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Resources for Professionals
(Tools and Materials, Geriatrics Course Listings, Conferences of Special Interest, and other Educational Resources)

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Tools Available from IHS Elder Care Initiative:

Preventive Care Guidelines for the Elderly, May 2003 with audit tool.

PCC Comprehensive Elder Exam and supporting documentation

Sample Palliative Care Policy

And More…

 

Course Listings:

These web sites contain extensive listings of course offerings on a variety of geriatric topics.

AGS- American Geriatric Society
 
ASA- American Society on Aging
 
GSA- Gerontological Society of America



Upcoming Conferences of Special Interest:
Conference Description Location and Dates Contact Information

University of New Mexico Geriatric Education Center

Summer Geriatric Institute 2005

An interdisciplinary approach to major themes in the care of the elderly, with special emphasis on the specific needs of American Indian and Alaskan Native Elders

Scholarships available for Indian Health Providers

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dates to be determined/p>

Darlene Franklin, Program Manager UNM GEC

505-272-4934



Educational Resources:
Materials Description Contact Information
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips, 2004 Edition

A pocket-sized clinical geriatrics reference with helpful tools and tables

Free online version available at www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org

Produced by the American Geriatrics Society

www.americangeriatrics.org/products
Geriatric Review Syllabus, Fifth Edition

A comprehensive geriatric review course with CME.

Produced by the American Geriatrics Society

www.americangeriatrics.org/products

Resource Organizations In Aging
 
AAGP- American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
 
ASA- American Society on Aging
 
AARP- American Association of Retired Persons
 
GSA- Gerontological Society of America
 
AGS- American Geriatric Society
 
Alzheimer's Association
 
NICOA- National Indian Council on Aging
 
AoA- Administration on Aging
 
NRCNAA- National Resource Center on Native American Aging

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