Age-Friendly Care in the Great Plains

Geriatric problems are common but often under recognized in health care. More than 80% of older adults with memory impairment go unrecognized by their primary care providers. Nearly two-thirds of older adults at risk for falls have no mitigating healthcare plan. To address this gap, Age-Friendly Care adopts evidence-based practice through the Geriatric 4Ms: What Matters, Mentation, Medication, and Mobility.

Sponsored by Dakota Geriatrics, this symposium program brought regional experts together to discuss the Geriatric 4Ms in patient care specific for American Indian populations in the Great Plains.

The video presentations and slide decks are from the virtual symposium held on March 30-31, 2021.

• Isolation and Loneliness
  Tami Jollie-Trottier, PhD
  Indigenized Behavioral Healing, Belcourt, North Dakota
• Brain Health and Dementia Prevention
  J. Neil Henderson, PhD
  University of Minnesota
• What Matters
  Donald Jurivich, DO
  Chair of Geriatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
  
• Functional Mobility for the Joy of Living
  Lavonne Fox, PhD, OTR/L and Sclinda Janssen PhD, OTR/L
  University of North Dakota
  Slides | Handout
• Overview of Age Friendly 4Ms Framework
  Donald Jurivich, DO
  University of North Dakota
  Slides
• What Matters
  John Eagle Shield
  (Retired) Director, Standing Rock
  Slides
• Aging vs. Dementia
  Jacque Gray, PhD
  University of North Dakota
  Slides
• Prescription Management with Traditional Indigenous Medications
  Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH
  University of North Dakota
• Mobility Assessments and Action Plans
  Meridee Danks, DPT, NCS
  University of North Dakota
  Slides