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Primary Care of Older Adults for Interprofessionals (PCOA-IP) Series
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Course Format
Asynchronous
Course Target Audience
- Healthcare Professionals
- PT
- Social Work
Course Description
This series was developed to increase the age-sensitive health care knowledge and skills of primary care professionals. Each course promote team-based, coordinated, patient-centered, evidence-based care that is responsive to the particular needs of older adults. The series was created through funding provided by the US Health Resources and Services Administration’s Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP).
Overview
HIGN partnered with the Montefiore Health System and R.A.I.N., a community services organization in the Bronx, to create this series to improve the quality of healthcare for older adults by:
- Changing clinical training environments into integrated geriatrics and primary care delivery systems.
- Training providers who can assess and address the needs of older adults and their families or caregivers at the individual, community, and population levels.
- Delivering community-based programs that will provide patients, families, and caregivers with the knowledge and skills to improve health outcomes and the quality of care for older adults.
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PCOA-IP 2: Dementia- Collaborative Care Approach to Memory Disorders
PCOA-IP 4: Palliative and Hospice Care
PCOA-IP 5: Practical Guide to Health Care Financing
PCOA-IP 6: Distinguishing Dementia, Alzheimer's Type from Major Depression
PCOA-IP 7: Person and Family-Centered Care
PCOA-IP 8A: Health Promotion: Health Literacy
PCOA-IP 8B: Health Promotion: Population Health
PCOA-IP 9: Mistreatment Detection and Older Adults
PCOA-IP 10: Substance Misuse in Older Adults
PCOA-IP 11: Falls and Fall Prevention