Educational Materials
| TeamSTEPPS Didactic |
This didactic is given to a mix of medical, pharmacy, and physician assistant students. Internal medicine residents also attend this didactic during... |
| An Inter-Professional Education Delirium Simulation Pilot Project |
Case Overview: Ida Mae Homer is an 80 year-old woman with a 5-year history of Alzheimer’s disease. Her granddaughter has been... |
| Medical Reconciliation Worksheet |
A useful tool for trainees and practitioners that facilitates appropriate medication reconciliation during transitions of care. Preceptors can use as... |
| Interprofessional Standardized Patient Exercise (ISPE): The Case of “Elsie Smith” |
Interprofessional education (IPE) occurs when students/trainees of two or more healthcare professions engage in learning with, from, and about each... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Management of Persistent Pain in Older Adults |
Management of Persistent Pain in Older Adults is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which... |
| Brief Cognitive Screening in Older Adults |
This module provides an overview of a variety of brief cognitive screening measures that exist in the public domain and can easily be integrated in... |
| Hospital-to-Home Care Transitions Program |
This unique program is designed for students to make a... |
| Elder Abuse & The Case of Dorothy Johnson |
This Elder Abuse Case of Dorothy Johnson was presented on Interprofessional Education Day at the University of New... |
| Hearing Loss in Older Adults |
This one hour video lecture with... |
| Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in the Aging Male |
This PowerPoint presentation reviews an extremely common quality of life issue in the elderly male population. The target audience is healthcare... |
| Interdisciplinary Team Care |
Research suggests that good interdisciplinary team communication leads to improved patient and family outcomes (i.e., high levels of patient and... |
| Veterans Homeless Program Update |
This one hour video lecture with... |
| Geriatric Depression and Other Mood Disorders |
This one hour video... |
| Behavioral Approach to Agitation in Dementia |
This one hour video lecture with accompanying PowerPoint slides provides guidance for behavioral approaches for agitation in patients with dementia... |
| Lipids and Aging |
This one hour video lecture with 10 page handout provides an overview of cardiovascular risk with aging and obestiy. The target audience is... |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Implications for Underserved Populations |
This one hour video lecture with... |
| Transitions of Care: Online Curriculum |
This module presents a series of case studies with patient information, interactions with medical staff, analysis, diagnosis and care recommendations... |
| Patient-Centered Medical Home M4 Seminar |
The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a medical practice model in which the provider is enabled to practice primary care in a more ideal,... |
| Aging Q3 Curriculum on Hearing Loss 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... |
| Aging Q3 Curriculum on Urinary Incontinence 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... |
| Interprofessional Team Care Symposium for Medical Students |
The successful medical care of adults with multiple medical, functional and social problems requires the expertise of multiple health disciplines... |
| Medical Student Curriculum: Cognitive & Behavioral Disorders Domain |
The curriculum module was developed for faculty use in teaching medical students the fundamental knowledge and skills required to build competence in... |
| Aging Q3 Curriculum on Depression 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... |
| Patient and Family Centered Rounds: A description of interprofessional bedside rounds |
Patient- and family-centered rounds (PFCR) is a model for empowering patients and families and improving communication and care in an academic,... |
| Hearing Loss in the Elderly |
This PowerPoint video and audio discusses the pathophysiology, evaluation and treatment of hearing loss. Communicating with patients with hearing... |
| Perioperative Evaluation and Management with Geriatric Consideration Powerpoint |
This powerpoint presentation covers the perioperative evaluation and management of adult patients and includes considerations prominent in the care... |
| Medical Office Survey (MOS-T) on Patient Safety with Team Skills Addendum |
The Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to measure patient safety culture in an... |
| Elder Abuse Simulation |
Elder abuse is expected to rise as the number of elderly frail patients increase. Signs of elder abuse or neglect often mimic normal physiological... |
| Anatomy Image Atlas on Aging: Heart |
The Image Atlas of Aging is an original UMMS educational product developed to highlight the normal age-related anatomic and histological changes... |
| Interprofessional Geriatric Transitions of Care and Discharge Planning Series 1: Ensuring Safe Transitions |
"Transitional care is defined as a set of actions designed to ensure the coordination and... |
| Interprofessional Geriatric Transitions of Care and Discharge Planning Series 2: Discharge Planning and Home Community-Based Services to Support Safe Transitions |
Description: Medicare states that discharge planning is "A process used to decide what a patient needs for a smooth transition from... |
| Interprofessional Geriatric Oncology 2: Decision Making for Older Adults with Cancer |
For older adults, cancer may be... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Lung Cancer Screening in Older Adults |
Lung Cancer Screening in Older Adults is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key... |
| Objective Structured Clinical Examination Case: Mary Smith |
The case of Mary Smith is a standardized patient case designed for third and fourth year medical students. Mary Smith is a 70-year-old African... |
| Standardized Patient: Margaret Pelli |
The case of Margaret Pelli is a skills-based standardized patient case designed for second year medical students. Margaret Pelli is a 74-year-old... |
| Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) |
This one hour video lecture with accompanying PowerPoint slides provides review of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)... |
| Care Transitions Curriculum for Medicine Residents. |
The Joint Commission, American Geriatric Society, ACGME and LCME have all identified care transitions as a core element of patient care and a... |
| Elder Care A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Heart Failure Management - in the Home and Community |
Heart Failure Management - in the Home and Community is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which... |
| Breaking Bad News using Role-Playing: A Multimedia Instructional Activity for Faculty/Facilitators Teaching Medical Trainees |
A small-group instructional session on breaking bad news has been a component of the medical... |
| Pocket card for emergency medicine trainees on medication prescribing in older adults |
This double-sided pocket card is a quick reference tool for use in emergency medicine or internal medicine. The card contains tables listing... |
| AEGIS - Surgical Informed Consent of the Geriatric Patient: First Do No Harm |
Informed Consent is an essential surgical skill that has moral, ethical and practical implications for the older patient. This module uses three... |
| Geriatric EMR Templates |
This project involved “geriatricizing” the EMR through the creation of geriatric templates so that it could be used to enhance geriatric education in... |
| Delirium: Prevention and Management in Hospitalized Elders |
This course is intended for interdisciplinary members of the healthcare team in the hospital setting to improve knowledge of issues surrounding... |
| ePrognosis: Cancer Screening decision support app |
The free "ePrognosis: Cancer Screening" app aims to help trainees and practicing clinicians guide conversations with elderly patients of whether to... |
| Elder Care - A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: The Role of Physical Exercise in Cognitive Function |
The Role of Physical Exercise in Cognitive Function is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which... |
| An Introduction to Grandparent Caregivers |
The US Census first measured grandparent caregivers in 2000 and found that 2.4 million grandparents identified themselves as being responsible for a... |
| Decision-making in Multimorbid Patients |
This workshop is designed to introduce learners (medical students or residents) to the concept of multimorbidity and an approach to decision-making... |
| It's My Old Back, Again: An Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Back Pain in the Older Adult. |
Assessing and treating pain in older adults is of critical importance for nearly all health care providers. Back pain is a common, costly, disabling... |
| Shared Decision Making |
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| Meals-on-Wheels Falls Risk Assessment Program |
Falls in older adults have significant outcomes including injury, isolation due to the fear of falling, and an increase in morbidity and mortality.... |