Acknowledgments

Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions.

We would also like to give special thanks to the College of Medicine's Office of Medical Informatics for all of their help and expertise in preparing this program for presentation online and for providing space on their server.

Description of Program

Health Management for Older Adults III is a series of six modules 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 modules in the series. Upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to:

Module 1 - The Physiology of Normal Aging

Identify normal and non-normal changes to memory function
List the benefits of strength training for the elderly and identify the considerations in prescribing strength training exercises for this population
Distinguish normal sleep patterns from sleep disorders

Module 2 - Cancer Screening in the Elderly 

Identify early signs of various skin cancers
List the types of colorectal cancer screening and the advantages and disadvantages of each
Recognize risk factors and screening mechanisms for breast cancer

Module 3 - Immediate Care Response in the Elderly

Evaluate patient chest pain for severity
Identify and treat symptoms of acute stroke
List the primary causes in fever in the elderly

Module 4 - Controlling Infectious Disease

Know the types of and schedule for immunizations recommended for older adults
Recognize and treat Herpes Zoster
Learn the most prevalent multi-drug resistant organisms

Module 5 - The Pyschosocial Impact of Loss

Develop an awareness of the effects of "not going back home again" for older patients
Explain patient response to grief and loss
Understand the cumulative impact on the elderly from the loss of independence

Module 6 - Ethnogeriatrics: Knowing the Difference

Develop sensitivity for cultural differences in patients
Determine individual patient's cultural expectations
Modify personal treatment of patient to accommodate patient culture

General Instructions

A. Instructions 

The Health Management for Older Adults distance learning program is designed for individual use in a home-study environment. Each module contains approximately 40 minutes of educational material. Accompanying each module is approximately 15 minutes of supplemental material. Each module will be accompanied by a post test, which may be completed and submitted along with an evaluation form at the conclusion of each module. The evaluation rates the program with a 1-5 rating on content, speakers, format, and overall quality; it also requests information required for our records as well as recommendations for future topics. After submission of the evaluation, an electronic certificate of completion will be issued which the participant can print for his/her records.

B. Accreditation

Accreditation for Continuing Education for Health Management for Older Adults III 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.

If you would like a copy of the post test and certificate of completion for your records, they must be printed before proceeding to each next step. No other proof of completion will be issued.

Completion of Post Test

In order to receive a certificate of completion for each module, the post test for that program module must be completed and submitted along with the evaluation, and the participant must achieve a grade of at least 70% (or 12 correct answers). Post tests may be accessed through the Program Modules page under each respective module. If the participant has achieved the required score of 70%, the participant will be directed to proceed to the evaluation. After submission of the evaluation, an electronic certificate of completion will be issued which the participant can print for his/her records.

Completion of Evaluation 

In order to receive certificate of completion for each module, the evaluation for that program module must be completed and submitted following the corresponding post test. After submission of the evaluation, an electronic certificate will be issued which the participant can print for his/her records.

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 from this site under Program Audio Modules and Speakers. Questions pertaining to the supplemental material are included in the post test.

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 post test.

Speaker Confict of Interest Declarations

It is the policy of the University of Florida Office of Continuing Medical Education to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its individually sponsored or jointly sponsored educational programs. All faculty participating in any University of Florida sponsored programs, are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing education program. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic. The intent of this policy is not to prevent a speaker with a potential conflict of interest from making a presentation. It is merely intended that any potential conflict should be identified openly so that the listeners may form their own judgments about the presentation with the full disclosure of the facts. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker's outside interests may reflect a possible bias in either the exposition or the conclusions presented.