Geriatrics Competency Module

Senior Editor:  Pat Borman, MD                                        Associate Editors:  Jon Neher, MD

Competencies:

PRE-TEST

POST-TEST

Knowledge

Subject Area	Primary Resources	Restricted/Secondary Resources
Principles of Geriatric Care	Ten Principles of Geriatric Care Key Principles of Geriatric Care
Biopsychsocial changes in normal aging	Basics of Geriatric Care Health Aging	Healthy aging quiz
Community resources for the elderly	Administration on Aging Eldercare
Economics	Healthcare Funding - Geriatrics	Medicare Home Page
Legal and ethical aspects in geriatrics	Intervention and Treatment Strategies for Elder Abuse Elderabusecenter.org Legal and Ethical Issues in Geriatrics
Avoiding Geriatric Pitfalls	Using Medications Appropriately in Older Adults Hazards of Hospitalization of the Elderly
Delirium/Dementia	Guidelines for Managing Alzheimer's Disease: Part I. Assessment Delirium
Depression	Depression in Later Life
Falls/Syncope	Prevention of Falls in Older Patients Falls, Fracture and Injury
Sensory Loss	Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Hearing Loss Common Causes of Vision Loss in Elderly Patients
Sleep Disorders	Insomnia: Assessment and Management in Primary Care
Incontinence and Urinary problems	Urinary Catheter Management Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
Undesired Weight loss	Geriatric Failure to Thrive Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly
Sexuality in Aging	Sexuality Information on Sexuality and Aging Sexual Issues for Aging Adults Management of Impotence in the Geriatric Man
Pressure Ulcers and Skin Disorders	Pressure Ulcers Common Skin Disorders
Infections in Geriatrics	Pulmonary Infections Urinary Tract Infections Common Infections in Older Adults
Musculoskeletal Problems: osteoarthritis Osteoporosis, spinal stenosis	Osteoporosis: Part I. Evaluation and Assessment Osteoporosis: Part II. Non-pharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatment Management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women Osteoporosis in Men Osteoarthritis Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	Geriatric Jeopardy
Healthy Aging and Prevention	Policy Planning The Geriatric Patient - A Systematic Approach
Proactive Pain Management	Geriatric Pain Fast Facts- Pain

Skill Competencies:

Subject Area	Overview Resources	Advanced Resources	Evaluation Tools
Transitions of care	Integration of Services
Working with a multidisciplinary team	Interdisciplinary teams
Geriatric assessment	The Geriatric Patient - A Systematic Approach Efficient identification of adults with depression and dementia
EOL/Palliative Care	Guidelines for delivering palliative care Making decisions with families at the End of Life Care of the dying patient End of life resource center	National consensus project for palliative care.

Attitudes: (* -  includes ACGME Core Competencies)

Subject Area	Core Competency Area	Assessment Tools
Appreciate contextual dependence of geriatric medical decision-making (Professionalism)	Quality of life and therapeutic objectives
Awareness of the importance of the physician’s own attitudes toward aging, disability and death (Interpersonal Skills and Communication)	Physician attitudes toward death and terminally ill patients CBS New Report on Ageism (age discrimination) The Psychology of Aging
Appreciation that demographic forces will alter future practice (Practice-based Learning & Improvement)	Demographics of Aging
Respect for the value and limitations of POLST forms, advanced directives, living wills, and DPOA for health care (Systems Based Practice)	Legal and Ethical Issues of Geriatric Care

Self-Study Modules:

Geriatric Jeopardy - From UCLA - Division of Geriatrics

Faculty/Resident Teaching Resources:

    FMRDL/NDRL Resources (Link to a separate page)

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