Welcome to he Rural Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Training Module. The Module has been developed in conjunction with faculty and staff from the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute and the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center at the University of Rochester.
Goal/Audience
The goal of this module is to introduce participants to the concept and practice of interdisciplinary geriatric assessment in rural areas. The intended audience is students, faculty, and professionals from a range of disciplines and practice environments who want to learn more about interdisciplinary geriatric assessment in rural areas. Thus, for some the content will be new and for others it may act as a review. The developers of this module have attempted to provide as much background information as possible throughout the module by utilizing links to other informative sites as well as the development of a glossary.
Objectives
The following are learning objectives for users of the module:
-
Introduce the unique challenges and opportunities of providing health care services to older adults in rural settings.
-
Describe the concept and practice of interdisciplinary geriatric assessment.
-
Identify the roles professionals from multiple disciplines and how their combined expertise can be utilized in the care of older adults.
-
Foster new ways of thinking about how care for older adults residing in their own homes in a rural setting can be improved.
Navigational Tips
Click on the navigational bar with sub-menus on the left to access content areas. Where appropriate, hyperlinks within the text open an additional browser window with faded "back buttons" (see figure below). This allows you to maintain your place in the case studies. After reviewing the additional information provided in the new window, close the window by clicking on the "x" in the upper right hand corner.
Self-Assessments
For the adventurous, the following self-assessment quizzes are not only fun but test how much you already know about aging, rural areas, and interdisciplinary health care practice. Take them before you start the case studies and you might just surprise yourself!
What's Your Aging I.Q.?
Aging in Rurality - 10 Rural Myths
What is Interdisciplinary Health Care Practice? - Coming Soon!
| Suggestions for improvement: This module should be viewed as an evolving learning tool that has the ability to change and expand as needed. If you want to share any comments about the site, especially ways that it could be improved, please email your comments to decker@ithaca.edu. As time and funding permits, more modules or "cases" representing different rural aging health care scenarios may be added. |
| This publication was supported by Grant No. 1
D37 AH 00733-0
from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Public Health Service (PHS), Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals (BHPr). It's contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official vies of the DHHS, PHS, HRSA. or BHPr. |
|