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Continuing Mobile Education - Assessment
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Product ID: 20576
Institution: 
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
URL where the product can be viewed: 
http://www.rochesterems.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:block-4-assessment&catid=35:geriatrics&Itemid=53

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Description of the product: 

Continuing Mobile Education for EMS Providers is a video vodcast-based education program that includes interviews from physicians, EMTs, paramedics, and patients to help the EMS Provider give patients better care. The program was created to address the need for more "on-demand" educational opportunities for EMS Providers. Each month, a new block of four 10-minute vodcasts is posted to the program website, http://www.rochesterems.org/.

In the Assessment block of podcasts, you will learn about pearls and caveats for assessing the older adult in the prehospital setting, particularly patients with altered mental status, strokes, and falls.

For more information on the series, or to find out how to receive CME credit, go to http://www.rochesterems.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&l....

Educational objectives: 

Episode 1: Evaluating Altered Mental Status
- Participants will identify common causes of altered mental status in the older adult
- Participants will learn the importance of determining the patient's baseline mental status
- Participants will learn interview strategies to assist in evaluating altered mental status

Episode 2: Evaluating Stroke in the Prehospital Setting
- Participants will learn the components of a focused physical exam to evaluate stroke
- Participants will be able to describe key physical findings associated with a stroke
- Participants will discuss what information is important to be relayed from the scene to the receiving facility

Episode 3: The Fallen Older Adult
- Participants will review common injury patterns seen with the older adult after a fall
- Participants will learn some obstacles in evaluating the older adult who has fallen
- Participants will review common causes and consequences of falls in older adults

Episode 4: Pearls of the Older Adult Physical Exam
- Participants will describe common physical findings associated with aging
- Participants will be able to describe some acute physical findings seen in the older adult

Describe any special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

To use this product, you must have a high speed internet connection and speakers. You may choose to view the vodcasts in high or low resolution, or you may view them on Youtube.

Date posted: 
Wed, 11/04/2009
Date last updated: 
Thu, 10/08/2009
CME credits available: 
Yes
Do you or any of the authors have any significant financial interest or commercial support?: 
No
Has this product been peer reviewed?: 
No
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Authors: 
Lars Peterson
Erik Rueckmann
Dr. Manish Shah
Peter Swanson
NLM Citation:
Peterson, L, Rueckmann, E, Shah, D and Swanson, P. Continuing Mobile Education - Assessment. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2009. Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20576
APA Citation:
Peterson, L, Rueckmann, E, Shah, D and Swanson, P. (2009). Continuing Mobile Education - Assessment. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved June 12, 2010 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20576
 
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