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Demko, David J. – 1978
A survey of the 29 Michigan community colleges was conducted in regard to the services each provided to older Americans. The survey data indicated that two fundamental strategies exist for serving the older population: an integrated effort whereby the objective is the inclusion of older adults in existing services; or specific programmatic efforts…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission (School), Adult Development, Community Colleges
Souhrada, Julie – 1975
Since June 1973, Iowa Lakes Community College (Iowa) has been conducting an in-service training program for employees of local nursing homes. The program was designed to upgrade the participants' knowledge of the mental health aspects of care for the aged and to improve their abilities to provide physical health care. The specific objectives of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Health Personnel
Trowbridge House Inc., Hudson, OH. – 1971
The Trowbridge House Geriatric Aide Program, performed at MDTA centers in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, was developed to demonstrate whether the active and positive recruiting methods widely used by proprietary schools could be adapted to obtain more and better qualified disadvantaged persons for skills training; whether a high quality,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Career Opportunities, Disadvantaged, Employment Qualifications
Banks, Jane L.; And Others – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
The first of eight articles discusses the current state of the sensitive but unclassified information controversy. A series of six articles then explores the use of integrated information systems in the area of health services. Current trends in document management are provided in the last article. (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computers, Documentation, Freedom of Information

Greenberger, Martin; Puffer, James C. – Journal of Communication, 1989
Describes the results of projects exploring the potential of information technology for delivering health care. Describes a proposed project coupling the telephone with computerized audiotext responses, which would provide elderly patients with information, contact, and reassurance. (SR)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communication Research, Dial Access Information Systems, Geriatrics

Polo, Isabel; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1994
A clinical geriatric pharmacy clerkship containing three separate practice areas (long-term, acute, and ambulatory care) is described. The program follows the medical education clerkship protocol, with a clinical pharmacy specialist, pharmacy practice resident, and student. Participation in medical rounds, interdisciplinary conferences, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Clinics, Communication Skills

Leeds, Andrew L. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1993
At the University of California-San Francisco, a multidisciplinary teaching group from dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social/behavioral sciences leads a multidisciplinary student team in a clinical experience in a nursing home. The program provides specialized experience in geriatric care and encourages teamwork. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Dentistry, Field Experience Programs, Geriatrics

Talamantes, Melissa A.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1996
Examines differences in perceived caregiver availability among a random sample of Mexican American and non-Hispanic white young-old residents in three socioeconomically distinct neighborhoods. For MAs across all three socioeconomic status groups, being female, widowed, and having more chronic illnesses was associated with a lesser likelihood of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Aging Education, Caregivers, Counseling
McKenzie, Mark – American Educational History Journal, 2004
The stages of life are now many, each having its own boundaries, logic, and a prescribed perspective of appropriate relations amongst and between members of the many stages. Just as there is a developing curriculum for the young, there is a developing curriculum in the area of elder care. Within the paradigm of staged human development, the end…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, United States History, Geriatrics, Gerontology
Moriello, Gabriele R.; Smey, Joseph W.; Pescatello, Linda S.; Murphy, Mary A. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of an educational intervention on the knowledge and attitudes of pre-allied health students toward older adults. The subjects were 41 pre-allied health students assigned to an intervention (n = 19) or comparison group (n = 22). The intervention group participated in a six-hour multi-modal…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Group Activities
Hyer, Lee; Leventhal, Gerald; Gartenberg, Melissa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
The profession of psychology is responding to this culture's rapidly changing problems related to an aging population. A central theme regarding the training of clinical geropsychologists has been that education should be sequentially organized across levels, from undergraduate, to graduate, internship, postdoctoral, and continuing education for…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Models, Psychologists, Doctoral Programs
Roane, David M.; Teusink, J. Paul; Wortham, Jennifer A. – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: The psychiatric home visit is an effective intervention for elderly patients who otherwise would not receive mental health services. Home visits also have potential to be useful for training. Here, the current practice of home visits in geropsychiatry fellowship programs is examined. Design and Methods: The directors of 55 current…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Hospitals, Mental Health Programs, Home Visits
Bahr, Rose Therese – 1991
This presentation focuses on ethical issues that need to be addressed within the gerontological nursing curriculum for preparing nurses to become change agents and catalysts in the health care of the older population. Ethics and ethical principles are defined, and three ethical principles are discussed: justice; beneficence; and autonomy.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Curriculum, Educational Practices
Lake County Area Vocational Center, Grayslake, IL. – 1988
This task analysis for nursing education provides performance standards, steps to be followed, knowledge required, attitudes to be developed, safety procedures, and equipment and supplies needed for 13 tasks performed by geriatric aides in the duty area of performing diagnostic measures and for 30 tasks in the duty area of providing therapeutic…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Equipment, Geriatrics, Job Skills
Molleson, Ann L.; Gallagher-Allred, Charlette R. – 1980
Nutrition is well-recognized as a necessary component of educational programs for physicians. This is to be valued in that of all factors affecting health in the United States, none is more important than nutrition. This can be argued from various perspectives, including health promotion, disease prevention, and therapeutic management. In all…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Biochemistry, Dietetics, Disease Control