Courses and Case Studies
The following listing includes courses and case studies developed by the Hartford Institute in collaboration with a panel of geriatric experts, the Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Initiative (OHNEP) and the NICHE Program. Please visit this page for updated content.
PCOA-PCP 9: Chronic Pain in Older Adults
Practitioners will be able to describe how persistent pain presents and understand how to assess pain in older adults, including those living with dementia and/or multiple chronic conditions with standardized pain scales
PCOA-RN: Advance Directives
The course defines and describes the purpose of advance directives.
PCOA-RN: Annual Wellness Visit
Health care professionals will be able to identify the purpose and components of the Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit, the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit, and an annual health care physical.
PCOA-RN: Atypical Presentation of Illness in Older Adults
The course outlines normal age-related physical and mental health changes in older adults, as well as pathological changes not related to normal aging.