Adult/Gerontological Health Care I

Selected Sites

Please review at least one to two sites with each course topic. Medscape Password is required for a few sites. (Password can be obtained without charge at Medscape).

Practice Standards

• National guideline clearinghouse
  
• AHRQ Guidelines
  
• Cochrane reviews

Selected Texts/References

• Merck Manual
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics
• University of Florida- Physical Exam Study Guides
• EKG Self-Study

     EENT

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology: Allergic Disorders http://www.aaaai.org/members/cme_ce/allergicdisorders/case1.stm
• CDC, Infectious Disease Guidelines.  Click on Antibiotic and Antimicrobial Resistance http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/guidelines/guidelines_topic.htm

Sensory Alterations  

• Handbook of Ocular Disease Management http://www.revoptom.com/handbook/hbhome.htm  (this site is a bit slow, but pictures are worth it)
• National Eye Institute
  http://www.nei.nih.gov/education (good patient education resources)
• Hearing/Ear Infections National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication disorders   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/index.asp
• Low Vision Web Site http://www.lowvision.org/low_vision_rehabilitation.htm

    Health Promotion 

• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (1996)
• Put Prevention into Practice Guidelines (PPIP)
  good clinical practice tools
• Older Americans Nutrition Program Toolkithttp://www.fiu.edu/%7Enutreldr/OANP_Toolkit/OANP_Toolkit_homepage.htm
• Administration on Aging Fact Sheets/Teaching Sheets

GenitoUrinary  

• STD's
  brief reviews, visual aides
• Contraceptive Guide
• Men's Health Issues: An Update on BPH and Prostate Cancer http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/447174
• Urinary Tract Infection, Medscape Review Article http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/1920

Dermatology/Skin Problems

• Dermatology Atlas
  good visuals
• Dermatology Image Bank 
  includes good visuals and great "self-quiz" available

Neuro, Selected Topics 

• National Stroke Association 
• American Stroke Association professional education materials
• Stroke, Patient Education Materials, American Heart Association---

Headache/Parkinson’s Disease 

• National Headache Foundation
• http://www.headaches.org/professional/educationindex.html
• Headache Resources, Patient Education Materials http://ahsnet.org/resources/patient.ph
• A Parkinson Disease Primer http://www.amda.com/caring/july2003/parkinson.htm
• National Parkinson's Foundation

Alzheimer's Disease

• Alzheimer’s Association
  http://www.alz.org/
• A Guide for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (on-line text)
  http://www.agingkansas.org/kdoa/publications/alzheimers/index.htm
• Caregiver guide Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center (ADEAR) http://www.alzheimers.org/caregiving.htm

Psychiatric Topics

• Delirium http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmg/sec5/ch39/ch39a.jsp
• Depression in Older Adults http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/depoldermenu.cfm
• Suicide in the Elderly, NIMH http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/elderlydepsuicide.cfm
• Substance Abuse, Neat College Health web site http://www.med.unc.edu/alcohol/prevention/welcome.htm

Muskuloskeletal

• AA Orthopedic Surgeons, Patient Education
  Provides a number of excellent patient resources on a wide range of related topics
• Sports Related Injury Page
  good review site

Fall and gait disturbances

• U.S. Fall Prevention Programs for Seniors - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Includes home safety checklist http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/falls/default.htm
• AGS Falls Protocol http://www.americangeriatrics.org/news/media_adv_5.shtml
• Foot Care http://ndep.nih.gov/materials/pubs/feet/feet.htm

Nursing Facility/Home Health Information

• NINR, The Quality of Home Care
• NINR, The Quality of Nursing Home Care
• NINR, Family Caregiving

Miscellaneous

• Alternative Medicine Website
• Administration on Aging
• American Geriatrics Society
• The National Conference of the Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP)
• Hartford Foundation for Geriatric Nursing
• Kansas Department on Aging

General

• AAFP Practice Management
• Administration on Aging, Statistics on Older Adults
• AARP, Profile of Older Americans
• ANA position Statements
• Links to Healthcare Sites, General