New Material on POGOe

Dementia & Delirium TBL
The Commonwealth Medical College

Sensitivity: Demystifying Social Work With Older Adults Lecture
Monmouth University

When Patients Die: Decision-Making and Communication
UC Irvine School of Medicine

Urinary Incontinence OSCE
UC Irvine School of Medicine

Your Role in Delirium Detection and Treatment: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Maine Medical Center

web-GEMs

With the start of the new academic year, it’s the perfect time to integrate web-GEMs into your curriculum.

What are web-GEMs?
web-GEMs are an interactive way to further develop your trainees' understanding of the role of geriatric medicine in your specialty. Web-GEMs are a series of short, peer-reviewed interactive case modules based on the AAMC Geriatrics Competencies that can be easily integrated into trainings in a range of specialties from Neuroscience to Emergency Medicine.

Who can benefit from taking a web-GEM?
web-GEMs can be used for educating individuals in:
• Clerkships
• Residences
• Nursing programs
• Physician Assistant programs
• Fellowships
• Interprofessional team training

How can I use web-GEMs in my teaching?
The web-GEMs cases develop learners’ understanding of geriatric medicine, and integrate that understanding as they expand their skills in other specialties.

In order to utilize web-GEMS most efficiently, you must have an easy to obtain “Confirmed Faculty” status on POGOe.

As a confirmed faculty member, you can create assignments specific to your students needs and receive detailed student reports of cases completed and time spent on each case. Please fill out this brief request form and be sure to include a link to your online institutional bio.

web-GEM Highlights

Depression (Mr. Rodriguez)
A 78-year-old man presents to your preceptor's office. Mr. Rodriguez has a past medical history of: hypertension, hyperlipidemia, osteoarthritis, coronary artery disease (CAD), and status post myocardial infarction (MI) 4 months ago, which resulted in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. The patient is accompanied by his son, Luis, who had called the previous week saying he wanted to discuss some problems his dad was having.

Pain Management and Health Literacy
A 79-year-old male with Bladder Cancer is admitted to the Emergency Department complaining of pain and a urinary obstruction. Students will discuss the impact of pain in the older adult; perform a comprehensive pain assessment; and be able to recognize the impact of limited health literacy in the older adult.

Check here for the complete list of web-GEMs.

2016 Reynolds Foundation Grantee Annual Meeting

October 24, 25, 26, 2016
New Orleans, LA

The 2016 Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grantee Annual Meeting is open to a limited number of clinician-educators from non-Reynolds Foundation sponsored schools. An applicant must be an MD or DO, involved in teaching medical students, residents or fellows or faculty at a U.S. medical school or teaching hospital, not funded by the Donald W. Reynolds grant.

This annual 2½ day meeting is for all levels of clinician-educators in geriatrics and focuses on developing leadership skills and professional development.

Physicians at all levels, from novice to experts in the field of geriatrics, are welcome to apply. Application submission deadline is Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Space is limited; first-come, first-served. For more information please click here

 

CME Opportunities

33rd Annual UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine + Pharmacy and Board Review
September 7-10, 2016
Beverly Hills, CA

Intensive Update with Board Review in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine CME Course
September 13-16, 2016
New York, NY

The American Geriatrics Society Courses + Conferences