Educational Materials
| Podcasts on Aging Topics: The Timed Get Up and Go Test |
In this three minute video podcast, residents, fellows and staff stage a classic "film noir" performance designed to educate viewers in the use of the... |
| Elder Care A Resource For Interprofessional Providers: Methadone for Treating Pain in Older Adults |
Methadone for Treating Pain in Older Adults is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key... |
| Evaluating the Older Adult's Ability to Live Independently or Drive: An Occupational Therapist's Role in Assessment |
This resident education module was developed to educate residents on what other team members do. The content was organized around the IM-FM... |
| Virtual Patient Case #1: Mr. Karl Andrews - Chief Diagnosis: Atherosclerosis |
Virtual Patient Case #1 is the first in a five part series. This is a CD-ROM containing short video clips of Mr. Andrews from age 65 to age 80. The... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Sleep in Older Adults |
Sleep in Older Adults is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Presbyphonia: The Aging Voice |
Presbyphonia: The Aging Voice is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Hypothyroidism in the Very Old |
"Hypothyroidsim in the Very Old" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Conducting Family Meetings |
Conducting Family Meetings is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Osteoarthritis: An Overview |
Osteoarthritis: An Overview is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric... |
| It Takes a Village: Interprofessional Geriatrics Case Conference |
Residency programs are grappling with the best ways to improve their curriculua to meet the requirements of the Next Accreditation System and ACGME ... |
| Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: Overview of Resources |
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (HIGN) at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing offers a number of evidence-based online resources for... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Heart Failure-Diagnosis |
"Heart Failure-Diagnosis" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and... |
| Interprofessional Collaboration with Pharmacists |
The goals of this educational module are: 1. To provide the learner with information on how to constructively engage pharmacists as... |
| Diversity Bibliography |
Detailed annotations of 60 articles and book chapters describing all aspects of older adult diversity in relation to health, mental health,... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Age-Related Vestibular Disorders: Implications for Older Adult Patients |
Age-Related Vestibular Disorders: Implications for Older Adult Patients is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider... |
| Patient Centered Care Workshop: Providing Quality Health Care to a Diverse Population |
Educators have recently been challenged to actively incorporate instruction that emphasizes cultural diversity, access to health care/health care... |
| Team Based Geriatrics |
The End of Rotation Evaluation Instrument assesses knowledge of teamwork skills, ability to apply knowledge of geriatric syndromes to problem-based... |
| The Senior Moments, Volume 1 |
The Senior Moments collection is a case-based educational tool designed to enhance geriatric teaching by academic generalists by embedding geriatrics... |
| 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... |
| Multidisciplinary Home Care Education E-Learning |
This on-line, asynchronous e-learning course is designed to serve as a multidisciplinary, self-study curriculum to quickly educate and assess... |
| Geriatric Cardiology OSCE: The Hidden Curriculum, Identifying Hypoactive Delirium When Obtaining Procedural Consent |
Fellowship Programs must soon comply with the ACGME's Next Accreditation System (NAS) milestone performance tracking and reporting requirement and... |
| Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Diabetes:Special Considerations for Older Adults |
"Diabetes:Special Considerations for Older Adults" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize... |
| Pills, Pills and More Pills: A Pill Box Exercise to Reduce Polypharmacy |
An interactive, “hands-on” polypharmacy experience paired with group reflection, improves learner knowledge of medication adherence barriers and... |
| VirginiaGeriatrics.Org |
The VirginiaGeriatrics.Org website consists of 6 primary resources and a secondary list of resources for further research. These primary resources... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Differentiating Palliative Care and Hospice Care |
Differentiating Palliative Care and Hospice Care is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which... |
| Medication Review Worksheet 2015 |
Polypharmacy is associated with a variety of adverse outcomes in older adults including falls, adverse drug events, hospitalization, mortality, and... |