COACH /
- Complete home assessments in the management of patients with cognitive impairment
- Practice caregiver education and support
- Understand the risks and benefits of pharmacologic and behavioral interventions for dementia with behavioral disturbance.
Croasdaile Clinic /
- Describe the financial model and care provided in a continuing care retirement community
Duke Connected Care /
- Describe how accountable care organizations are funded, and how services provided differ from fee-for-service Medicare
- Participate in a population management program for high risk older adults
Duke Connected Care office, 718 Rutherford Street, Durham. Review cases ahead of time in EPIC; list will be sent out to you via email the previous week /
Geriatrics PACT /
- Appreciate how geriatrics primary care differs from standard primary care practices including staff:patient ratios and coordination with care managers and IDT
Directions to the Raleigh CBOC,
Geriatrics PT/OT /
- Describe the roles of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy in the care of post-acute and long-term care patients.
- Determine the appropriateness of assistive devices for older adults with mobility impairments
- Describe commonly used adaptive equipment for older adults with functional impairments
Geriatric Video Telehealth /
- Participate in evaluation and management of older patients with geriatric syndromes using telehealth
- Describe how non-face to face models of care are implemented and evaluated within health systems.
Gerofit /
- Understand the relationship between physical activity and the development of functional impairment in older adults
- Provide exercise prescriptions for older adults
- Understand the role of the exercise physiologist in geriatrics research, education and patient care
to arrange an experience based on their schedule for new intakes/programs for the week /
Home Based Primary Care /
- Collect functional and psychosocial information during home visits
- Describe patient selection, team roles, and expected outcomes for a home based primary care program
Musculoskeletal clinic /
- Diagnose and treat common musculoskeletal problems including rotator cuff disorders, back pain, knee pain, and hip pain.
- Develop proficiency in common joint and bursal aspirations/injections
- Use rehabilitation as a treatment modality for musculoskeletal disorders
PACE /
- List the enrollment criteria, funding, and appropriate patient selection for PACE
- Identify how acute, post-acute, and chronic care are handled in the PACE model
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Renal Silver /
- Understand the role of geriatric assessment in serious chronic disease management and advanced care planning
Senior PharmASSIST /
- List principles of appropriate prescribing in older adults
- List factors that influence medication adherence in older adults
- Work with a geriatric pharmacist in a multidisciplinary team
Contact Marilyn Disco if you cannot go to the dates in your block month
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STRIDE /
- Appreciate the risk of functional decline and other hazards of hospitalization associated with immobility.
- Understand the impact of an early hospital mobilization program and post-hospital discharge exercise counseling.
TLC Partners /
- Recognize the potential problems arising during transitions of care, and to experience a model shown to reduce recurrent hospitalizations
- Evaluate an older adult in their home environment