Clinician and Trainee Resources
This 4M Age-Friendly resource library, developed by the COACH 4M project and funded by HRSA (Project #: 6 U1QHP28745-03-06), provides clinicians and trainees with short, informational videos about important Geriatric topics. These resources are provided in various formats: exam demonstrations, presentations, and interviews.
What Matters
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Patient Priorities Care, a Yale-led research project, offers short training videos for health care professionals to learn how to identify what matters most to their patients and make care decisions that reflect each person’s unique health priorities.
Medication
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The IMPROVE (Initiative to Minimize Pharmaceutical Risk in Older Veterans) Polypharmacy Project offers resources and references to educate trainees in the recognition and management of polypharmacy among older adults.
Mobility
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Upper Extremity Joint Exam (Part 1)
Dr. Cooney covers how to examine the hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders
Lower Extremity Joint Exam (Part 2)
Dr. Cooney covers how to examine the feet, ankles, knees, and hips.
Examination of Muscles
Dr. Leo Cooney demonstrates how to examine the muscles in older adults as well as common diseases to look for.
Patient & Caregiver Communication
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Interview with Catherine Riffin, PhD, Research Psychologist Improving the Experiences of Caregivers in Primary Care Encounters
Catherine Riffin, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, shares her work helping healthcare professionals for older adults provide family-centered care. For example, she discusses how clinicians can identify, communicate with, and assist caregivers in clinical encounters.
Part 1: Involving Caregivers in Clinical Conversations with Older Adults
Part 2: Balancing Family Involvement and Patient Autonomy and The Caregiver Checklist