Geriatric Resources
Associations & General Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Geriatrics Society
- Clinical Prevention Initiative (CPI) of the New Mexico Medical Society and the New Mexico Department of Health
- Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
- National Association of Geriatric Education Centers
- National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
- National Institute on Aging Spanish Language website
Databases
- Ageline (AARP)
- Healthfinder
- MedlinePlus
- PubMed (UNM Access)
- US Prevention Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Geriatric Resources for Medical Students
- University of Miami Mini Mental State Exam
- University of Miami Tinetti Balance and Gait Evaluation
- University of Iowa Geriatric Education Geriatric Assessment Tools
- University of Iowa GeriaSims (UNM students: Email Sandra Naranjo to request login. Please include your class and faculty preceptor information.)
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Medical College of Wisconsin Multidisciplinary Home Care Education
E-Learning Curriculum (Start curriculum from “Lessons” or “Map”)
- Virginia Commonwealth University Functional and Cognitive Assessment of the Geriatric Patient
Geriatric Resources for Residents and Fellows
- AGS Geriatrics at Your Fingertips (Also downloadable to PDA)
- EOL/Palliative Care Educational Resources
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Medical College of Wisconsin Multidisciplinary Home Care Education
E-Learning Curriculum (Start curriculum from “Lessons” or “Map”)
- Merck Manual of Geriatrics
- SmartPrescribe
- University of Iowa GeriaSims (UNM residents/fellows: Email Sandra Naranjo to request login. Please include affiliation information.)
Geriatric Resources for Faculty
- AAMC MedEd Portal: Providing Online Resources to Advanced Learning in Medical Education
- Portal of Geriatric Online Education
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Virtual Patient Teaching Resources and Learning Objects for Health Professions’ Educators (5 CD set and CD Guidebook; available to faculty at the UNM Center on Aging. Contact Chris Hayward (CHayward@salud.unm.edu) for more information.
- Objective Structured Video Examinations (OSVEs) for Geriatrics Education
- ACGME Outcome Project: Educating Physicians for the 21st Century (5 PowerPoint presentations with a Facilitator’s Manual)
- UCLA GeroNet