Professional educational resources
| Name | Date created | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| The Silent Epidemic: Working together to Improve Hearing Care for Older Patients | May 2023 | James Saunders, MD |
| Fractures, deadly but ignored, how can we do better? | April 2023 | Ugis Gruntmanis, MD |
| Testimony before Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee, VT State government coordinating dementia services. | April 6, 2023 | Senate Health and Welfare |
| Driving Assessments for older adults | February 2, 2023 | Dr. John Batsis |
Aging populations
| Video title | Description |
|---|---|
| Why are We Here | This video discusses the aging population in the United States and the importance of creating an interprofessional team. |
Dementia
| Video title | Description |
|---|---|
| Curbside Consults Series: Early Stage (Part 1) | This video discusses early stage dementia, including screening instruments for dementia, recommended tests in addition to dementia screenings, primary goals of treatment, and medications. |
| Curbside Consults Series: Mid-Stage (Part 2) | This video covers the moderate stage of dementia, including evaluation of driving, driving resources, and agitation. |
| Curbside Consults Series: Late-Stage (Part 3) | This video covers the late stage of dementia, including end of life treatment, and additional care assistance options when it exceeds the caregiver’s ability. |
| Dementia Journey Series: The Journey Begins (Part 1) | This video discusses early stage dementia and Alzheimer’s dementia, including legal and financial matters, education, adapting to early stage symptoms, and lifestyle changes for brain health. |
| Dementia Journey Series: The Journey Continues (Part 2) | This video discusses the moderate stage of dementia, including symptoms, communication, understanding behavior, getting support, engaged activities, and dealing with driving. |
| Dementia Journey Series: The Journey's End (Part 3) | This video discusses the late stage of dementia, including symptoms, moving into a facility, connecting with remaining self, being the voice of a loved one, and end of life issues and hospice. |
Team transformation
This video series is part of Geriatric Interprofessional Team Transformation in Primary Care (GITT-PC). For more information about GITT-PC, email annaliese.e.volckaert@hitchcock.org.
| Video title | Description |
|---|---|
| Team Transformation Series: Introductions (Part 1) | This video is the first part of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancements series on Creating a Geriatric Interprofessional Team and introduces the need effective teams for the care of older adults. |
| Team Transformation Series: Teaming Up (Part 2) | This video defines what a interprofessional team is and it’s benefits. |
| Team Transformation Series: Team Formation: Forming (Part 3) | This video introduces the forming stage of team formation. |