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Williams, Brent C.; Schigelone, Amy R.; Fitzgerald, James T.; Halter, Jeffrey B. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
A four-year faculty development program to enhance geriatrics learning among house officers in seven surgical and related disciplines and five medical subspecialties at a large academic institution resulted in changes in attitudes and knowledge of faculty participants, expanded curricula and teaching activities in geriatrics, and enhanced and…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Faculty Development, Career Development, Program Implementation
Orton, Eric; Mulhausen, Paul – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
Computer-based virtual patients (VPs) are an emerging medium for medical education that addresses barriers faced by geriatrics educators. Research has shown VPs to be as effective in changing knowledge and behavior as more traditional forms of teaching. This paper presents a descriptive study of the development of the University of Iowa's…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Geriatrics, Patients, Program Effectiveness
Lang, Valerie J.; Clark, Nancy S.; Medina-Walpole, Annette; McCann, Robert – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
Geriatric patients are at increased risk for complications from delirium or falls during hospitalization. Medical education, however, generally places little emphasis on the hazards of hospitalization for older inpatients. Geriatricians conducted a faculty development workshop for hospitalists about the hazards of hospitalization for geriatric…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Medical Education, Medical Students, Geriatrics
Schmitt, Eva M.; Hu, Anne C.; Bachrach, Peter S. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
Teaching in higher education increasingly requires greater accountability, the utilization of contemporary learner-focused teaching models, and transparent grading methods for nonstandardized learning products. This article describes learner-centered evaluation and assessment strategies and illustrates how these approaches emphasize learners'…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teaching Models, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Hooyman, Nancy R. – Council on Social Work Education, 2009
This book, celebrating the Geriatric Social Work Initiative's 10th Anniversary, documents the effect that its educational programs have had on shaping gerontological social work education as a whole. Each chapter highlights various aspects of this John A. Hartford Foundation-funded initiative--its competency-based education, model for curricular…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Geriatrics, Educational Gerontology, Organizational Change
de Waal, K. H.; Tinselboer, B. M.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Penning, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Increased post-void residual urine volume (PVR) is often seen in geriatric populations. People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have risk factors in common with these populations. Aims: To investigate in adults with ID: (1) Feasibility of portable ultrasound bladder scanning; (2) Prevalence of PVR; and (3) Relations with proposed…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Incidence, Mental Retardation, Chronic Illness
Groenewoud, A. Stef; van Exel, N. Job A.; Berg, Marc; Huijsman, Robbert – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This article reports on a study to identify "building blocks" for quality report cards for geriatric care. Its aim is to present (a) the results of the study and (b) the innovative step-by-step approach that was developed to arrive at these results. Design and Methods: We used Concept Mapping/Structured Conceptualization to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Focus Groups, Geriatrics, Foreign Countries
Mezey, Mathy D.; Mitty, Ethel L.; Burger, Sarah Green – Gerontologist, 2008
To meet the special needs of and provide quality health care to nursing home residents, the health care workforce must be knowledgeable about the aging process. Health professionals are minimally prepared in their academic programs to care for older adults, and few programs have required rotations in geriatrics. Teaching nursing homes (TNHs) have…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Health Personnel, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Naik, Aanand D.; Burnett, Jason; Pickens-Pace, Sabrina; Dyer, Carmel B. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We sought to characterize self-neglect definitively as a geriatric syndrome by identifying an association with functional impairment. Design and Methods: We performed a cross-sectional home evaluation of 100 community-living older adults referred by Adult Protective Services for geriatric self-neglect and 100 matched adults from a…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Performance Tests, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Damron-Rodriguez, JoAnn; Effros, Rita – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) General Education "Clusters" are innovations in student-centered undergraduate education focused on complex phenomena that require an interdisciplinary perspective. UCLA gerontology and geriatric faculty recognized the opportunity to introduce freshmen to the field of aging through this new…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, General Education, Medical Schools, Gerontology
Corwin, Sara J.; Bates, Tovah; Cohan, Mary; Bragg, Dawn S.; Roberts, Ellen – Educational Gerontology, 2007
This paper compares two models of undergraduate geriatric medical education utilizing senior mentoring programs. Descriptive, comparative multiple-case study was employed analyzing program documents, archival records, and focus group data. Themes were compared for similarities and differences between the two program models. Findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Models, Mentors, Older Adults
van Zuilen, Maria H.; Rodriguez, Osvaldo; Mintzer, Michael J.; Paniagua, Miguel A.; Milanez, Marcos N.; Ruiz, Jorge G.; Kaiser, Robert M.; Roos, Bernard A. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2008
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (UMMSM) has developed and implemented a competency-based undergraduate medical education (UME) curriculum that targets 61 learning objectives for three geriattic syndromes: dementia, falls, and delirium. This curriculum redesign changed the educational focus from what is taught to what is learned.…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Medical Schools, Geriatrics
MacRae, Nancy; Pardue, Karen T. – Educational Gerontology, 2007
This article focuses on the design and implementation of an interdisciplinary geriatric educational project at a small New England University. A novel, affective teaching approach of Readers Theater is highlighted as a beginning classroom instructional strategy for interdisciplinary students. The physical and psychosocial considerations for health…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Geriatrics
Arean, Patricia; Hegel, Mark; Vannoy, Steven; Fan, Ming-Yu; Unuzter, Jurgen – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: We compared a primary-care-based psychotherapy, that is, problem-solving therapy for primary care (PST-PC), to community-based psychotherapy in treating late-life major depression and dysthymia. Design and Methods: The data here are from the IMPACT study, which compared collaborative care within a primary care clinic to care as usual in…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Patients, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis
van Rijsselt, Rene J. T.; Parkatti, Terttu; Troisi, Joseph – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2007
This paper describes three innovative European initiatives in postgraduate education in gerontology. The first is the European Masters Program in Gerontology (EuMaG), developed as an interdisciplinary joint program, supported and delivered by 22 European universities. Second, the Nordplus initiative to increase mobility of students and staff in…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Masters Programs, Geriatrics, Foreign Countries