Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Health
Evaluating Insomnia - #38
Learn underlying basic science and practical clinical management of insomnia evaluation.
Recognizing and Identifying Elder Abuse & Neglect - #35
Approximately 11.4% of adults over the age of 60 years will experience some form of mistreatment.
Assessing and Managing Low Vision - #32
How to manage patients once it is determined they have low vision.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Dementia - #116
Understanding the association between PTSD and dementia helps clinicians understand how a patient’s trauma and mental health history may affect their dementia course, behaviors, and treatment.
Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: Anti-amyloid Therapy - #115
An overview of currently approved amyloid β-targeting medications for treatment of early-stage, symptomatic, Alzheimer’s disease.
Climate Change Effects on the 4 Ms + 1 on Geriatric Health - #112
Utilizing the age friendly 4Ms clinical framework to understand the health and well-being of older patients in the face of climate change.
Assessing Dementia Severity - #111
Assessment and staging of Dementia determines next care steps for a patient.
Health Care Needs of Older Incarcerated Adults - #110
Incarceration affects many aspects of health care.
Anticipatory Guidance for Injury Prevention: Cognitive Disorders - #107
Injury preventive measures and definitions of cognitive disorders.
Suicide Prevention in Older Adults - #105
Health-care providers must understand the prevalence of suicide in the older adult population, reasons behind older adults’ suicide attempts, and strategies for suicide prevention.
The 4Ms of Age Friendly Healthcare Delivery: #3: Mobility - #103
Mobility is one of the 4 Ms of an Age-Friendly healthcare system. This “M” emphasizes mobility.
The 4Ms of Age Friendly Healthcare Delivery: #2 - Mentation - #102
Mentation is one of the 4Ms of an Age-Friendly healthcare system.
Telemedicine and Geriatric Care - #99
Older adults may have fewer options for transportation to medical appointments. Telemedicine (telephone or audio-visual communication) can improve patient health, lower healthcare costs, reduce wait times, reach a broader geographic region, and limit unnecessary exposures of patients to infection.
Caregiver Burden in the Context of Dementia - #97
“Caregiver burden” is a multifaceted concept that encompasses the physical, psychological, social, and financial strain experienced when caring for a loved one over time.1
Alzheimer’s Association Direct Connect Referral - #96
Navigating the diagnosis and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease or another dementia can be overwhelming to patients and their caregivers.
Dementia Detection: Identifying Red flags of Cognitive Decline - #95
Dementia is a growing public health concern with timely diagnosis an important part of high-quality care for older adults.
Age Friendly Healthcare Delivery: The 4Ms - #93
The 4Ms in improving the complex care of older adults are: What Matters Most, Mentation, Mobility, and Medication.
Tips for Communicating with Older Patients - #91
Good communication with older adults and their caregivers is important to delivering high quality care.
Low Health Care Literacy and the Older Patient - #90
Health literacy refers to an individual’s ability to understand his or her health and effectively navigate the health care system.
Guardianship of Adults: Guardian Roles & Responsibilities - #88
Guardianship is the court appointment of legal authority over the person and property of another individual, called the ward. Consultation with an attorney or bioethicist is advised for individual patient cases.
Improving Care for Older Patients with Depression - #82
Depression in older adults, even major depression, is treatable.
Assessment of Dementia Patients in the Emergency Department - #72
Assessing delirium in dementia patients in the emergency room