Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE). 4 Credit Hours

Catalog description

During this 4 week inpatient selective, students work with board-certified geriatricians and palliative care physicians at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Medical Center to care for acutely ill hospitalized geriatric patients. Students will learn about the unique needs of older adults and engage in family-centered care and a comprehensive interprofessional approach. At the completion of the selective, the student will demonstrate an ability to: evaluate an elderly patient to include history, physical examination, and problem list; administer a complete geriatric assessment including cognitive evaluation, medication review, activities of daily living, and depression screening; interpret assessment findings in the context of a patient's functional level; make a comprehensive geriatric treatment plan; target and prevent functional decline; determine capacity for decision making; identify and describe the geriatric syndromes; utilize home health services appropriately; and make referrals for outpatient rehab and for consultants.