Helpful Websites for Geriatrics & Gerontology

Helpful and Fun Websites for Gerontological Nurses

John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: VERY GOOD website for Geriatric topics/ tools, and videos. Check out the Fundamental Geriatric Curriculum Resources and the NICHE section; especially “Try This.” http://www.hartfordign.org/

Worksafe BC: Working with Dementia: Safe work practices for caregivers. WorkSafe offers a series of video modules that describe how to care for people with dementia. Great for group discussion! Video recording from previous conference are good to watch as well http://www2.worksafebc.com/Portals/HealthCare/Dementia.asp

Crane Library: Their link to the “current perspectives” at the university of Manitoba is filled with great resources focusing on key topics in long-term care http://libguides.lib.umanitoba.ca/transition-longtermcare

U-First Dementia Care Modules. This is developed for frontline care providers, incorporated person-centred care philosophy and elements of PIECES. I highly recommend http://u-first.ca/e-learning/me-and-ufirst/assets/Module%201/index.htm

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Nursing centre.com. Free nursing articles and CE http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/clinicaltopics

Geriatricpain.org: You will find useful pain assessment tools for older adults here http://www.geriatricpain.org/Content/FAQs/Pages/default.aspx

Websites complied for GNABC 1 Lillian Hung [email protected] December 8, 2014 Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health. Useful assessment tools on 3Ds, suicide assessment toolkit http://www.ccsmh.ca/en/projects/delirium.cfm Clinician pocket-card: Suicide: Assessment & Prevention for Older Adults

Brock University; This Wiki shares resources and tools in geriatrics http://kumu.brocku.ca/geriatricnursingeducation/Main_Page

Acute Care Geriatric Nursing Website: BC materials; The resources and links page has lots of links, some of which are noted if they are good for exam prep. http://www.acgnn.ca/

National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly. Useful tool e.g., Financial Literacy for Older Adults http://www.nicenet.ca/ http://www.nicenet.ca/files/U_of_T_NICE_175131_Financial_Literacy_BigWebTool_ BC7.PDF

The Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe) is a free public repository of a growing collection of geriatric educational materials http://www.pogoe.org/litlinks

Murray Alzheimer Research and Education, University of Waterloo has wonderful educational tools on dementia caring e.g., By Us for Us Guides, A Changing Melody Toolkit… http://www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/other/

The Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s has English and Non-English Resources for nurses caring for older adults with diverse ethic backgrounds

Websites complied for GNABC 2 Lillian Hung [email protected] December 8, 2014 http://www.alzheimerbc.org/We-Can-Help/Resources-and-Information/Non-English- Resources.aspx

If you like Podcasts:

Geriatric Nursing Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/geriatric-nursing/id251584168

Hartford http://consultgerirn.org/resources/gnec_podcasts/

Canadiangeriatrics http://www.canadiangeriatrics.ca/default/index.cfm/resources/cgs-podcast/

Websites complied for GNABC 3 Lillian Hung [email protected] December 8, 2014