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.

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The Teaching Nursing Home Series prepares nursing home supervisory staff and nursing school faculty to develop academic-practice partnerships. This series describes how to create successful student clinical rotations in nursing homes that allow students to care for older adults with complex and overlapping illnesses. It helps to create strategies that enhance interaction among healthcare teams, promote a faculty/staff partnership that fosters the student’s appreciation of the complexity of care, and increase the staff's ability to effectively work with novice nurses.

FREE

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This series was developed to increase the age-sensitive healthcare knowledge and skills of primary care nurses. These courses promote team-based, coordinated, patient-centered, and evidence-based care that is responsive to the particular needs of older adults.

$300.00

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This series was developed to increase the age-sensitive healthcare knowledge and skills of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. These courses promote team-based, coordinated, patient-centered, and evidence-based care that is responsive to the particular needs of older adults.

$350.00

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This course describes the characteristics of substance use disorders and substance misuse patterns in older adults. This includes illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse, alcohol-related disorders, and tobacco use. The opioid misuse problem in adults age 55+ is discussed.

$20.00

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