Description
+ Include: 8 videos + 9 pdfs, size: 6.47 GB
+ Target Audience: oncologists, primary care physicians, geriatricians
+ Sample video: contact me for sample video
+ Information:
Friday, October 4, 2019, 8:30 AM – Saturday, October 5, 2019, 4:45 PM EST, Rockefeller Research Laboratories, 430 East 67th Street, New York, NY
This course is focused on cognition and communication for all types and levels of Health Care Professionals providing care for older adults with cancer though lectures Friday and an optional workshop on Saturday.
Friday, October 4th, will consist of high-level discussions surrounding all types of cognitive impairments commonly seen in the older cancer patient. There will be a focus on communication based concerns and barriers when interacting with the older cancer patient (including caregivers and family members), evaluation of decision-making capacity, as well as how to work with an interpreter for patients with dementia and may experience a language barrier.
Saturday, October 5th, is a Geriatric Communication Skills Training Workshop comprised of a specific experiential learning methodology that will immerse participants in applying newly taught skills in a simulated relevant clinical environment. Additional fees apply and space is limited.
This course is directed towards oncologists, primary care physicians, geriatricians, advanced care practitioners, oncology nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of older adult cancer patients.
Co-sponsored by MSK’s:
Geriatrics Resource Interprofessional Program (GRIP)
Psycho-Oncology Education & Training Institute (POETI)
- Provide an overview on dementia, delirium, depression: its detection and care
- Define decision making capacity and explain its legal implications
- Appreciate decision making challenges and learn to assess in older adults with cancer and cognitive syndromes
- Recognize ageism and appreciate how it interferes with the medical care of older adults with cancer
- Become familiar with the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the evaluation of older cancer patients with cognitive changes or at risk for cognitive changes
- Understand the principles of shared decision making
- Observe and practice skills for successful facilitation of shared decision-making with an older adult with cancer and his/her caregiver
+ Topics:
Behavioral Activation for Depression in Older Adults with Cancer.mp4
Behavioral Activation for Depression in Older Adults with Cancer.pdf
Cognitive Rehabilitation.mp4
Cognitive Rehabilitation.pdf
Complex Case Discussion- Decision Making Capacity – Legal & Ethical Implications.mp4
Complex Case Discussion- Decision Making Capacity – Legal & Ethical Implications.pdf
Comprehensive Care for Older Adults with Cancer- An Evidence-based Approach Integrating Geriatrics with Supportive Care.mp4
Comprehensive Care for Older Adults with Cancer- An Evidence-based Approach Integrating Geriatrics with Supportive Care.pdf
Delirium in the Older Cancer Patient.mp4
Delirium in the Older Cancer Patient.pdf
Dementia and Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment in the Older Cancer Patient.mp4
Dementia and Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment in the Older Cancer Patient.pdf
Geriatrics2019_Brochure.pdf
Identifying and Diagnosing Depression in the Older Cancer Patient.mp4
Identifying and Diagnosing Depression in the Older Cancer Patient.pdf
Updates in Psychopharmacology for Older Cancer Patients.mp4
Updates in Psychopharmacology for Older Cancer Patients.pdf
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