PPT-Suicide in the Elderly

Hospice Patient Focus Jolene Senek LBSW CT GCC Objectives Identify a minimum of 3 factors that contribute to elderly suicide Participant will assess current practices within their agency related to activities available to discourage isolation of hospice patients identified at risk for suicide. These include giving away prized possessions talking about suicide preparing for death eg writing a will obtaining the means to die by suicide depression changes in personality social with drawal changes in sleeping or eating patterns A national st Mgr. Lenka Beránková, Ph.D. .. Faculty. . of. sports . studies. Department . of. . health. . promotion. Elderly. I. s . the result of aging . - . the late stages of . ontogenesis. It. . is. . Siobhan O’Neill . MPsychSc. , PhD, . CPsychol. Professor of Mental Health Sciences. University of Ulster. Plan of Presentation. Theories of suicide.. Characteristics . of deaths by suicide in NI.. Suicidal behaviour in NI (ideation, plans and attempts).. AT METU NCC . Enes Bükte. Nihal Yağmur Aydın. 1:PROBLEM WITH STAIRCASES. Problem: Since . staircases. . don’t. . have. . handrails. , it can . cause. . problems. . for. . elderly. . people. Giorgio V. Scagliotti. University. of . Torino,. . Department. . of . Oncology. giorgio.scagliotti@unito.it. Key. . points. of the . presentation. Incidence. Age . cut. -off. Comorbidity. & . ACCF/AHA 2011. Expert Consensus Document. . . Developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, Association of Black Cardiologists, American Geriatrics Society, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, and the European Society of Hypertension. Karen Birmingham, PharmD, BCPS. Specialty Clinical Pharmacy Services. Group Health. “Quote”worthy Definitions. Aging. “Progressive accumulation . of random changes”. “Time-related loss of. yo. Patient). A 88 . yo. man with hypertension, COPD, . atrial. fibrillation presents with severe CP and is diagnosed with a NSTEMI. He is found to have 90% LAD occlusion and receives a drug eluting stent. Current meds: . Background, Concepts and Practice. Texas State Health Services . Grand Rounds. April 2016. Mike Hogan, Ph.D.. EDC ©2016. All rights reserved.. Health Care Progress Measured by Death Rates. National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. May 25, 2013. Mala Joneja, MD MEd FRCPC . Identify factors that contribute to risk in the medical treatment of Rheumatic Diseases in the elderly population. Identify risks associated with specific pharmacological interventions in the elderly. QPRT Agenda. Introductions. Scope of the problem . Introduction to risk/protective factors. Mental illness and suicide. Suicide Risk Rating Exercise. Lunch. Avoiding suicide malpractice . Introduction/use of the QPRT protocol. Capacity building of medical professionals in India. Introduction. A demographic revolution is underway throughout the world. Today, worldwide, there are around 600 million persons aged 60 years and over; this total will double by 2025 and will reach virtually two billion by 2050. . The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) initiated World Suicide Prevention Day in 2003. The day is co-sponsored by the World Federation for Mental Health and World Health Organization. The aim of the day is to research and collect data on suicidal behavior, determine the various causes and why its signs go unnoticed, and developing sound practices and policies for suicide prevention. . What is Zero Suicide?. Zero suicide is a key concept of the . 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. , a priority of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a promoted project through SPRC, and supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).