Education Archive
Community-Based Palliative Care Conference: CARE Recommendations and Best Practices
Institute on Aging’s 2011 conference on palliative care explored this multifaceted topic. Sessions included information on compassion fatigue, POLST training and special considerations faced by community-based care facilities.
Community-Based Palliative Care Conference: Care Recommendations and Best Practices
Program Date: May 11, 2011
Mind, Body, Spirit: Pathways to Improving
Health
Institute on Aging 2009/2010 educational series explored the many paths lead to health. As we age, our emotional, spiritual and physical capacities form an important pathway to live life to its fullest. From concrete issues such as hoarding to our self-reflective capacity as professionals, the quarterly program was designed to examine how we bring our full selves to the issues of aging.
Recognizing
and Responding to Clutter Addiction and Compulsive Hoarding in Older Adults
Program Date: February 24, 2010
Integrating
Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health
Program Date: May 4, 2010
Understanding and Managing
Clients Who Challenge Us as Professionals Program Date: June 23, 2010
Cornerstones of Care
Institute on Aging 2008/2009 educational series Cornerstones of Care explored four cornerstones of professional eldercare. The quarterly series addressed end-of-life care, caregiving, clinical care and issues of capacity. The programs were designed to give professionals the multidisciplinary understanding essential for navigating the complex system of services available to older adults.
Capacity: What Is It? How Do We Assess It? What Happens When We Lose It?
Program Date: September 16, 2009
Complexities of Clinical Care in the 21st Century
Program Date: May 13, 2009
The Labyrinth of Caregiving: Current and Future Issues and Options
Program Date: February 11, 2009
Rounding the Corner: Integrating End-of-Life Care and Conversations with Services
Program Date: November 12, 2008
Discovering Secrets of the Aging Mind
Institute on Aging (IOA) 2007/2008 series Discovering Secrets of the Aging Mind drew on expertise within IOA as well as noted presenters from the larger community. This unique series of educational programs was designed to give participants a better understanding of how to recognize and deal with organic brain diseases and the mental health issues that affect the behavior and ultimately the quality of life of older adults.
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS: ADVANCES AND ISSUES
Program Date: November 15, 2007
Materials Available: check back soon for achived materials
MENTAL ILLNESS AND AGING: DIFFICULT BEHAVIORS THAT CHALLENGE PROFESSIONALS
Program Date: January 24, 2008
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RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO CLUTTER ADDICTION AND COMPULSIVE HOARDING IN OLDER ADULTS
Program Date: March 13, 2008
Materials Available: (click to download)
Patrick
Arbore — Workshop I: A Closer Look at Hoarding Behavior
[PowerPoint — 113KB]
Emily Saltz — Hidden World of Hoarders — Bibliography
BRAIN HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Program Date: May 15, 2008
Materials Available: check back soon for achived materials
View a slideshow from our Palliative Care education program!
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View a slideshow from our Pathways: Spirituality program!
View a slideshow from our Pathways: Hoarding program!
View a slideshow from our Cornerstones of Care program!
View a slideshow from our Discovering Secrets program!
