Iowa Geriatric Education Center GeriaCast

By University of Iowa Healthcare

What's Iowa Geriatric Education Center GeriaCast about?

The Iowa Geriatric Education Center GeriaCast podcast covers a wide range of topics in the clinical management of older adults. It is of particular value and importance to health practitioners who work with older adults.

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Iowa Geriatric Education Center GeriaCast episodes:

05.02.2016
Practical Issues Related to Medication Use in Dementia
Dr. Schleich will discuss: the background and prevalence of dementia in the United States; the importance of a thorough medication review, and appropriate steps involved when conducting a medication review; methods to help patients with dementia improve medication adherence; and...
04.01.2016
Identification of Potentially Inappropriate Medications: The Beers Criteria – Update 2015
Dr. Reist will discuss: potentially inappropriate medications in an older adult's medication regimen; common adverse events resulting from the use of potentially inappropriate medications; potentially dangerous drug interactions in an older adult’s medication regimen; and medications which should have dosages...
03.01.2016
Cognitive Impairment and Oral Health
Dr. Marchini will discuss: how cognitive impairment negatively affects oral health; adverse effects of inadequate oral health for cognitively impaired patients; how to improve oral health of cognitively impaired patients; and current theories on how inappropriate oral health may worsen...
12.01.2015
Early Detection of Different Types of Dementia
Dr. Schultz will discuss: the purpose of identifying mild cognitive changes to detect early dementia; the early cognitive changes that may be seen in Alzheimer's and vascular-related dementia; the Hachinski Scale; and the early clinical features that are characteristic of...
11.02.2015
Transitions in Care for Older Adults
Dr. Smith will discuss: the landscape of factors that contribute to care transitions; common challenges related to transitions between care settings; online resources designed to promote quality transitions; and "simple" solutions that promote quality.
10.01.2015
Cognitive Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Narayanan will discuss: non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease; what brain systems are involved in Parkinson's disease; what treatments are available for non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease; and future directions in Parkinson's disease research.
09.01.2015
Emotional and Cognitive Concerns in the Treatment of Older Adults with Chronic Lung Disease
Dr. Hoth will discuss: the importance of taking the time to better understand psychosocial concerns in patients with chronic lung disease; barriers to the recognition of psychosocial issues in older adults with chronic lung disease; common psychological concerns among older...
08.03.2015
Choosing Wisely: Diabetes
Dr. Butler will discuss: diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes; the function of insulin and the role it plays in the body's normal function; screening and testing of diabetes; and how depression, treatment factors, and coping strategies and treatments and treatment...
07.01.2015
Nutrition Considerations in Advanced Dementia
Dr. Clark will discuss: the technical aspects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement; current recommendations for tube nutrition in advanced dementia; meaningful informed consent provided to surrogate decision-makers considering PEG placement in demented patients; and the role of advanced...
06.01.2015
Exercise Effects on the Brain and Cognition in Healthy Aging and Dementia Populations
Dr. Voss will discuss: the effects of aging on brain structure and function; the difference between physical activity and fitness; the effects of physical activity and fitness on brain structure and function in healthy older adults; and the effects of...
05.01.2015
Social Relationships, Family Communication, and Well-Being
Dr. Ashida will discuss: the importance of social environment on health and well-being; basic social network concepts that can be used to assess social environment; the characteristics of social relationships within families providing care to individuals affected by dementia; and...
04.01.2015
Management of Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia: Complexities in Antipsychotic Use – The Quality Equation
Dr. Schultz will discuss: the many factors that may contribute to the outcome of interventions for behaviors in dementia; some of the medication choices for behavioral problems in dementia; the idea that some medications may be better for certain target...
11.14.2014
Nature-Based Interventions for Persons with Dementia
Dr. Bossen will discuss: evidence about nature's impact on human beings, including quality of life and attention capacity; the empirical evidence to support the use of the naturally restorative environment (NRE); different uses of nature-based interventions in different settings; and...
10.15.2014
Treatment of Pain in Patients with Dementia
Dr. Peterson and Dr. Reist will discuss: appropriate assessment of pain in a patient with dementia; non-pharmacological options for treatment of pain in a patient with dementia; appropriate pharmacotherapy for the treatment of pain in a patient with dementia; and...
09.15.2014
Medication Management of Lewy Body and Parkinson's Dementias
Dr. Kauer will discuss: the management of Parkinsonian symptoms in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia; the management of cognitive impairment in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease with dementia; the management of psychosis in dementia...
08.15.2014
Tips for Visuospatial Dysfunction: How to Manage Late-Life Cognitive Changes that Interfere with Visual Processing
Dr. Shim will discuss: visuospatial processing; causes of visuospatial dysfunction; specific clinical manifestations of visuospatial dysfunction; and how depression, treatment factors, and coping strategies and treatments for patients with visuospatial dysfunction.
07.16.2014
Elder Mistreatment and Dementia
Dr. Jogerst will discuss: a model of elder mistreatment; the types of elder mistreatment; the relationship between elder mistreatment and dementia; and reasons that may predispose demented persons to elder mistreatment.
06.16.2014
Grief After the Diagnosis of Dementia
Dr. Bern-Klug will discuss: dementia; grief and common grief-related terms; the experience of grief within the context of dementia "after the diagnosis"; and grief resources for health care practitioners.
05.15.2014
Sexual Behavior in Dementia
Dr. Mulhausen will discuss: the changes in sexual behavior experienced by people with dementia and contrast them with those experienced in normal aging; appropriate clinical assessment and support to offer when patients with dementia or their partners present with concerns...
04.14.2014
The Influence of Communication on Older Adults with Dementia
Dr. Williams will discuss: common communication barriers for older adults; the importance of communication for older adults and persons with dementia (PWD); elderspeak and its negative messages; and recent research findings regarding elderspeak.
03.05.2014
End-of-Life Issues in Dementia
Dr. Weckmann will discuss: the clinical course of advanced dementia; common symptoms at the end of life and how to treat them; ineffective end-of-life interventions; and how palliative care can improve outcomes in advanced dementia.
01.31.2014
Clinical Features of Frontotemporal Dementia and Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia
Dr. Schultz will discuss: the first clinical symptoms of frontotemporal dementia; how frontotemporal dementia differs from other dementias such as Alzheimer's disease; the clinical features of Lewy Body Dementia and how they affect treatment choices; and how Lewy Body Dementia...
10.07.2013
New Diagnostic Tools for Understanding Dementia
Dr. Schultz will discuss: the definition of "mild cognitive impairment"; the different types of brain changes that can lead to mild cognitive impairment; the types of brain imaging tools that can be used to map the brain changes that occur...
09.04.2013
The Basics of Neuropsychological Testing and Its Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
Dr. Smith will discuss: the process of neuropsychological evaluation; how to identify which patients might benefit from neuropsychological evaluation; how neuropsychological evaluations can help patients, caregivers, and care providers; and neuropsychological presentations of different causes of dementia.
08.01.2013
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dr. Schultz will discuss: the general criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment; the frequency of Mild Cognitive Impairment in clinic and community samples and the rate of progression to dementia; some of the new diagnostic features of the Mild Neurocognitive Disorders...
07.01.2013
Dementia: Transitions in Care and Hospice Care
Dr. Bursch will discuss: characteristics of the current care environment for persons with end-stage dementia; transitions in dementia; the caregiving trajectory of dementia; and recommendations to manage transitions for persons with end-stage dementia (ADRD).
06.03.2013
Advance Care Planning and Family Issues in Dementia
Ms. Dohrmann and Dr. Bern-Klug will discuss: advance care planning and advance directives; the POLST paradigm; a comparison of advance care planning, advance directives, and POLST for families of persons with dementia; and advance care planning-related tools that providers can...
05.01.2013
Pharmacologic Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia
Dr. Carnahan will discuss: medications that may help in the management of or otherwise influence neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia; how to determine whether an antipsychotic is appropriate for a person with dementia; how to select an antipsychotic for a person...
04.01.2013
Evaluation and Non-Drug Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia
Dr. Smith will discuss: four main groups of unmet needs that cause/contribute to behavior problems; how to apply the Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) approach to behaviors; evidence-based Simple Pleasures interventions that target dementia care; and the impact of an organization's culture on...
03.01.2013
Independence and Dependence in Dementia and Community Resources
Ms. Schmuch will discuss: safety and quality of life concerns for persons with dementing illnesses; the role and perspectives of family/caregivers and clinicians as they confront safety and quality of life concerns; how clinicians can assist patients and caregivers with...
02.01.2013
Dementia Screening in the Elderly
Dr. Butler will discuss: the epidemiology of dementia; medical screening evaluation of dementia; cognitive assessment screening tools; and the risks and benefits of screening for dementia.
12.03.2012
Discontinuation of Non-Essential Medications
Dr. Swegle will discuss: definitions surrounding medication use; appropriate use for medications; opportunities to reduce the medication burden; and medication use for specific indications.
11.01.2012
Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment
Dr. Bell will discuss: the gaps in health care addressed by the Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (IPOST); the history of the IPOST project in the context of the national Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) paradigm; the...
10.03.2012
A Discussion of Grief and Bereavement
Dr. Weckmann will discuss: the effects of normal grief; complicated grief as a distinct entity with distinct health risks; risk factors for complicated grief; and evidence-based recommendations for interactions for bereaved patients.
09.04.2012
Hospice Care
Ms. Feldmann will discuss: the philosophy of hospice and eligibility requirements for care; the hospice interdisciplinary team and their roles with patients and families; the recertification and discharge processes and levels of care available to patients; and the benefits of...
08.01.2012
Ethical and Legal Issues at the End of Life
Dr. Kaldjian will discuss: the role and limits of advance directives; the two legal standards for surrogate decision-making; challenges related to code status discussions; the importance of the goals of care; the ethical features of decision-making towards the end of...
07.02.2012
Living and Dying with Heart Failure and Chronic Lung Disease: How Palliative Care Can Help
Dr. Light-McGroary will discuss: the principles of palliative care and how it applies to the care of the heart failure patient; the principles of palliative care and how it applies to the care of the chronic lung disease patient; the...
06.01.2012
The Family Meeting and Beyond
Dr. Bell will discuss: the appropriate purpose, context, and setting of the family meeting; the basic principles of communication needed in setting goals with patients and families; managing conflict in the family meeting; and articulating conclusions and recommendations in a...
05.01.2012
Pain Management and Opioids
Dr. Swegle will discuss: identifying good candidates for opioid use; the advantages and disadvantages of commonly used opioids; how to initiate and adjust opioid doses based on response to therapy; and how to recognize and address potential opioid adverse effects.
04.02.2012
A Practice Approach to Pain Assessment
Mr. Anderson will discuss: the relationship between "Cure" and "Comfort" in patients with serious illness; major methodologies used for pain assessments in a practice setting and advantages and disadvantages of each major form of assessment; techniques to employ when attempting...
03.02.2012
Symptom Management and Care of the Dying Patient
Dr. Clark will discuss: the essential elements of a good death as identified by patients, family members, and caregivers; three methods for assessing pain intensity; pharmacological interventions that can effectively treat pain, shortness of breath, delirium, anxiety, and nausea/vomiting at...
02.03.2012
Palliative Care and Goals of Care
Dr. Erekson will discuss: how to describe the role of palliative care to patients; when a palliative care consult might be appropriate; the role of goals of care discussions in medical decision making; and advance care planning.
11.01.2011
Continuous Quality Improvement for Fall Prevention
Ms. Perrine will discuss: how data contributes to an overall quality improvement plan; identifying available data sources; process improvement methods; and the steps in the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model.
10.01.2011
Preventing Falls in the Hospital
Ms. Cullen and Ms. Gould will discuss: the evidence-based practice process for fall risk assessment in acute care; components of a hospital fall prevention program, including interventions for the most common activities associated with inpatient falls – mobility and elimination;...
09.01.2011
Fall Safe Environments in Long-Term Care Settings
Dr. Salsbury will discuss: fall-related terms in long-term care settings from a regulatory perspective; a model to identify and evaluate fall-related risks and hazards in long-term care settings; action steps to reduce fall risks among various resident populations in long-term...
08.01.2011
Home Evaluation and Prevention of Falls
Ms. McKay will discuss: the SureSteps Community Fall Prevention Project; tools that may be utilized in assessment to prevent falls; groups of medications that may put a person at risk for falls; and home safety features and recommendations that may...
07.01.2011
Adaptive Equipment to Prevent Falls by Older Adults
Dr. Barr and Mr. Turnquist will discuss: adaptive equipment used to prevent falls by older adults; how adaptive equipment might contribute to falls; steps to reduce related risks of adaptive equipment; and evidence for use of adaptive equipment in fall...
06.01.2011
Medications and Falls in Older Adults
Dr. Reist will discuss: medications associated with falls in older adults; evidence implicating specific medications with the risk of falling in older adults; and potential strategies to reduce risk of falls associated with medications in older adults.
05.02.2011
Fall Risk Assessment and Balance Tools
Mr. Berrett and Ms. Miller will discuss: the causes and risk factors associated with falls in older adults; fall assessment tools and evaluation techniques; treatment strategies for fall prevention; and balance exercises for fall prevention.
04.01.2011
Strength Training and Fall Prevention
Dr. Mobily will discuss: the factors that make a person susceptible to a fall; the CDC recommendations for exercise; how to motivate older adults to adhere to exercise programs; and the differences in exercise programs for pre-elderly, mid-elderly, and late...

What's Iowa Geriatric Education Center GeriaCast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Iowa Geriatric Education Center GeriaCast episodes:

Practical Issues Related to Medication Use in Dementia

Identification of Potentially Inappropriate Medications: The Beers Criteria – Update 2015

Cognitive Impairment and Oral Health

Early Detection of Different Types of Dementia

Transitions in Care for Older Adults

Cognitive Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease

Emotional and Cognitive Concerns in the Treatment of Older Adults with Chronic Lung Disease

Choosing Wisely: Diabetes

Nutrition Considerations in Advanced Dementia

Exercise Effects on the Brain and Cognition in Healthy Aging and Dementia Populations

Social Relationships, Family Communication, and Well-Being

Management of Behavioral Disturbance in Dementia: Complexities in Antipsychotic Use – The Quality Equation

Nature-Based Interventions for Persons with Dementia

Treatment of Pain in Patients with Dementia

Medication Management of Lewy Body and Parkinson's Dementias

Tips for Visuospatial Dysfunction: How to Manage Late-Life Cognitive Changes that Interfere with Visual Processing

Elder Mistreatment and Dementia

Grief After the Diagnosis of Dementia

Sexual Behavior in Dementia

The Influence of Communication on Older Adults with Dementia

End-of-Life Issues in Dementia

Clinical Features of Frontotemporal Dementia and Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia

New Diagnostic Tools for Understanding Dementia

The Basics of Neuropsychological Testing and Its Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Dementia: Transitions in Care and Hospice Care

Advance Care Planning and Family Issues in Dementia

Pharmacologic Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia

Evaluation and Non-Drug Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia

Independence and Dependence in Dementia and Community Resources

Dementia Screening in the Elderly

Discontinuation of Non-Essential Medications

Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment

A Discussion of Grief and Bereavement

Hospice Care

Ethical and Legal Issues at the End of Life

Living and Dying with Heart Failure and Chronic Lung Disease: How Palliative Care Can Help

The Family Meeting and Beyond

Pain Management and Opioids

A Practice Approach to Pain Assessment

Symptom Management and Care of the Dying Patient

Palliative Care and Goals of Care

Continuous Quality Improvement for Fall Prevention

Preventing Falls in the Hospital

Fall Safe Environments in Long-Term Care Settings

Home Evaluation and Prevention of Falls

Adaptive Equipment to Prevent Falls by Older Adults

Medications and Falls in Older Adults

Fall Risk Assessment and Balance Tools

Strength Training and Fall Prevention