PPT-Physical Exam of Older Adults

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 . Outreach & Prevention. Jody Bechtold, LCSW, NCGC-II, BACC. Why Focus on . Older Adults?. Source: A Profile of Older Americans: 2003, Administration on Aging, HHS. Changing Demographics: . More . Elderly. Jessica L. Colburn, MD. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. April 15, 2015. Discuss prevalence of falls in older adults. Develop an approach for fall risk screening and post-fall assessment in older adults. 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?. The graying of the disease . Extenuating vs Mitigating . Factors. Celia J. Maxwell, M.D., FACP. Associate Dean for Research. Howard University College of Medicine. CDC . Campaign . “. prevention IS CARE”. 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 . Jessica L. Colburn, MD. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. April 15, 2015. Discuss prevalence of falls in older adults. Develop an approach for fall risk screening and post-fall assessment in older adults. 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.” . A RAFT Presentation . Statistics About Depression and Older Adults. An estimated 7 million of the nation’s 39 million adults aged 65 years and older are affected by depression, but only 10% receive treatment.. EXHIBIT 1. Note: Differences between US and all other surveyed countries except AUS were statistically significant at the p < 0.05 level.. Data: Commonwealth Fund 2021 International Health Policy Survey of Older Adults.. Tier 3. Psychosis. What is psychosis?. ‘Some loss of contact with reality’. This might involve hallucinations or delusions’ (NHS). Hallucinations – hearing voices/ seeing things/ sensation that someone is touching them/ experiencing smells that are not there. Enhancing Training for Staff at an ADRC/No Wrong Door System. Background. This training was prepared by the Human Services Research Institute and Mission Analytics Group, under contract with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in collaboration with the Administration for Community Living (ACL), as part of an initiative to help ADRC staff better meet the needs of older adults with behavioral health issues.. 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. Tier 2 . Eating disorder . An eating disorder is when the person has an unhealthy attitude to food which can over their life and make them ill.. It can involve eating too much or too little, and/ or becoming obsessed with their body and shape. 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.