Care of Elderly, Falls and Frailty Assessment
Activity
Clinical Skills Sessions
Clinical Skills Sessions
To practice a history and physical exam for Falls assessment, including visual acuity, neuro exam, GALS screening MSK exam,
cardiovascular exam, orthostatic vitals, and diabetes foot exam. To review the 5Ms of Geriatric Care (Mind, Mobility, Medications, Multi-Complexity, and Matters Most). To practice using likelihood ratios from the JAMA Rational Clinical Exam Article Will my patient fall? to formulate a post-test probability of falls in the next 12 months in this case. To identify clinical risk factors for falls in the clinical case, and opportunities for intervention to reduce falls risk. To discuss the diagnosis of clinical frailty and stage according to the Clinical Frailty Scale. To discuss how clinical frailty can inform discussions around goals of care and managing multimorbidity. Pro Comp Connection -Socialization and Care of the Elderly
Curriculum Block
Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Part 5 / Week 3
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Assessments
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment
Tags
Curriculum Block
Integration Foundation
Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care
Part 5
Week 3
Curriculum Week
IF
Week 11
Discipline
Family medicine
Geriatrics
MCC Presentations
Falls
Frailty in the Elderly
Periodic health encounter/Preventive health advice
MeSH
Aged, 80 and over [M01.060.116.100.080]
Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210]
Frail Elderly [M01.060.116.100.540]