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Chesterfield Fire And Ems Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Background And A Case Study, David Bigelow

Case Studies from Age in Action

Learning Objectives

• Explain the history of Mobile Integrated Healthcare.
• Understand the importance of reducing hospital readmissions.
• Learn how MIH partners with Adult Protective Services and others for the benefit of their patients.

Adult Day Services: A Model That Works, Heather Turbyne-Pollard

Case Studies from Age in Action

Learning Objectives

1. Demonstrate the need for adult day services.

2. Illustrate the benefits beyond those to the older adults served.

3. Demystify common misconceptions about adult day services.

Care At The Intersections: A Case Study, Alyssa Camp

Case Studies from Age in Action

Learning Objectives

1. Increase understanding of trans elder care.

2. Recognize the ethical considerations of caring for a trans elder with dementia.

3. Understand the value of LGBTQ+ training and programing in assisted living.

What Matters Most: Cna Perspectives On Workforce Education, Professional Identity And Age-Friendly Care, Shannon Arnette, Annie Rhodes, Kimberly Ivey, Christian Bergman, Leland "Bert" Waters

Case Studies from Age in Action

Learning Objectives

1. Identify the gaps in current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training in relation to Delirium, Dementia(s), and Depression (3D’s).

2. Identify CNA learning preferences.

3. Review the constructed tele-education training sessions that incorporate age-friendly care and What Matters Most (WMM) to participants in regards to the 3D’s.

4. Increase the CNAs’ competency and level of comfort working with individuals living with the 3D’s.

Recognizing And Responding To Abuse In Later Life: Feedback From Virginia’S Frontline, Sarah A. Marrs, Courtney O'Hara

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Learning Objectives

1. To describe a research project aimed at understanding the recognition of and response to abuse in later life in the greater Richmond area

2. To discuss the structural factors that contribute to underidentification and under-resourcing of services that address abuse in later life

3. To discuss the relationship between ageism and abuse in later life

Coping With Macular Degeneration: Three Case Studies, Ajit D. Tiwari

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Educational Objectives

1. Learn about the diagnosis and available treatments for Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).

2. Explain the differences between Dry and Wet AMD.

3. Understand the impact of vision loss on the lives of older adults.

Strengthening Capacities To Respond To Dementia With Lifelong Disabilities: Using The Project Echo Model, Edward F. Ansello

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Educational Objectives

1. To discuss the need for interprofessional training about aging with lifelong disabilities and dementia.

2. To demonstrate the continuing heterogeneity among adults growing older with these conditions.

3. To report the relevance of the Project ECHO model as a means of collaborative training and practice improvement.

Lucy Corr Dental Clinic: Addressing Dental Needs Of Uninsured Older Adults, Patricia B. Bonwell

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Educational Objectives

1. Discuss the critical importance of oral health and the oral-systemic relationship in older adults.

2. Describe how dental insurance determines receipt of dental treatment in older adults.

3. Share how the Lucy Corr Dental Clinic (LCDC) increases access to dental care for uninsured older adults.

4. Describe valuable collaborations with community foundations, the Virginia Dental Association, and Virginia Commonwealth University that enable the success of the LCDC.

The Vcu Nursing Home Echo, A Member Of The National Covid-19 Action Network, Bert Water, Kimberly Ivey, Annie Rhodes, Christian Bergman, Daniel Bluestein, Jenni Mathews, Laura Finch, Shannon Arnette, Joanne Coleman, Maddie Mcintyre, Tara Rouse

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To demonstrate the tremendous impact of COVID-19 on long-term care facilities.

2. To discuss the need for continuous, current, interprofessional education of both administrative and clinical staff within long-term care facilities.

3. To discuss the value of building interconnective and interprofessional relationships between both academic health science centers and nursing homes.

Improving Guardianship Practices Through Collaborative Stakeholder Action, Erica Wood, Shasta Douglass

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Educational Objectives

1. Describe the purpose of adult guardianship and its effect on fundamental rights.

2. Explain the need for guardianship reform, the obstacles to reform, and what issues need attention in Virginia.

3. Discuss the purpose of state Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders (WINGS) and the creation and accomplishments of Virginia WINGS.

4. Review cases in which a WINGS pilot project supported the needs and rights of adults with guardians.

A Multifaceted Approach To Address Food Insecurity In Urban Dwelling Older Adults, Ana Diallo, Katherine Falls

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Identify and discuss concepts of food insecurity as a social determinant of health in older adults.

2. Explain the health benefits of participation in a nutrition initiative, Healthy Meals Program, to address food insecurity among low-income older adults living in an urban food desert.

3. Describe the use of motivational interviewing and goal setting techniques for nutrition-related behavior in the management of chronic disease.

4. Summarize the lessons learned and implications for clinical practice.

Two Professionally Led Choir Programs: Empowering People With Dementia And Their Care Partners, Helen Kivnick, Debra Sheets

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

Identify the benefits of participation in a community-based choir for persons with dementia (PwD) and their care partners.

1. Describe the work of the choirs to show the potential of living well with dementia.

2. Identify the ways in which the choirs address stigma and social isolation.

3. Highlight lessons learned

The Agony Of Da Feet: Reexamining The Foundation To Fitness, Amanda M. Lutter, Christopher B. Stewart

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Explain the role of podiatry in helping older adults maintain wellbeing.

2. Provide an overview of common foot and ankle conditions that older adults should be concerned about.

3. Discuss newer services and techniques provided by podiatrists.

4. Review several cases in which podiatry supported patients’ health through early interventions.

The Health Empowerment Program: A Primary Care – Area Agency On Aging Partnership, Daniel Bluestein, Brad Lazernick, Britt Gnilka

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Appreciate the benefits of a primary care-area agency on aging collaboration.

2. Identify strategies for enhancing this cross-organizational partnership.

The Mason Music & Memory Initiative (M3i), Catherine J. Tompkins, Emily S. Ihara, Megumi Inoue, Christi Clark, Kristen Suthers Rumrill

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Explain the benefits of a nonpharmacological intervention, such as the M3I, for persons with dementia.

2. Describe the work of M3I and its collaboration with students and faculty throughout the state.

3.Highlight lessons learned and future directions for the M3I.

Virginianavigator/Gwep Community Outreach Training For Older Adults, Caregivers, And Service Programs, Adrienne Johnson, Kim Tarantino

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Demonstrate how VirginiaNavigator (VN) can support self-care and connecting with community resources.

2. Discuss how VN can assist service providers who work with older adults and their families.

3. Explain how VN relates to six focus areas of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) to improve the well-being of older adults.

The Senior Mentoring Program At Vcu’S School Of Medicine, Leland H. Waters, Madeline Mcintyre

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To demonstrate the value of senior mentoring in geriatrics education for medical students.

2. To provide a framework for positively influencing student attitudes toward older adults.

3. To describe the underlying human relationships that contribute to patient-centered care.

4. To describe effective verbal and non-verbal skills to establish and build relationships.

Care Transitions: Empowering Older Adults With Post-Hospital Interventions, Karen Moeller

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Educational Objectives

1. Understand how Care Transitions Interventions® (CTI®) can decrease hospital readmission rates among older adults, ages 60 and over.

2. Recognize how CTI® services assist older adults to stay in their homes after hospitalization for 30 days or more without unnecessary readmissions.

3. Appreciate examples of ways Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging, collaborates with community partners.

4. Identify how Senior Connections refers older adults and caregivers to community resources for effective utilization and outcomes.

Addressing The Spiritual Needs Of People Aging With Dementia And/Or Lifelong Disabilities, Kathy Fogg Berry

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Present the need for spiritual care as part of holistic care for people living with dementia and/or lifelong disabilities.

2. Distinguish the difference between spirituality and religion.

3. Discuss how to assess the spiritual needs of people living with dementia and/or lifelong disabilities.

4. Show through case study examples specific ways to address the spiritual needs of people living with dementia and/or lifelong disabilities.

Gerontology Theory Communicated In The Primary Grades Through Picture Books, Edward F. Ansello

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To recognize children’s first literature as a means of socialization to aging and older people.

2. To identify children’s books that reflect basic principles of gerontology theory.

3. To help primary school teachers, grandparents, and others interested in human development use books and activities to capture children’s attention.

4. To identify a unit of six brief, overlapping modules, each with objectives, activities, and recommended readings.

Into The Elder Law Trenches At Wake Forest University School Of Law, Kate Mewhinney

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives:

1. Examine the benefits of a medical-legal partnership for training law students how to represent older clients.

2. Review common legal issues in the field of elder law.

3. Explore broader policy concerns facing an aging population.

Silver Saddles: An Equestrian Intervention For Older Adults With Dementia, Christine Jensen, Jessica Lyon, Tina Thomas, Rachel Scrivano

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Demonstrate the encouraging outcomes therapeutic horseback riding programs can have for older adults with memory loss.

2. Describe the importance of trained volunteers and staff at both the riding center and the long-term care community for aiding older adults with memory loss during the therapeutic riding program.

3. Showcase the research process and pilot results.

4. Highlight lessons learned and future directions for Silver Saddles.

Safe Driving For The Mature Adult: Selected Issues, Rebecca Parsio

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Examine issues related to aging and driving assessment.

2. Review Virginia’s Mature Drivers Study.

3. Discuss the levels of care for prevention of driving disability and resources available at each level.

4. Explore the impact of medications and substances (both prescribed and not prescribed) on driving ability.

Utilizing Older Adult Standardized Patients To Enhance The Education Of Health Professional Students, Kimberly Davis

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Identify the uses of standardized patients in geriatrics education.

2. Compare the advantages and limitations of older adult standardized patients.

3. Discuss how competencies can guide simulation development.

4. Describe methods for evaluation of learner performance when using older adult standardized patients.

Integrating Geriatrics In Primary Care: Progress And Prospects, Daniel A. Bluestein, Ryan M. Diduk-Smith

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Demonstrate the need for primary care redesign to better meet the needs of older patients.

2. Identify prospective redesign solutions.

3. Appreciate educational implication that redesign engenders.

Living Well With Chronic Health Conditions: Chronic Disease Self-Management Education In Virginia, April Holmes, Dianne Duke, Joyce Nussbaum

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. Review the impact of chronic disease on population health and health care costs.

2. Describe Chronic Disease Self- Management Education (CDSME) programs.

3. Discuss research findings that demonstrate how the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program addresses the triple aims of better care, better health, and lower costs.

4. Explain how CDSME programs are delivered through the Live Well, Virginia! Network.

5. Highlight initiatives to expand CDSME to new target areas and populations.

Palliative Care Is More Care, Not Less, Rachel Selby-Penczak

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Educational Objectives:

1. Discuss the origins of hospice and palliative care.

2. Compare and contrast Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Models of Care.

3. Identify when palliative care is appropriate.

Palette: An Intergenerational Art Program To Improve Health Care Delivery And Health Outcomes Of Older Adults, Sadie Rubin

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives:

1. Demonstrate the positive out-comes of the PALETTE model in training and educating health pro-fessional students in gerontological experiences.

2. Describe the partnerships devel-oped and their importance in exe-cuting PALETTE programs.

3. Highlight student experiences in intergenerational visual arts and intergenerational movement arts.

Evaluating Commonwealth Coordinated Care: The Experiences Of Individuals Dually Eligible For Medicare And Medicaid, Gerald Craver, Alison Cuellar, Gilbert Gimm

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Objectives

1. To understand Virginia’s rationale for implementing the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Program and its approach to evaluating it.

2. To provide a framework for examining the health care experiences of individuals with behavioral health and/or long-term service and support needs who are enrolled in the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Program.

3. To inform policy on future options for improving the quality and health care experiences of similar groups of individuals in Virginia and other states.

Averting Financial Exploitation And Undue Influence Through Legislation, Kathy Pryor

Case Studies from Age in Action

Objectives

1. Explain what financial exploitation is.

2. Examine the elements of undue influence through case studies.

3. Consider the reasons undue influence is so difficult to address legislatively.