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Digital Seminar

Geriatric Assessment and Age Friendly Therapy Practice


Speaker:
Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CAPS, SHSS
Duration:
2 Hours 03 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 24, 2023
Product Code:
POS065351
Media Type:
Digital Seminar

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Description

By 2050, the number of people aged 60 years and older will increase to 2 billion, which is more than double the number in 2015. Enhance your geriatric care skills as you gain a deep understanding of the Age-Friendly Healthcare Initiative and its crucial role in improving geriatric care. Dive into effective assessments for each of the 4 M's of age-friendly healthcare - medication, mentation, mobility, and what matters. Walk away with practical examples to integrate age friendly care into your therapy practice to promote independence and functional mobility in older adults. 

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Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CAPS, SHSS's Profile

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Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CAPS, SHSS, has had a wide variety of experiences and has worked with pediatrics through geriatrics in various settings. She even ventured away from traditional occupational therapy for a few years and had the privilege of starting an Early Head Start program from the ground up and was the director of the EHS program. Kara taught in an OTA program as well as served as the academic fieldwork coordinator for approximately 8 years. In order to provide client-centered, occupation-based, and evidence-based practice, Kara started her own Mobile Hybrid Practice to help older adults age in place in 2018. This business has grown significantly over the years, and she now has over 15 employees and contractors providing a wide array of services. Her business not only has its own client population, but they also provide services to other agencies and businesses. Due to the lack of resources for helping therapy professionals start their own business, Kara created the Next Level Occupational Therapy Facebook group. It was through this group that it became apparent that all therapy professionals needed assistance in starting their own business and that is when the Therapy Business Builder program was started. Kara has helped hundreds of therapists get to the next level in their career through her programs.


Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kara Welke is the owner of Home Therapy Solutions, LLC and Next Level Occupational Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. Kara Welke has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kara Welke has no relevant non-financial relationships.


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Objectives

  1. Differentiate “Age-Friendly Health Care” from today’s current model of care for older adults.   
  2. Investigate the 4 M’s of the Age-Friendly Health Care Initiative and justify their value in enhancing geriatric care. 
  3. Integrate specific assessments into practice that address each of the 4 M’s (mentation, medications, mobility and what matters).  

Outline

Age Friendly Health Care 

  • Why this is an urgent need
  • What the Age Friendly Health Care Initiative?
  • 4 M’s 
    • What Matters
    • Mobility
    • Mentation
    • Medication
  • Value of the 4 M’s in enhancing geriatric care
  • Patient centered, coordinated, evidence-based

Integrate Age Friendly Care Assessments to Addresses each of the 4 M’s 

  • Values & What Matters, Goals, Respecting Choices
  • Functional Mobility, Exercise, Fall Prevention
  • Cognitive Status, 
  • Medication management, polypharmacy, adverse reactions 

Practical Tips to Create an Age Friendly Therapy Practice 

  • Tools to promote independence and functional mobility in older adults
  • Self-management tools for patients and caregivers to prevent hospital admissions
  • Collaboration and communication with the multidisciplinary care team
  • Case Studies
     

Target Audience

  • Registered Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Clinical Nurse Specialists
  • Physician Assistants
  • Physical Therapists
  • Physical Thearpist Assistants
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupational Thearpist Assistants
  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Social Workers
  • Counselors
  • Nursing Home Administrators

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