Aging And Geriatrics

Useful Resources And Websites for Geriatrics. A good reference for Geriatrics.

• target=_blank>American Geriatrics Society
  The American
  Geriatrics Society is an organization of professional health care providers,
  such as physicians, nurses, and researchers among others, that are dedicated
  to improving the health and well being of all older adults. Their work
  consists of shaping attitudes, policies and practices regarding health care
  for older people.
  
• American
  Association of Colleges of Nursing
  The American Association
  of Colleges of Nursing is the national voice for America’s baccalaureate and
  higher degree nursing education programs. Their goal is to establish quality
  education standards, influence nurses to improve health care and increase
  public support of nursing.
  
• target=_blank>ElderWeb
  ElderWeb is designed as a research site
  for both professionals and family members looking for information on eldercare
  and long term care. Elderweb includes links to information on legal,
  financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and
  statistics
  
• Geriatric
  Video Productions
  Geriatric Video Productions is an
  educational video production company, produces and distributes innovative
  programs in geriatric healthcare. Geriatric Video Productions focuses on
  improving patient outcomes using an interdisciplinary approach to the most
  common behavior problems, diseases, drug management and ethical issues
  confronting geriatric healthcare workers today.
  
• GeroNet
  Health & Aging Resources for Higher Education
  Created
  through UCLA’s Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, GeroNet provides
  links to resources including, UCLA’s education resources, healthcare services
  and providers, and continuing education opportunities and resources in
  geriatrics and gerontology.
  
• Hartford
  Institute for Geriatric Nursing
  The John A. Hartford
  Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing is the only nurse-led institute in
  the country seeking to improve the quality of the nation’s health care for
  older Americans. Resources include ready to use teaching materials for staff
  educators and nursing faculty and a free online gerontological certification
  review course. The Institute is a partner in the Nurse Competence in
  Aging initiative.
  
• Last
  Acts
  Last Acts is a national coalition of organizations
  engaged in an unprecedented education campaign toimprove care for people who
  are dying and their families. Last Acts serves as a clearinghouse for sharing
  information and ideas at the national, state and local levels. Last Acts also
  provides a forum for discussion, collaboration and broad dissemination of new
  information.
  
• League for the Hard of
  Hearing
  League for the Hard of Hearing The League for the Hard
  of Hearing is the oldest hearing rehabilitation! in the world founded in 1910
  in New York. For those who are hard of hearing or deaf, the League offers
  hearing rehabilitation and human services, and offers the family ways of
  communication and the faculty to pay for the services. The League’s mission is
  to aid those of all ages with varying degrees of hearing loss.

• National
  Gerontological Nursing Association
  NGNA, an organization of
  nurses specializing in care of older adults, informs the public on health
  issues affecting older people, supports education for nurses and other health
  care practitioners, and provides a forum to discuss topics such as nutrition
  in long-term care facilities and elder law for nurses. NGNA offers information
  on gerontological nursing and conducts nursing research related to older
  people.
  
• National
  Institute on Aging – Age Pages
  A component of the National
  Institutes of Health, the National Institute on Aging is dedicated to
  improving the health of older people. Leading the federal effort on aging
  research, the NIA provides information and funding opportunities along with
  consumer oriented information on a wide range of topics that are important to
  older people and their families.
  
• Practicing
  Physician Education in Geriatrics
  The PPE project is dedicated
  to educating healthcare professionals and the public about the management of
  common geriatric conditions, emphasizing a collaborative provider-patient
  approach. The Web site offers case-based, evidence-based toolkits containing
  professional and patient education tools in English and Spanish.

• Senior Law Home
  Page
  Senior Law provides senior citizens, their families,
  attorneys, social workers, and financial planners, can access information
  about Elder Law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of
  the elderly and disabled.