Geriatric Competencies
Multidisciplinary
Partnership for Health in Aging / American Geriatrics Society
Multidisciplinary Competencies in the Care of Older Adults at the Completion of the Entry-level Health Professional Degree (2010)
Medicine
Association of American Medical Colleges
Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students (2009)
Association of American Medical Colleges
Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residents (2009)
Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Competencies (2010)
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Recommended Baccalaureate Competencies and Curricular Guidelines for the Nursing Care of Older Adults (2010)
National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence
Core Competencies for Gerontological Nurse Educators
Pharmacy
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Geriatric Pharmacy Curriculum Guide 4th edition (2021)
Psychiatry
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Core Competencies for General Psychiatry Residents (2005)
Psychology
The Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs
Pikes Peak Geropsychology Knowledge and Skill Assessment Tool (2013)
Social Work
Council on Social Work Education
Geriatric Social Work Competency Scale II with Life-long Leadership Skills (2009)
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National Geriatric Resources
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Wisconsin Geriatric Resources
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Examples of Recent Publications by WGEC Partners
Asghar-Ali, A.A. & Boyle L.L. (2018). Mental status exam. In R. R. Tampi, D.J. Tampi, and L.L Boyle (Eds.), Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life (pp. 75-77). New York, NY: Springer.
Bessey, L. J., Chapman, E. N., Radue, R., Boyle, L. L., & Shah, M. N. (in press). Behavioral health needs of older adults in the ED. In M. Malone and K. Biese (Eds.), Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
Boyle L. L. (2018). Psychological and neuropsychological testing. In R. R. Tampi, D.J. Tampi, and L.L Boyle (Eds.), Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life (pp. 81-90). New York, NY: Springer.
Boyle L. L. (2018). Neurologic exam. In R. R. Tampi, D.J. Tampi, and L.L Boyle (Eds.), Psychiatric Disorders Late in Life (pp. 91-95). New York, NY: Springer.
Denson, K., Simpson, D., Duthie, E., Malone, M., Barczi, S., Denson, S., & Myers, J. (2016). A Process to Identify MOC Part IV Performance Improvement Geriatric Targets for Primary Care Providers. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64, S41.
Denson, S, & Denson, K. (2017). Deprescribing benzodiazepines in elderly patients. Geriatric Fast Facts, #73. Retrieved from: http://www.geriatricfastfacts.com/
Denson, S, & Denson, K. (2017). Deprescribing medications in elderly patients. Geriatric Fast Facts, #68. Retrieved from: http://www.geriatricfastfacts.com/
Denson, S., Simpson, D., Denson, K., Brown, D., Manzi, G., Rehm, J., ... & Duthie, E. H. (2016). Geriatrics education team model results in sustained geriatrics training in 15 residency and fellowship programs and scholarship. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(4), 855-861.
Duthie, E., Myers, J. M., Denson, K., Ouweneel, K., Simpson, D., & Denson, S. (2016). Improving advance directive completion by geriatric patients through physician education. Gerontologist, 56 (Suppl_3), 525-526.
Hamrick, I., & Radue, R. (2017). In older adults with depression, is aerobic exercise safe and effective? Advances in Geriatrics Evidence-Based Practice, 20(4), 5.
Hamrick, I., & Radue, R. (2017). In older adults with depression, is psychotherapy effective? Advances in Geriatrics Evidence-Based Practice, 20(7), 5.
Kramer, B.J., Creekmur, B., Howe, J.L., Trudeau, S., Douglas, J.R., Garner, K., Barczi, S. (2016). Veterans Affairs Geriatric Scholars Program: Enhancing Existing Primary Care Clinician Skills in Caring for Older Veterans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64 (11), 2243-2348.
Myers, J.M., Duthie, E. Jr, Denson, K., Denson, S., & Simpson, D. (2017). What can a primary care physician discuss with older patients to improve advance directive completion rates? A Clin-IQ. Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 4(1), 42-45.
Padua, K., & Malone, M. (2017). Acute management of behavior changes in hospitalized patients with dementia. Geriatric Fast Facts, #63. Retrieved from: http://www.geriatricfastfacts.com/
Perry, A., Neath, S., Kreshak, A., & Malone, M. (2017). Assessment of dementia patients in the emergency department. Geriatric Fast Facts, #72. Retrieved from: http://www.geriatricfastfacts.com/
Perry, A., Neath, S., Kreshak, A., Malone, M. (2017). Creating a dementia-friendly emergency department. Geriatric Fast Facts, #71. Retrieved from: http://www.geriatricfastfacts.com/
Tampi, R. R., Tampi, D. J., & Boyle, L. L. (Eds.). (2018). Psychiatric disorders late in life: A comprehensive review. New York, NY: Springer.
Ramaswamy, R., Shah, A.A., Denson, K.M., Sehgal, M., Syed, Q., Powers, B.B., Schwartz, A.W., Leipzig, R.M. and Gleason, L.J. (2021), Teaching geriatrics during the COVID-19 pandemic: Aquifer Geriatrics to the rescue. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69, 1740-1742. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17169
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