Geriatrics Resources by Eva Szymanski

Download me

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:16:35 UTC

GeriKit app: Geriatric 5Ms at your fingertips - questions to ask, screening tools, etc!

Also available for Android devices on the Google Play store

Print me

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:18:49 UTC

Pocket card: Geriatric 5Ms at your fingertips - non-electronic version!

Read me

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Atul Gawande on aging and geriatrics

Read me

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Louise Aronson on how health care fails older adults

Listen to me

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:24:03 UTC

5Ms CoreIM podcast

Podcast: Multimorbidity Games

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Podcast: Disposition Options

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Podcast: Case Management and Social Work

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:27:53 UTC

JAMA article: Multimorbidity and our health system

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:31:25 UTC

How multicomplexity needs to be incorporated into our health systems from a payment/incentive perspective

NY Times article: Patients with many illnesses

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:33:51 UTC

The challenges of multiple medical conditions and disease-specific evidence (or lack thereof) in geriatric populations

Podcast: Dementia Made Simple

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:36:16 UTC

Podcast: Dementia Dos and Don'ts

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:37:24 UTC

NEJM article: Depression

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NEJM article: Delirium

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:39:33 UTC

CDC STEADI initiative to prevent falls: resources

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CDC STEADI initiative to prevent falls: algorithm

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:41:56 UTC

Stanford Medicine 25: Gait abnormalities

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:43:12 UTC

Some good videos and explanations!

AAFP article: Assistive Devices

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:44:01 UTC

Podcast: Mobility and Falls

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:45:03 UTC

Article: 2023 Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate meds

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Article: STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate meds

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Website: Deprescribing resources

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NY Times article: Polypharmacy

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Vital Talk: a communication toolbox

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:50:49 UTC

You can also get the app! https://www.vitaltalk.org/vitaltalk-apps/

Podcast: Prognosis

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Website: ePrognosis.org

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:51:57 UTC

calculators, communication guides, and more!

JAMA article: Patient Goals-Directed Care

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:53:32 UTC

Podcast: Advance Care Planning

eszymanski91 — 2023-09-08 19:54:53 UTC

Use me

jessicaxzuo — 2023-09-30 19:21:39 UTC

NY Times article: Caregiver experiences

eszymanski91 — 2023-11-17 14:22:01 UTC

Article: Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

eszymanski91 — 2023-11-27 22:11:27 UTC

A nice overview on how to approach patients with concern for cognitive impairment

Resource: Eldercare Locator

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Helps connect older adults to community services

Resource: Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

eszymanski91 — 2023-12-14 20:10:27 UTC

Philadelphia's Area Agency on Aging. Can provide many home and community-based services for older adults

Resource: CAM for Delirium Screening

eszymanski91 — 2023-12-14 20:13:34 UTC

Quick screen for delirium. Systematic analysis notes sensitivity 82% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 69%–91%) and specificity 99% (95% CI: 87%–100%)

Reference: Shi Q, Warren L, Saposnik G, Macdermid JC. Confusion assessment method: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013;9:1359-70. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S49520.

Resource: Mini-cog for Dementia Screening

eszymanski91 — 2023-12-14 20:15:00 UTC

Quick dementia screening test. Recent cochrane review describes sensitivity 0.76 and specificity 0.73 based on one study with low bias in its methodology.

Reference: Seitz DP, Chan CC, Newton HT, Gill SS, Herrmann N, Smailagic N, Nikolaou V, Fage BA. Mini-Cog for the detection of dementia within a primary care setting. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jul 14;7(7):CD011415. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011415.pub3

Article: 4 stage approach to deprescribing

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Website: ePrognosis "time to benefit" tool

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see how long it will take for a medication or intervention to provide benefit

Resource: Prepare for your Care

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Patient-centered website to help with advance care planning decisions

Resource: Stanford Letter Project

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Patient-centered initiative to help communicate what matters to your doctor

Resource: Patient Priorities Care

eszymanski91 — 2023-12-14 20:21:09 UTC

Tools to help patients identify what matters most in their healthcare

Mobility devices quick guide

eszymanski91 — 2023-12-19 17:38:34 UTC

App: UB-CAM delirium screening

eszymanski91 — 2024-01-04 15:12:36 UTC

can be completed in an average of 90 seconds!

Reference: Kuzmik A, et al. Pilot Testing of the UB-CAM Delirium Screening App. Innov Aging. 2021 Dec 17;5(Suppl 1):977. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.3515. PMCID: PMC8681914.

Review: Communicating with Older Adults

jessicaxzuo — 2024-02-05 02:12:21 UTC

Review of communication tips from the Gerontological Society of America

Tool: eFrailty

eszymanski91 — 2024-03-18 17:45:31 UTC

Select a frailty screening tool for your clinical situation

Resource: The Conversation Project

eszymanski91 — 2024-03-18 17:50:20 UTC

Patient-friendly guides for how to think about and discuss ACP topics

Resource: Dementia Directive

eszymanski91 — 2024-03-18 17:52:05 UTC

A “living will” supplement for various stages of dementia

NEJM Perspective: Beyond Code Status

eszymanski91 — 2024-04-29 15:37:38 UTC

JAMA Perspective: Can we agree to disagree

eszymanski91 — 2024-04-29 15:39:37 UTC

Article: Scott et al. 5 steps for deprescribing

jessicaxzuo — 2024-06-20 15:14:00 UTC

Website: Ashton Manual for benzos

jessicaxzuo — 2024-06-26 14:45:38 UTC

Website: LGBTQ+ Aging Resource Center

jessicaxzuo — 2024-06-29 12:14:05 UTC

Website: Medstopper

jessicaxzuo — 2024-11-18 02:17:14 UTC

Resource: Plan Your Lifespan

jessicaxzuo — 2025-11-06 02:20:21 UTC

Patient-facing resource to plan for major life events, such as hospitalization, cognitive impairment, and falls

Podcast: Healthy Aging

eszymanski91 — 2026-05-01 14:25:20 UTC

Podcast: Updates on Alzheimer’s Treatment

eszymanski91 — 2026-05-01 14:26:50 UTC

Podcast: Unintentional Weight Loss

eszymanski91 — 2026-05-01 14:33:33 UTC

Read Me

eszymanski91 — 2026-05-01 15:08:27 UTC

Using the 4Ms to conduct an Age-Friendly Geriatric Assessment

Article: Alternatives to Beers Criteria meds

jessicaxzuo — 2026-06-28 03:08:18 UTC

Website: Anticholinergic Burden Calculator

jessicaxzuo — 2026-07-09 03:06:26 UTC

MoCA certification

eszymanski91 — 2026-07-10 16:47:35 UTC

Technically need to be certified to administer the MoCA. Click "apply here" near the bottom of the page