PPT-Assessing Pain in Older Adults

Houston Geriatric Education Center EvidenceBased Project Sponsored by HRSA funded Greater Philadelphia GEC Objectives Describe pain assessment techniques Review the PAINAD tool Review the NRS tool. Jane Menzies, Assistant Head of Social Services. Norrie Moane, Operations Manager, Signpost / CHL. Why are we having this discussion?. The vision. The challenges. The role of services in achieving. Why do this?. UK Physical Activity Guidelines. UK-wide . Global evidence of the health benefits . Life course . Recommended amount for health benefit. Why do we need guidelines for older adults?. Physical . activity levels are . What is it? . An assessment of the risks . climate change poses to human health in the United . States . An Interagency product of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). Part of the ongoing National Climate Assessment (NCA) process. B. Renee Dugger, DNP, RN, . GCNS-BC*. *. Special acknowledgement and thanks to Meredith Wallace PhD, APRN, A/GNP-BC and the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC. ) for resources utilized for this presentation . Melissa Mattson . and . Diane Mortimer. Objective 1. List at least three ways recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) differs between older and younger adults. . How is TBI different in older adults?. SCAN Foundation. Developed . by . Linda J. Redford, R.N., . Ph.D. University of Kansas Medical Center. In collaboration with Aging Services of California, Sacramento, CA and . LeadingAge. Center for Applied Research, Washington, D.C. What is loneliness like for older adults?. Being Alone. Loneliness defined. Loneliness is the subjective feeling of being alone. It is “the distress that results from discrepancies between ideal and perceived social relationships.” . Geriatrics Hub . Thiru . Yogaparn. MD, FRCPC. Associate professor. Baycrest geriatric health system. University of Toronto. . Goals and Objectives. At the end of session, learner will be able to . Describe the differences between young adult physical exam and older adult physical exam . 2020. AAA National Survey Report. Conducted every three years since 2008 with funding through US Administration on Aging. Snapshot of the evolving AAA role in the planning, development, coordination and delivery of aging and other home and community-based services . Tier 3. Anxiety disorder. Anxiety, although experienced by most people, does not usually develop into an anxiety disorder. Transient anxiety is normal, however when anxiety starts to affect daily life this indicates a problem. . Sharon A. Matthew . LPC,CCS,ACRPS,CSAT, CMAT. Objectives. To educate on the myths about mental health in older adults . Statistics on prevalence of mental health disorders in adults. To understand common problems addressed in treatment with older adults. (Calmer Life Program). Presented by: Melissa K Rollins, M.S., CCATP. What is Anxiety?. Anxiety Disorder in America. Types of Anxiety. Symptoms of Anxiety. Physical Symptoms of Anxiety. Racing heart, or heart palpitations. What is trauma?. Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being. What is trauma?. Individual trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-bein.