Geriatric Education Center Resources

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Geriatric Education Center Resources

• Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, APRN, BC
• Associate Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing,
  University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

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What are Geriatric Education Centers?

• Geriatric Education Centers (GECs) are dedicated
  to improving the education/training, supply,
  distribution and quality of health care
  professionals through strong community-academic
  partnerships ultimately to improve the quality
  of health care for all elderly individuals,
  including the underserved and minorities

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GECs with Curriculum Resources

• 50 Geriatric Education Centers funded by HRSA
• Goal is for education and dissemination
• Often Free Power point presentations, Webcasts or
  Youtube videos.
• Occasionally have costs associated with DVDs or
  CD Roms Range from 10 to 25
• Planning ahead will be helpful
• Organized by competency listings

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National Organization of GECs

• Most web links are active some are not
• http//www.nagec.org/
• http//www.nagec.org/content/gec-clearinghouse
• Can search by topic
• Type of resource looking for

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GECs in the US
Source NAGEC.org
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Health Promotion Disease Prevention

• Obtains and documents comprehensive and focused
  physical exam using appropriate assessment
  instruments
• Activity level
• Mobility
• Cognition
• Nutrition
• Neglect and abuse
• Sensory impairment
• Decision making capacity

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Possible Resources

• http//www.agec.org/programs/vtc/?tape1
• Cancer prevention and screening of older adults.
  DVD for 15
• http//sgec.stanford.edu/training/cultures.html
• Communicating with Elderly from different
  cultures
• Web based and interactive with questions

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Assessment Tools
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Cognitive Assessment
http//www.elderguru.com/downloads/SLUMS_updated.p
df
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Health Assessment Tools
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Assessment of Health Status
http//www.reynolds.med.arizona.edu/EduProducts/po
dcasts/GetUpAndGo.cfm
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Functional Assessment with Mini-Cog
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Diagnosis of Health Status

• http//www.unc.edu/poacases/jefferson/a3.html
• Unfolding case with web based video of Ms.
  Jefferson in the hospital with delirium
• http//www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/studies/
• Multiple lectures on medical conditions in older
  adults
• http//medinfo.ufl.edu/gec/coa3/coa3mods.htmlmod
  6
• Synchronized power point presentations.

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Diagnosis of Health Status
http//www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec/studies6/
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Plan of Care and Implementation of Treatment
http//www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/igec/resources-edu
cators-professionals/geriasims/
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Plan of Care and Implementation of Treatment

• http//www.agec.org/programs/vtc/?tape20
• DVDs available from Arkansas for example
• management of diabetes,
• advances in osteoporosis treatment,
• dementia management,
• pain management

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Nurse Practitioner Patient Relationship
http//epadgec.jefferson.edu/education3.cfm
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Teaching Coaching Function
http//www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of
-nursing/about/centers/oregon-geriatric-education/
upload/Geri-Card-Set-2011-Full.pdf
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Professional Role
http//epadgec.jefferson.edu/education3.cfm
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Managing and Negotiating Health Care Delivery
Systems
http//www.med.ubc.ca/geriatrics/Geriatrics-andrew
/case.html
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Monitoring and Ensuring the Quality of Health
Care Practice
http//medinfo.ufl.edu/gec/coa3/coa3mods.htmlmod
6
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Cultural and Spiritual Competence

• Ethnogeriatric Quiz (Stanford GEC)
• http//sgec.stanford.edu/training/questions.html
• 8 questions with correct answers provided
• 6 unit course on cultural competence in older
  adults (Western Reserve GEC)
• http//www.nethealthinc.com/cultural/introregister
  .asp

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Thank You!

• pamelaca_at_nursing.upenn.edu