VA St. Louis Healthcare System

St. Louis GRECC Program

1. Aging Successfully** newsletters, 1999 - Present.
2. SLU GEMS.
3. DVD of Geriatric Assessment. Videos
4. Emergency Preparedness Satellite Broadcast. Videos 

(For more information on receiving any of the items, e-mail to Nina.Tumosa@va.gov)

The GRECC Education Program is mandated to provide education in geriatrics to health care providers throughout the United States. The education may be in the form of Continuing Education, Clinical Training of students, residents and fellows, Community Outreach, Geriatric Assessments, and Performance Tools. Examples of each are listed below.

a) Continuing Education

1. The 22^nd Annual Summer Geriatric Institute will take place on May 24^th & 25^th, 2011.
2. Weekly Geriatric Grand Rounds occur on Wednesday from 4-5 PM.
3. Annual GRECC symposium on Nursing Home Care occurs in St. Louis and Kansas City each fall.

b) Clinical Training

1. Fellowship Training in Medicine.
2. Residency Training in Optometry, Pharmacy, Clinical Pastoral Education, and Medicine.
3. Student Training in Pharmacy, Medicine, and Social Work.

c) Community Outreach

1. Emergency Preparedness. Videos
2. Aging.
3. Mental Health.
4. Geriatric Assessment.
5. Bi-weekly Post Dispatch Newspaper** column.  
6. Self administer VA SLUMS Exam** for patients.

d) Geriatric Assessments: The following assessments are made available to all through the links below.

1. ADAM Questionnaire *
2. Hey Doc! Am I at Risk for Falls?* 
3. Passport to Aging Successfully*
4. SLUMS Exam*
5. SNAQ*

e) Performance Tools: These items are produced for distribution. Make requests by e-mail to Nina.Tumosa@va.gov.

1. DVD of Geriatric Assessment. Videos
2. DVD Guide.
3. SLU GEMS.
4. Aging Successfully**newsletters.
5. Updates in Geriatrics - PowerPoint presentations.
6. Posters* from Aging Successfully newsletters.
7. SLUMS Exam in Arabic*, Romanian*, Spanish* (Colombia*)(Puerto Rico*), German*, French*, Chinese*, Portuguese*, Hebrew*, and Hindi* as well as English.*
   • Instrument Details.*
   • Instructions to Administer.*
   • Frequently Asked Questions.*

(*This information is in a PDF formatted brochure. If you do not have Adobe's Reader on your computer please go to Adobe Acrobat Reader* to download the reader for free.)

 

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