The most recent survey of adult protective service agencies (2006) revealed 565,747 reports of elder and vulnerable adult mistreatment nationwide. However, elder abuse is frequently unrecognized especially in the early stages, therefore incidence and prevalence of elder mistreatment is under-reported. Many healthcare providers do not routinely screen for elder abuse in their patients.
The H-GEC has developed train
Healthcare Faculty
H-GEC has developed a course to increase healthcare faculty knowledge about elder abuse and how to teach it. The series of training modules can either be taken as a 40 hour course for certification, or as independent modules.
- Elder Abuse and the Role of the Health Professional
- Interviewing Elderly Victims and Perpetrators
- Screening for Geriatric Syndromes: Delirium, Dementia and Depression
- Differentiating Normal Aging from Physical Abuse
- Neglect
- Financial Exploitation
- Interacting with Law Enforcement and the Justice System
- Interventions
- Hoarding
- Teaching about Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Three 1 hour sessions for nurses have been developed, Introduction to Elder Abuse and Neglect, Interviewing Elders and Caregivers, and Neglect. CNE credits can be obtained.
Health Professions Students
Once a year students from all six schools at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston participate in a student competition related to the elderly. Presentations and materials provided to health professions students are also available.
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