adults.
  3. Identify barriers to addressing sexual health in older adults.
 
 
Health Issues in the Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Community (2010)
  Speaker: Heidi Petry, PhD, RN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe appropriate terminology in the context of caring for LBGT elders.
  2. Identify mechanisms that explain health disparities among the LGBT community.
  3. Discuss health concerns of the LGBT community and strategies for inclusive care.
 
 
The Scope and Consequences of Elder Mistreatment: The Tip of the Iceberg (2010)
  Speaker: Maggie Baker, PhD, RN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout, and a multiple-choice post-test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Define the scope of the problem.
  2. Discuss types of treatment.
  3. Assess and intervene in cases of elder mistreatment.
  4. Discuss the consequences of mistreatment.
  5. Identify the implications for professionals.
 
 
Activity and Aging: The Get Up & Go Gene (2011)
  Speaker: Basia Belza, PhD, RN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss what factors affect healthy aging.
  2. Identify genetic factors that may influence physical activity.
  3. Discuss ways of getting patients to be more active.
  4. Identify key factors of healthy aging.
  5. Discuss what we can do about the built environment.
 
 
Effective Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Older Adults (2011)
  Speaker: Michael Vitiello, PhD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Provide an overview of the causes of sleep disturbance in older adults.
  2. Describe appropriate treatment strategies for sleep disturbance.
 
 
Monitoring Vitamins and Supplements in Geriatric Patients (2011)
  Speaker: Lingtak-Neander Chan, PharmD, BCNSP

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Evaluate the epidemiology of vitamin and trace mineral deficiencies in the geriatric population.
  2. Discuss the optimal approach in evaluating and replacing vitamins and trace minerals.
  3. Identify the types of elderly patients who would benefit most from close monitoring and supplementation.
 
 
Women's Health (2011)
  Speaker: Barbara Cochrane, PhD, RN, FAAN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the demographic trends and psychosocial contexts that impact older women’s health.
  2. Identify key biological and age-related changes that women experience as they grow older.
  3. Discuss self-management and health care strategies for promoting older women’s health.
 
 
Depression in Older Adults (2011)
  Speaker: Stephen Thielke, MD, MSPH, MA

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe common beliefs about depression.
  2. Identify what depression is and what it is not.
  3. Discuss the human experience of depression.
  4. Define the epidemiology of depression.
  5. Describe treatments for depression.
  6. Discuss how to deal with suicidal patients.
 
 
Psychosis in Older Adults (2011)
  Speaker: Whitney Carlson, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss differential diagnosis of psychosis in older adults.
  2. Develop an initial treatment plan for treating psychosis.
  3. Identify when expertise from a geriatric specialist may be indicated.
 
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Preventing Falls in Older Adults (2011)
  Speaker: Elizabeth Phelan, MS, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss falls and their significance.
  2. Identify the causes of falls and fall injuries.
  3. Discuss what works to prevent falls.
  4. Assess and manage fall risk.
 
 
Healthcare Issues of Older Asian-Americans (2011)
  Speaker: Alan Chun, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the changing demographics of older Asian-Americans.
  2. Identify health disparities in older Asian-Americans.
  3. List cultural practices affecting care of Asian-Americans.
  4. Identify cultural issues affecting end-of-life care.
 
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Diabetes Management in Older Adults (2011)
  Speaker: Peggy Soule Odegard, PharmD, CDE, FASCP

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss key considerations for treating diabetes mellitus in older adults.
  2. List age-related considerations for setting A1c goals for older adults.
  3. Describe how age-related changes influence DM treatment selection in older adults.
  4. Given a case, justify A1c goals and choice of DM therapy for a patient.
 
 
Older Adults and Complementary & Alternative Modalities (2011)
  Speaker: B. Jane Cornman, PhD, MN, RN

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Discuss the reasons behind the increasing use of CAM by older adults.
  2. Identify at least 3 complementary and alternative modalities utilized by older adults.
  3. List resources of the evidence base for 3 CAM modalities recommended for older adults.
 
 
HIV and Aging (2012)
  Speaker: Wayne C. McCormick, MPH, MD, FACP, CMD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. 1. Discuss emerging epidemiologic trends in HIV.
  2. Describe the unique clinical aspects of HIV in older patients.
 
 
Cardiac Care of Older Adults: A Focus on Heart Failure (2012)
  Speaker: Michael Chen, MD, PhD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Differentiate the pathophysiology of diastolic versus systolic heart failure.
  2. Describe the impact of co-morbidities on heart failure in older adults.
 
 
Preventing Elder Investment Fraud: Assessing for Vulnerability to Financial Exploitation (2012)
  Speaker: Maggie Baker, PhD, RN, CNL

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. List key factors that increase an older person’s vulnerability to elder investment fraud and financial exploitation.
  2. Describe common financial exploitation schemes and practices.
  3. Describe when and where to refer patients deemed high risk to appropriate sources for assistance.
 
 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in Elderly Patients (2012)
  Speaker: Lianne Hirano, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify common CAM modalities used by elderly patients.
  2. Identify common adverse effects of CAM modalities and important interactions between CAM modalities and commonly prescribed medications.
  3. Discuss why elderly patients choose CAM modalities and which CAM modalities may be beneficial and the evidence supporting their use.
 
 
Annoying to Worrisome: Skin Lesion of the Aging Adult (2012)
  Speaker: Heather Rogers, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify skin lesions in the aging adult that are concerning.
  2. Describe the best treatment methods for different types of skin cancer.
  3. Identify and reassure patients with benign skin lesions.
 
 
Working With Low-Income and Homeless Older Adults (2012)
  Speaker: Nancy Hooyman, PhD, MSW

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Identify the growing rates of homelessness, hunger and poverty among older adults.
  2. Describe the types of needs faced by homeless older adults.
  3. Discuss practice, programmatic, and policy interventions for working effectively with homeless elders.
 
 
 
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Dementia (2012)
  Speaker: Stephen Thielke, MD, MSPH, MA

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the difference between medical and psychological problems caused by dementia.
  2. Characterize basic types of dementia (Alzheimer’s vascular, Lewy Body, frontotemporal).
  3. Organize a workup for patients presenting with memory problems.
 
 
CORE CURRICULUM: Delirium (2012)
  Speaker: Jesse Fann, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and outcomes of delirium in the elderly.
  2. Explain how to evaluate the delirious patient
  3. Discuss treatment approaches for delirium.
 
 
Under Pressure: A Review of Pressure Ulcers (2012)
  Speaker: Angela Hanson, MD

Content presented in this module is described in the learning objectives below. Teaching methods include a video lecture, a handout and a multiple-choice test.   Contact Hours/Completion Time: 1.5 hr
  Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be better able to:
  1. Describe how to stage pressure ulcers.
  2. Discuss the evidence for pressure ulcer prevention.
 
 

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