Accreditation: Accreditation for Continuing Education for Health Management for Older Adults II has expired and continuing education credit can no longer be issued for this program.

However, once the posttest and evaluation have been completed and submitted successfully, a Certificate of Completion will be issued and may be printed for your records.

Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions The University of Florida Geriatrics Education Center (UF-GEC) would like to thank each of the speakers for all of the time and effort so graciously donated to the production of this program. We would also like to thank the University of Florida Office of Continuing Medical Education for their administration of continuing education credit and the Office of Medical Infomatics for their assistance in publishing this program on the Internet.

Description of Program

Health Management for Older Adults is a series of six audiocassette tapes designed to target health professionals in the nursing home, hospital, clinic, and home health care environments. This program was produced and distributed by the University of Florida Geriatric Education Center (GEC), in cooperation with the North Florida Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) and the Gainesville VA Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Spring, 1999. 

Objectives

The following objectives are addressed for each of the six tapes in the series. Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to:

TAPE 1 - Drug Effects on the Elderly 

Identify and prevent common drug interactions/reactions
Assess and correct patient polypharmacy
Recognize and treat chronic pain 

TAPE 2 - Falls & Fractures

Understand and avoid "deconditioning" and its effects on the elderly 
Discuss risk factors for falls and interventions to minimize falls in the elderly
Recognize risk factors of osteoporosis and prevent related fractures

TAPE 3 - Caring for the Caregiver

Instruct caregivers in "caring for themselves" 
Identify and resolve "catastrophic reactions" in patients 
Recognize "caregiver stress" and advise caregivers on handling their loneliness, anger and depression 

TAPE 4 - Dehydration & Nutrition 

Recognize risk factors/symptoms and treat dehydration 
Manage nutritional needs of the elderly 
Assess patient oral health and direct patient for treatment 

TAPE 5 - Sensory Changes

Identify symptoms of hearing loss and possible solutions 
Understand and identify vision changes in the elderly 
Understand the physiology of diabetic retinopathy and recommended treatment 

TAPE 6 - Just Old, Not Dead 

Recognize and understand social isolation and loneliness in the elderly 
Understand and deal more sensitively with sexuality and the need for 
intimacy in the elderly    
Counsel patients on "successful" aging 

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B. Multi-User Instructions 

The Health Management for Older Adults audiocassette program is designed for both individual use in a home-study environment and multi-user application in a classroom setting. In order to accommodate issuance of continuing medical education and continuing education credit or Certificates of Completion, please use the original copy of the posttest and evaluation to reproduce as many copies as needed for program participants. In the event the original posttest and evaluation are used, lost or destroyed, please call the AHEC office nearest you to request another original. 

C. Accreditation

Accreditation for Continuing Education for Health Management for Older Adults II has expired and continuing education credit can no longer be issued for this program.

However, once the posttest and evaluations have been completed and submitted successfully, a Certificate of Completion will be issued and may be printed for your records.

Completion of Posttest

In order to receive credit for each individual segment, the posttest for that program segment must be completed and submitted along with the evaluation, and the participant must achieve a grade of at least 80% (or 12 correct answers). 

Completion of Evaluation 

In order to receive credit for each individual segment, the evaluation for that program segment must be completed and submitted with the corresponding posttest.

Supplemental Materials to be used with Modules

The additional supplemental material is part of and is to be used in conjunction with the program in order to qualify as a completed program. This supplemental material is accessible fromfrom this site under Program Audio Modules and Speakers. Questions pertaining to the supplemental material are included in the posttest.

Case Studies to be used with Modules

The case studies are part of and are to be used in conjunction with the program in order to qualify as a completed program. These case studies are accessible from this site under Program Audio Modules and Speakers. Questions pertaining to the case studies will be included in the posttest.

Program Audio Modules and Speaker Biographical Sketches

Module 1 - Drug Effects on the Elderly

Drug Interactions - presented by Thomas G. Baumgartner, PharmD

Polypharmacy - presented by George J. Caranasos, M.D.

Pain Management - presented by Charles Broderick, Ph.D.

Supplemental Material - Module 1, Drug Effects in the Elderly

Posttest and Evaluation

Module 2 - Falls & Fractures

"Deconditioning" - presented by Mary Conlin Shaw, Ph.D., ARNP

Osteoporosis & Fractures - presented by John D. Meuleman, M.D.

Assessing and Preventing Falls -presented by Melody Marshall, Ph.D., ARNP

Case Studies - Module 2, Falls & Fractures

Supplemental Material, Module 2, Falls & Fractures

Post Test and Evaluation

 

Module 3 - Caring for the Caregiver

Caregivers Caring for Themselves - presented by Leilani Doty, Ph.D.

Handling the Catastrophic Reaction - presented by Michael J. Tueth, M.D.

Caregiver Stress - presented by Judith M. deMontmollin, Ph.D.

Supplemental Material - Module 3, Caring for the Caregiver

Posttest and Evaluation

Module 4 - Dehydration & Nutrition 

Detection/Intervention of Dehydration - presented by Nannette Hoffman, M.D. 

Prioritizing the Nutritional Needs of the Senior Person - presented by Patricia Gregory

Assessing Oral Health in the Elderly - presented by Teresa A. Dolan, D.D.S., M.P.H.

Case Studies - Module 4, Dehydration & Nutrition

Supplemental Material - Module 4, Dehydration & Nutrition

Posttest and Evaluation

Module 5 - Sensory Changes

Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids in the Elderly - presented by Alice E. Holmes, Ph.D.

Vision Changes - presented by James Doyle, M.D., Ph.D.

Diabetic Retinopathy - presented by Laurence Kennedy, M.D.

Supplemental Material - Module 5, Sensory Changes

Posttest and Evaluation

Module 6 - Just Old, Not Dead

Isolation and Loneliness in the Elderly - presented by Karolyn Godbey, Ph.D.

Sexuality and Intimacy in the Elderly - presented by Sandra Seymour, Ph.D. 

Aging Successfully - presented by George J. Caranasos, M.D.

Case Studies - Module 6, "Just Old, Not Dead"

Supplemental Material - Module 6, "Just Old, Not Dead"

Posttest and Evaluation
 

If you have any questions, please contact the University of Florida Geriatric Education Center at (352) 265-0274, FAX (352) 265-0153, or e-mail gec@medicine.ufl.edu.