2024 – Project ECHO Archives
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January 2024 – Atypical Presentations – Donald Jurivich
February 2024 – Delirium – Donald Jurivich
March 2024 – Loneliness – Lindsey Dahl
April 2024 – Nutrition & Mobility – Nathaniel Johnson
May 2024 – Visual Arts in Age Friendly Dementia Care – Nicole Derenne
September 2024 – Differentiating Diagnosis – Sclinda Janssen
October 2024 – Prognosis – Donald Jurivich
November 2024 – Fall Prevention – Amanda Wilson
December 2024 – Mobility – Ryan McGrath
2025 – Project ECHO Archives
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January 2025 – Elder Mistreatment – Julia Hiner
February 2025 – Interprofessional Collaboration for Transitions of Care for Older Adults – Rebecca Brynjulson
March 2025 – Longevity
April 2025 – Geriatric Agitation
June 2025 – Age Related Microaggressions
July 2025 – Geriatric Advancements in Dementia Care
Understanding and Supporting Dual Diagnosis: Mental Health Disorders and Dementia
Psychiatric Disorders Complicating Dementia – Robert Olson
Person-Centered Compassionate Care Strategies for People Living With Dementia – Sam Cotton
Effects of Depression on Cognition, QOL and Care Partners – Michael Mercury
Panel Discussion
The Impact of Alzheimer’s Dementia In Our Community – Julie Praska-Moser & Michelle Kutner
Age-Friendly Health Systems
Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA).
Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to:
- Follow an essential set of evidence-based practices;
- Cause no harm; and
- Align with What Matters to the older adult and their family caregivers.
https://www.ihi.org/networks/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems
2023 – Project ECHO Archives
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January 2023 – Sensory Impairment – Kristen Carr, MPAS, PA-C, University of North Dakota
February 2023 – Communication in Older Adults – Jessica Foley, Communication Sciences & Disorders, University of North Dakota
March 2023 – Interprofessional Collaboration with Fall Risk Home Evaluation and Intervention – Sclinda Janssen, PhD, OTR/L, University of North Dakota
April 2023 – Geriatric Pharmacology – Rebecca Brynjulson
May 2023 – Delirium – Kim Belzberg
June 2023 – Medication Deprescribing – Rebecca Brynjulson
July 2023 – Pressure Injuries and Wound Care – Donald Jurivich
August 2023 – Frailty – Lindsey Dahl
September 2023 – Prescribing Cascades – Rebecca Brynjulson
October 2023 – What Matters Most – Lindsey Dahl
November 2023 – Hazards – Donald Jurivich
December 2023 – Urinary Incontinence – Donald Jurivich
2022 – Project ECHO Archives
January 2022 – Encouraging Application of the American Geriatrics Society 2019 BEERS Criteria to Patient Cases – Rebecca Brynjulson, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
February 2022 – Normal Sleep and Sleep Disorders with Aging – James K. Wyatt, PhD, DABSM, FAASM, DBSM
March 2022 – Guardians of Healthy Longevity – Donald A. Jurivich, DO
May 2022 – Vaccinations, Immunotherapy, and Medications for COVID-19 – Michelle Benson, PharmD, MPH
June 2022 – Interprofessional Assessment and Management Strategies for Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia, or Depression – Sclinda Janssen, PhD, OTR/L, CLA, FAOTA
July 2022 – Managing Agitation in Dementia – Jane Winston
August 2022 – Interprofessional Functional Assessment Basic Activities of Daily Living (BADLS) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) for Older Adults – Sclinda Janssen, PhD, OTR/L, CLA, FAOTA
September 2022 – Medication Reconciliation – North Dakota State University Pharmacy
October 2022 – Psychosocial & Spiritual Needs of Older Adults – Yi-Ping Hsieh, LBSW, University of North Dakota
November 2022 – Syncope – Donald Jurivich, DO
December 2022 – Fall Risk Assessment and Management – Meridee Danks, DPT, University of North Dakota
2021 – Project ECHO Archives
January 2021 – Unsafe Medication – Donald Jurivich, DO
February 2021 – Traumatic Brain Injury and Older Adults – Rebecca Quinn, LMSW, CBIST
March 2021 – Advance Care Planning: What Matters Most – Lindsey Dahl MD, FACP, Marsha Nygaard, RN
April 2021 – Home Safety Assessments: Evidence-Based Strategies to Decrease Falls and Improve Mobility – Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L CLT
May 2021 – Adverse Drug Reactions in Geriatrics – Rebecca Brynjulson, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
June 2021 – Delirium: Assessment and Management – Gregory Johnson, MD
July 2021 – Addressing Functional Abilities – Sclinda L. Janssen, PhD, OTR/L, CLA
August 2021 – Mobility and Geriatrics – Meridee Danks DPT, NCS
September 2021 – Improving Medication Use in Geriatrics Patients – Rebecca Brynjulson, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
October 2021 – 4Ms: The Mind – Donald Jurivich, DO
2020 – Project ECHO Archives
April 2020 – Mobility: Fall Risk Assessment & Management – Lindsey Dahl, MD, FACP
May 2020 – Polypharmacy & Medication Deprescribing – Mark Dewey, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP
June 2020 – Mentation and Mild Cognitive Impairment – Donald Jurivich, DO
July 2020 – What Matters, Beyond POLST – Jon Berg, MD, CMD; Jacque Gray, PhD; & Nancy Joyner, MS, CNS-BC, APRN, ACHPN
August 2020 – Mobility: Prescription for Physical Activity – Rebecca Brynjulson, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
September 2020 – Describing Medications in Geriatrics Patients – Rebecca Brynjulson, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP
October 2020 – Depression in Geriatrics – Dr. Joseph Rees; Dr. Robin Arends, CNP
November 2020 – What Matters: Decisional Making Capacity – Jason Karlawish, MD
December 2020 – Handgrip Strength – Ryan McGrath, PhD
Age-Friendly Healthcare for American Indian Elders Symposium
This virtual symposium is a free learning opportunity for providers, healthcare professionals, and community workers applying Age-Friendly Healthcare in American Indian populations.
February 28, 2025 Materials
Resilience Matters: In Research and Practice – Regina Robbins, PhD
April 10, 2024 Materials
Event Recordings
Improving Health through Collaborating with Traditional Medicine
Frederick K. Ness, MD, St. Croix Chippewa Indian of Wisconsin
The History and Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools
Denise Lajimodiere, EdD, MEd, BS, National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
Enhancing Engagement in Motion: Exploring Barriers, Facilitators, and Innovative Approaches for Indigenous Elders
Lavonne Fox, PhD, OTR/L, University of North Dakota
Indigenized Traumatic Grief and Loss
Tami Jollie-Trottier, PhD, Indigenized Behavioral Healing
March 24, 2023 Materials
Event Videos and Slides
- The Aging Brain
Tami Jollie-Trottier, PhD, Indigenized Behavioral Healing
Slides - Mind, Thinking, and Memory in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Jordan P. Lewis, PhD, MSW, Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School – Duluth
Slides - Multifactorial Causation & Risk Reduction of Dementia: Indigenous Histories, Current Pathologies, and Prevention Potentials
Joseph Neil Henderson, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health University of Minnesota Medical School
Slides - American Indian Medicinal Plants for Menopause: Collaboration with Urban Indigenous Women
Tristesse Burton, PhD, MSL, Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Scholar, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Slides - Cultural Aspects of Care
Donald Jurivich, DO, Chair of Geriatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Slides
April 8, 2022 Materials
Age-friendly healthcare involves using evidence-based practice and awareness of older adult’s health care based on the framework of Geriatrics 4Ms: What Matters, Mentation, Medication, and Mobility. This half day symposium hosted regional experts who discussed incorporation of each of the 4Ms in patient care specific for American Indian populations over zoom webinar. This FREE activity provided up to four educational credits.
Summary of Event
8:00 – 9:00 am What Matters to American Indian Elders | Tami Jollie-Trottier, PhD, Indigenized Behavioral Healing
9:15 – 10:15 am Training Providers to Educate Caregivers of Native Elders with Dementia | Jordan P. Lewis, PhD, MSW, Associate Director, Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team – Health Equity, Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus
10:30 – 11:30 am Guiding Healthcare for Elders | Monica Mayer, MD, Council Women and Physician, Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Hospital
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Gait and Mobility Disturbances in Dementia | Blythe S. Winchester, MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF, Director of Geriatrics Services, Cherokee Indian Hospital, Certified Medical Director, Tsali Care Center, Chief Clinical Consultant, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Indian Health Service
Partners
College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota
March 30-31 Event Materials
Geriatrics problems are common but often under recognized in health care. More than 80% of older adults with memory impairment go unrecognized by their primary care providers. Nearly two-thirds of older adults at risk for falls have no mitigating healthcare plan. To address this gap, Age-Friendly Care adopts evidence-based practice through the Geriatrics 4Ms: What Matters, Mentation, Medication, and Mobility.
Sponsored by Dakota Geriatrics, this symposium program brought regional experts together to discuss the Geriatrics 4Ms in patient care specific for American Indian populations in the Great Plains.
Mobility Assessments and Action Plans
Meridee Danks, DPT, NCS
University of North Dakota
Slides
Isolation and Loneliness
Tami Jollie-Trottier, PhD
Indigenized Behavioral Healing, Belcourt, North Dakota
Brain Health and Dementia Prevention
J. Neil Henderson, PhD
University of Minnesota
What Matters
Donald Jurivich, DO
Chair of Geriatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Functional Mobility for the Joy of Living
Lavonne Fox, PhD, OTR/L and Sclinda Janssen PhD, OTR/L
University of North Dakota
Slides | Handout
Overview of Age Friendly 4Ms Framework
Donald Jurivich, DO
University of North Dakota
Slides
What Matters
John Eagle Shield
(Retired) Director, Standing Rock
Slides
Aging vs. Dementia
Jacque Gray, PhD
University of North Dakota
Slides
Prescription Management with Traditional Indigenous Medications
Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH
University of North Dakota