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Saint Louis University Announces 35th Annual Summer Geriatric Institute and CST Training

St. Louis, MO – The Saint Louis University Summer Geriatric Institute, celebrating its 35th year, will take place on June 6-7, with a special training on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) on June 8. This premier annual continuing education event is designed for practitioners, faculty, fellows, residents, and students dedicated to providing care and services to older adults and their families. The comprehensive program includes lectures and workshops led by an interprofessional group of practitioners and researchers focusing on new and emerging areas of geriatric medicine and services.

This year's Institute will again feature a one-day training on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), a non-pharmacologic intervention for individuals with mild to moderate dementia. This training fulfills the first requirement for CST Facilitator Certification. Both the Summer Institute and CST training will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing for in-person and virtual attendance.

Key Highlights

The James Flood Memorial Alzheimer’s Disease Lecture
Dr. George Grossberg, the Samuel W. Fordyce Professor and Director of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, will lecture on the State of Science: Focus on Alzheimer's Disease.

The Max K. Horwitt Memorial Nutrition Lecture
Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD, Assistant Professor at the Saint Louis University Department of Nutrition and Dietetics and Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, will discuss the broad range of considerations for older transgender adults, with an emphasis on the importance of social determinants of health.

Reception and Student Poster Session
New this year, a reception will follow Dr. Linsenmeyer’s lecture, featuring a Student Poster Session and Awards.

For more information, please visit: [https://slu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=14593](https://slu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=14593)

About Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, established in 1836, has a long tradition of excellence in medical school, graduate medical education, and graduate education. The school has the distinction of awarding the first medical degree west of the Mississippi River and is proud to be part of the 450-year tradition of Jesuit education. The SLU School of Medicine trains physicians and biomedical scientists, conducts medical research, and provides local, national, and international health services. Beyond the objective of training competent physicians who are scholars of human biology, we strive to graduate physicians who appreciate humanistic medicine grounded in Jesuit values. Our region faces challenges of poor health indicators, education, poverty, and racism, and the School of Medicine works for health equity and the well-being of our neighbors. We embody cura personalis (“care for the individual person”) and train doctors committed to dignity and respect for all patients, practicing medicine that changes lives for the better.

35th Annual Summer Geriatric Institute and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training - Saint Louis University School of Medicine - Continuing Education (CE) Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 35th Annual Summer Geriatric Institute and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Training, 6/6/2024 4:30:00 PM - 6/8/2024 4:00:00 PM, In its 35th year, the Saint Louis University Summer Geriatric Institute is an annual continuing education event for practitioners,....

Join Memory Care Home Solutions this spring in their talk, “Replacing Stigma With Understanding.” Read about MCHS in our interview with Executive Director, Jill Cigliana, from the Spring issue of our newsletter.

Visit to learn more: 👉 https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/events.php

We are beyond grateful to be partnered with the Memory Care Home Solutions for this event. You can find registration and more information on their page.

Join us for an insightful journey into the world of dementia care at the "Navigating the New Frontier of Dementia Care" event hosted by Memory Care Home Solutions, Saint Louis University, and Gateway Geriatric Education Center

📅 Save the Date: Friday, April 12, 2024, from 8 AM – 4:30 PM CST
📍 Venue: The HEIGHTS Community Center, 8001 Dale Ave., Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Explore topics like Medications, Training, and Beyond in this in-person continuing education event. Don't miss the chance to be a part of this enriching experience!

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Our Spring 2024 newsletter is HERE! We have a wonderful, engaging, and educational round of events coming up in 2024, and we are excited to spotlight an array of community partners.

The registration link for our 35th Annual Summer Geriatric Institute and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Practitioner Training can be found here: https://slu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=14593

Here is an interesting article on the extremely high occurrence of undiagnosed mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) is a screening tool developed by the Geriatrics Division of Saint Louis University and the Gateway Geriatric Education Center. The RGA includes an assessment of frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia), and cognitive function. The cognitive function component of the RGA helps identify MCI. To learn more about Saint Louis University’s Rapid Geriatric Assessment, visit www.aging.slu.edu.

Nearly Everyone With Mild Cognitive Impairment Goes Undiagnosed Millions of older adults likely have minor memory issues that can later become dementia. But only a fraction of them are diagnosed early enough for new treatments to stand a chance.

Saint Louis University's 8th Annual Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition Concludes with Remarkable Success

St. Louis, MO – November 15, 2023 – The Division of Geriatric Medicine in collaboration with the Gateway Workforce Enhancement Program proudly announces the conclusion of the 8th Annual Interprofessional Geriatric Case Competition, held virtually on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. This year's competition, in partnership with the North Star Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) at the University of Minnesota, showcased the talents and innovative approaches of students and faculty from four prestigious universities.

Participants from Saint Louis University, Maryville University, A.T. Still University School of Dentistry, and Washington University School of Medicine formed a total of 13 diverse teams. These teams, comprising students from various health professions including medicine, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, medical family therapy, medical sciences, nursing, and dentistry, worked together to develop comprehensive care plans for older patients with multiple chronic health challenges.

Each team, guided by a volunteer faculty mentor coach, prepared a 20-minute presentation delivered live via Zoom, demonstrating their collaborative and innovative solutions. The presentations were evaluated by panels of interprofessional faculty judges.

After a month of preparation, the competition culminated in an inter-university round where the top three teams from Saint Louis University's semi-final round were:

First Place Winners: Zach Joswiak (SLU Physical Therapy), Yewon Lee (Washington University Occupational Therapy), Maggie Pawlowski (SLU Physical Therapy), Lauren Hasten (SLU Social Work), Christie Jok (SLU Medicine) and Luke Gehringer (SLU Nursing). Their coach was Amy Berkley, Ph.D., MSN, RN., Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Saint Louis University.

Second Place Winners: Justin Lok (SLU Medical Sciences), Kaylee Berger. (SLU Social Work), Madeline Devereux (Maryville University Physical Therapy), Skyler Hurle (SLU Nursing), Molly Jones (SLU Physical Therapy), and Tyler Hood (Washington University Occupational Therapy). Their coach was Jill Fitzgerald, Jill FitzGerald: PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, CSCSAssociate Professor, Physical Therapy, Saint Louis University.

Third Place Winners: Ankita Chabra (SLU Medicine), Chelsea Peterson (Maryville University Physical Therapy), Claire George (SLU Social Work), Madison Nii (ATSU Dental), Madison Lashmett (Maryville University Physical Therapy), and Alex Burr (ATSU Dental). Their coach was Julie Howe, MBA, RHIA, D-ABMDI, Associate Professor, Clinical Health Sciences, Saint Louis University.

The Saint Louis University team emerged victorious in the inter-university competition, receiving the highest scores and a cash prize. Additionally, members of the top two teams will receive medallions for their exemplary participation.

This annual event not only fosters interprofessional collaboration but also highlights the importance of comprehensive care in geriatric medicine. The Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gateway Workforce Enhancement Program extend their congratulations to all participants and look forward to continuing this tradition of excellence in geriatric healthcare education.

Please join us on 10/9 at 9:30am CDT for our Loneliness and Isolation summit!

Saint Louis University will host the first summit on addressing loneliness and social isolation in older adults. Professionals, academics, students, caregivers and community volunteers will be part of this unique event. Speakers from around the world will discuss different topics and interventions to help curb this
trend in older adults.

This virtual event takes place 9:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m. CST, on October 6.

For more information, visit the registration website. https://slu.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=1&EID=13853

https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/events.php

Events About the geriatric education resources available through SLU’s Division of Geriatric Medicine’s Gateway Education Center.

Our Fall newsletter is here! We invite you to share this with community members, patients, or caregivers who may benefit from our resources. For any questions, please email [email protected].

We wanted to share these helpful tips from Dementia Care Advocates group on Instagram! If you’re interested in more dementia care education, check out the videos we made in partnership with other agencies in the area. https://m.youtube.com/

The Gateway GEC is committed to providing accessible resources, education, and care to our community members, so don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Facebook, or contact [email protected]

In partnership with post-acute and long-term care experts, Saint Louis University's Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program has produced a set of brief, recorded presentations that focus on optimizing care for older adults living in post-acute care (PAC) and long-term care (LTC) settings.

You can earn a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM

To view the videos, please visit our Nursing Home Education Project page at https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/nursing-home-education-project.php

Please Read the Important Information Below Before Viewing the Video

For the Love of Quality Long Term Care: Implementing Innovative Education

Activity Type: Enduring Material
Activity Length: 2 hours and 35 minutes
Assessment Time: 10 minutes

Short Description: With support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Gateway Geriatric Education, in partnership with Memory Care Home Solutions, developed a set of brief recorded presentations and practice skills videos to provide easily accessible education for professionals providing care to older adults residing in long term care facilities.

Disclosure: As a provider accredited by the ACCME, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, requires everyone who is in a position to influence and/or control the content of this activity must disclose all financial relationships with all companies – whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients – over the past 24 months. Saint Louis University School of Medicine, requires anyone in control of content to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

The Planning Committee members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose and do not discuss off-label investigative use of a drug/device/product.

Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW – Course Director, Presenter Susan Elliott, DNP, APRN, FNP-C– Co-Course Director, Presenter
Angela Sanford, MD, CMD – Planning Committee, Presenter Amy Sobrino, LCSW – Planning Committee

The additional speaker has no relevant financial relationships to disclose and do not discuss off-label investigative use of a drug/device/product.

Debbie Blessing, BA – Presenter

Content Validation: Saint Louis University adheres to ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence and content validation as follows.

The Course Director of this activity has ensured that the content of this presentation conforms to the ACCME policy activities which require accredited sponsors ensure that:

1. All recommendations for patient care in accredited continuing education must be based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning, while giving a fair and balanced view of diagnostic and therapeutic options.

2. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in accredited education in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation.

3. Although accredited continuing education is an appropriate place to discuss, debate, and explore new and evolving topics, these areas need to be clearly identified as such within the program and individual presentations. It is the responsibility of accredited providers to facilitate engagement with these topics without advocating for, or promoting, practices that are not, or not yet, adequately based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning.

4. Organizations cannot be accredited if they advocate for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if their education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.

CME Information:
Learning Objectives: After completing this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

1. Insight into the education needs of staff in longterm care settings and become aware of an easily accessible resource for individual and/or group education opportunities;

2. practice-focused knowledge and skills for caring for older adults residing in post-acute and longterm care settings, including content on loneliness and isolation; meaningful activities; dementia assessment; polypharmacy; resident rights; dementia care interventions; and suspected urinary tract infections.

Accreditation:

Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:
Saint Louis University designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Saint Louis University School of Medicine will provide Other learner certificates (APPs, and other types of learners). The certificate will state that the activity was designated for 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Follow your board’s requirements for reciprocal CE credits.

Instructions For Participation and Credit: This online educational activity (enduring material) is designed to be completed within the time designated. To successfully earn credit, participants must view all videos to complete the activity online during the valid credit period. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, the participant must watch the educational activity.

After watching, send an email to [email protected] to inform the Saint Louis University CME staff of your completion. You will receive an email with instructions on how to complete your Self-Assessment and download or print your certificate. We appreciate your feedback that will be used to plan future activities.

For questions about CME credit, please contact the CME office at Saint Louis University at [email protected]

For technical questions about the video series, please contact Matt Pidgeon at Saint Louis University at [email protected]

Commercial Support: This enduring material has received no commercial support.

Additional Resources:
1) Lee et al., (2021). Examining racial and ethnic disparities among older adults in Long-Term Care Facilities. Gerontologist, 61 (6), 858–869. doi:10.1093/geront/gnab035
2) Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2022). Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes. Access at: ihi.org/AgeFriendly
3) Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (2022). Age-Friendly Health Systems: A Workbook for Nursing Home Teams
Release Date: 8/01/2023 Expiration Date: 8/01/2025

What Is an Age-Friendly Health System? | IHI - Institute for Healthcare Improvement Older adults in the US deserve safe, effective, and patient-centered care in the settings in which they receive their care. The Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative aims to develop an age-friendly health system model and rapidly spread the model to 20 percent of US hospitals and health systems by....

Have you considered participating in our virtual case competition? If you or someone you know is interested, please email [email protected] before 9/21/2023 to apply!

Check out the video of last year’s case competition for a glimpse of the incredible students who participated with us. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sXJ7OpLOOiM

Loneliness impacts everyone at every stage of life. This article highlights the importance of creating, maintaining, and discovering new ways to find friends, who are part of all life stages, to combat loneliness.

If you or someone you know is an older adult struggling with socializing and loneliness, e-mail [email protected] to learn more about our Circle of Friends initiative!

What friends of other ages and life stages can teach us Many of my friends chuckled or rolled their eyes at my friendship with Dean, an octogenarian exactly 61 years older than me. And why not? Primed by years of schooling to see friendship as something that happens between same-aged peers, many young people enter workplaces feeling awkward, squeamish or