OVAR/GEC - Education Materials

CD ROMS

21st Century Complete Guide to Bioterrorism, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Germs and Germ Warfare, Nuclear and Radiation Terrorism
Advance Care Planning: Step-by Step Guide to Advance Care Planning
Aging in Rurality
Data Warehouse on Trends in Health and Aging
GITT: Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training (includes video)
Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates: What Works
Keep Moving Longer: Features for Safe Driving
Management Strategies for Osteoporosis Mental Health Aspects of Diabetes in Elders of Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds
Plague as a Biological Weapon
Rochester Master Training Institute
Virtual Geriatric CD's: A CD ROM Resource for Basic Science and Clinical Educators
Virtual Age: Active Gerontology Education
Standing Tall: A Program on Osteoporosis

Distance Learning Training Modules

Bioterrorism and emergency Preparedness: What Older Persons & Care Providers Want to Know – Arleen Johnson Ph.D.
OVAR/GEC: Devloping Agency Emergency Plans: Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness for the Aging Services
OVAR/GEC: Helping Elders Prepare for Bioterrorism and Emergencies: Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness for the Aging Services
OVAR/GEC: The Aging Network: Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness for the Aging Services

PowerPoint Training Modules

101 with Interdisciplinary Case Study on Anthrax Presentation in an Older Person
Best Practices in Geriatrics
Bioterrorism Awareness: What Individuals Should Know to Reduce the Threat - Robert Henry, DMD, MPH (also available on video with the other 3 HRSA GEC presentations)
Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness for the Aging - Arleen Johnson, PhD (also available on video with the other 3 HRSA GEC presentations)
Bioterrorism: The Medical Needs of the Elderly - Nancy Stiles, MD ( also available on video with the other 3 HRSA GEC presentations)
Consumer Issues, Coverage Options and Empowering Patients and Providers
Coordinated Medicare Managed Care for the Elderly
Critical Pathways: Strategies for Improving Outcomes in the Elderly
Disaster Services: Federal Resources - Joyce Borders and Gerald Barber, PhD
Ethics and Decision Making
Helping Older Persons Prepare for Bioterrorism and Emergencies: Geriatrics
How to Prepare for Bioterrorism: What About Older Adults?
Interdisciplinary Team Skills
Maintaining Focus on the Elder Through Case/Care Development
Mental Health Responses to Bioterrorism and Emergencies - Marian Roman, PhD, RN, CS ( also available on video with the other 3 HRSA GEC presentations)
Risk of Bioterrorism for the Elderly: Will We Be Ready to Meet Their Needs? - Peggy McConnell, MSN
Terrorism: Trauma and Stress
Understanding Disasters and Terrorism - Joanne Flowers, PHD, MPH, Peggy McConnell, MSN, and Susan Grover, PhD, RN
Working with Older Adults in a Disaster - Joanne Flowers, PHD, MPH, Peggy McConnell, MSN, and Susan Grover, PhD, RN

Training Videos/DVDs

And the Home of the Brave
Aging in Rural America
Age-Related Sensory Losses
Alzheimer's Disease: Interviewing and Assessment Techniques
Alzheimer's Disease: A Wilderness Explored
Alzheimer's Disease: Let's Talk About It
As The River Flows: Medications and You
As The River Flows: Patient Compliance
As the River Flows: Physiological Changes and Dosing
The Blues: Not a Normal Part of Aging
Caregiver's Series: (Part 1 - 5)
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Caregiver's Kit
- Part 1: Meeting Daily Challenges
- Part 2: Communicating
- Part 3: Safety First
- Part 4: Managing Difficult Behaviors
- Part 5: Caring for the Caregiver
Closer to Home
Crime Prevention Then and Now
Ernie and Rose
Everyday Choices
The Final Course
For Better or Worse Functional Assessment
Gatekeepers
Geriatric Physical Exam
GITT: Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training (includes CD-ROM)
Grieving: Suddenly Alone
Growing Old in a New Age (Part 1 - 12)
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Craig
Healing Spirit: Treating Depression Among Asian American Elders
Heart Failure Awareness Campaign: What You Should Know About Heart Failure
Important Medical Decisions in the Hispanic Community
It Can Happen to Anyone
Just for the Summer
Lift for Life
Loss and Grief
Making Sense of Social Security Managing Problem Behaviors in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Mrs. Dorothy Peterson: A Case Study Managing Medication (Part 1 - 3)
Old, Black and Alive
Older, Stronger, Wiser
Oral Care for the Dependent Patient
Overview: Models of Managed Care for the Older Population
Preventing Elder Financial Exploitation: How Banks Can Help
Substance Abuse in Older Adults: Diagnosis and Treatment
Successful Aging: Community Resources and Tips for Seniors
Voices of Wisdom: Seniors Cope with Disaster
Understanding and Managing Parkinson's Disease: A Program for Healthcare Professionals
Unheard Cries: Elder Abuse in Kentucky
Walk Me to the Water
- Part 1. Competency, Guardianship & Advanced Directives
- Part 2. Sexuality & Adults with MR/DD
Comprehensive Functional Assessment for Older Adults with MR/DD
- Part 1. Depression & Sleep Disorders
  Part 2. Alzheimer's Disease: Approaching, Avoiding, Diffusing Challenging Behaviors
- Part 1. Elder Abuse
  Part 2. Use of Psychotropic Medications in Older Adults
- Part 1. Music as a Therapeutic Tool for Elderly Individuals
  Part 2. Confident Living: Coping with Vision and Hearing Loss in the Aging Population
- Part 1. Options & Supports for Seniors & Family Caregivers
  Part 2. Adult Day Care for Older Adults & Adults with MR/DD
- Part 1. Personality Disorders: Diagnosis & Treatment Options
  Part 2. Tools to Avoid Becoming a Victim
- Part 1. Substance Abuse in Older Adults
  Part 2. Understanding Behavior: Overview of Proactive Strategies
  Part 3. Special Care Units for Persons with Dementia
- Part 1. Understanding, Avoiding & Diffusing Unwanted Symptoms and Behaviors
  Part 2. Elements of a Mental Status Exam
  Part 3. Utilization & Interactions of Medications in the Elderly
- Part 1. Overview of Mental Health Issues
  Part 2. Interventions with MR/DD
- Part 1. Update on Dementia in Older Adults: Laboratory and Clinical Advances
  Part 2. Depression, SSRIs and Older Adults
- Part 1. Neuroplasticity: The Biopsychosocial Connection
  Part 2. Understanding the Special Needs of the Person with Alzheimer's Disease: A Guideline for Professional and Family Support
- Part 1. Choosing Reliable Internet Resources for MH/MR/DD
  Part 2. Social Work Ethics and Malpractice
- Part 1. Grief and Loss
  Part 2. The Value of Cultural Communications
- Part 1. Counseling Older Persons and Working with Families on Long Term Care Issues
  Part 2. Behavioral Interventions with Individuals with Mental Retardation & Mental Illness
Best Care Practices: Creative Ideas for Caring
Bioterrorism: Homeland Security for the Aging Bioterrorism and Aging: Developing Strategies and Resources
New Ways to Care for Older People: Building Systems Based on Evidence Geriatric
Medicine Conference 2002: Hormone Therapy, Osteoporosis, Dementia and Incontinence
Geriatric Medicine Conference 2002: Assessment, Falls, and Long Term Care
Interdisciplinary Clinical Geriatric Case Study: Bioterrorism & Emergency Preparedness in Aging
Best Practices and Clinical Guidelines: Practical Implementation Strategies
Best Care Practices 2004: Creative Ideas for Caring for the Elderly
National Update on Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness for the Elderly
Smart Home Technology for Aging in Place Longer and Better
Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness for the Elderly
Six Category A Bioterror Diseases/Agents and Their Effects on an Older Adult (UK Summer Series on Aging Workshop) by Robin McFee, D.O.
Understanding Pain in Older Adults: Recognizing the Problem & It's Behavioral Effects and Geropsychiatric Case Consultations

Other Media

Audio Tapes
- Bioterrorism: Implications for the Health Care Community!
Monographs
- An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Improving Transition Across Sites of Geriatric Care
- Making a difference in the Lives of Rural Elders
- Resource Directory for Older People

Ohio Valley Appalachia Regional Geriatric Education Center (OVAR/GEC)

Education Materials