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Learning needs in healthy and active aging according to key stakeholders: a multinational survey
This study reports on the consultation with prospective students, employers, older people and academics on the knowledge areas to be included in the course. An anonymous online survey gathered data from stakeholders in Ireland, Slovenia, Austria, Portugal, Finland, and Greece. Participants ranked the importance of 14 broad knowledge areas and linked topics. The influence of participant characteristics on decisions was examined using multivariate regression modeling. Across all stakeholder groups (total sample N = 757), health promotion was most often deemed very important (80%), followed by psychology (73%), and social inc...
Source: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education - August 30, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Daisy A Wiggin Annalisa Setti Jana Mali Daniela Elisabeth Str öckl Panayota Sourtzi Elina Nevala Benjamin Peni č Vera Zymbal Gra ça Cardadeiro Filomena Carnide F átima Baptista Tony Fitzgerald Suzanne Timmons Source Type: research

Outcomes from an interprofessional, dementia-focused, telementoring program: a brief report
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2023 Aug 30:1-6. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2023.2253175. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite a burgeoning older-adult population, the number of health-care professionals with geriatric expertise continues to lag behind. In 2014, the American Geriatrics Society's position statement encouraged interprofessional training for health-care professionals. Telementoring remotely connects clinicians with specialists for education and group mentoring. This dementia-focused, 11-month, 1-hour each, telementoring program was modeled on the Alzheimer's Association ECHO. Our interprofessional expert panel consisted o...
Source: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education - August 30, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Julianna Fernandez Kathryn S Agarwal Amber B Amspoker Kyler M Godwin Erial Green Sabrina Pickens Jasmin Lindo Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali Source Type: research

Geropsychology training at the doctoral level: a program evaluation case example
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2023 Aug 29:1-13. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2023.2252370. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhile the older adult population continues to grow, psychologists specializing in geropsychology remain a small fraction of the workforce. Facing this reality, it is essential for training programs to better monitor whether their students receive adequate training to serve older adults. The current study describes a brief, logistically feasible, and cost-effective program evaluation conducted within one APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program. The evaluation consisted of an online survey of doctoral studen...
Source: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education - August 29, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Katherine D King Kirsten L Graham Wesley Beck RandaLynn Waddingham Zach Wiener Briana M Reid Source Type: research

Resident-led research: a quality improvement project to improve serious illness conversations
This study led by internal medicine residents tested the feasibility and acceptability of training peers in SIC. In 2021, three resident project leaders recruited first and second year internal medicine residents at a single tertiary academic center to receive extracurricular training on the Ariadne Labs SIC Guide. Baseline and post-training surveys were conducted to determine attitudes, barriers, and confidence related to EOL discussions. Initial recruitment efforts were unsuccessful but participation increased from zero to seven after residency administrators approved protected time for SIC training. Six residents (85.7%...
Source: Gerontology and Geriatrics Education - August 10, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Arinea Salas KerriAnn Boanca Johanna Purdy Bryanna De Lima Mara Peterson Reed Nerness Elizabeth Eckstrom Amy Kwon Source Type: research