Age & Dementia Friendly Topics

Online Videos/Modules

Building Momentum for Rural Age-Friendly Care (HP/CG)

Speaker: Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN. President, The John A. Hartford Foundation  | TC: 9807

• Filmed at the 2023 Wyoming Conference on Aging | Sept 18th, 2023 | 1 Hour
• Learning Objectives: Understand the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement, the 4Ms frame-work, and the value of age-friendly care for older adults and health systems in rural communities. Identify key resources within your own microenvironment that can serve as the platform to advance age-friendly care. Leave prepared to begin the Age-Friendly Health Systems journey - a call to action!

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Sustaining Rural Age-Friendly Community Programs in the 2020s and Beyond (HP)

Speaker: Elizabeth Russell, PhD. Associate Professor, Psychology Department & Director, Trent Centre for Aging & Society.  Trent University, Ontario  | TC: 9802

• Filmed at the 2023 Wyoming Conference on Aging | Sept 18th, 2023 | 1 Hour
• Learning Objectives: Share key research findings on sustaining rural AFCs. Share barriers to rural AFC sustainability. Share ways to sustain rural AFCs in the short, medium, and long term.

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Capacity Building and Funding for Dementia Programs (HP)

Speakers: Lisa Engstrom. Wyoming Department of Health-Aging Division. Larry Goodwin, WyCOA. Sabine Schenck, MS. WyCOA | TC: 9816

• Filmed at the 2023 Wyoming Conference on Aging | Sept 18th, 2023 | 1 Hour

• Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe what an Evidence Based program is and their benefit. Participants will be able to understand the options for Title III funding for Evidence Based Programs. Participants will be able to describe the Evidence Based Programs offered by the Wyoming Center on Aging.

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Technology to Support Age-Friendly Healthcare (HP)

Filmed at the 2023 Wyoming Conference on Aging | Sept 18th, 2023 | 1 Hour | TC: 9813

• • Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) with Instaclinic.  Presenter: Amy Surdam, FNP, is the co-owner and COO of Instaclinic. Objectives: Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring. How to set up a program or refer patients to a program. How to identify appropriate patients.

  • Technology for Aging: Making Life Better in Communities and at Home.  Presenters: Abby Cox, MSW. VP State Markets at WellSky. Martha Rust CRC ATP, Interim Tools for Life Director, Ga Assistive Technology Program. Martha (Sal) Kibler, MA. Tools for Life. Assistive Technology Direct Service Gerontologist. Objectives: Attendees will learn about ways to utilize technology in the workplace to coordinate care, prioritize caseloads and effectively manage using data. Attendees will learn about various types of Assistive Technology and how it empowers individuals to remain in their homes and communities. Attendees will learn how to get involved in their AT Act Programs.

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 Age Friendly Communities - The Village Model (HP)

Filmed at the 2023 Wyoming Conference on Aging | Sept 18th, 2023 | 1 Hour | TC: 9810

• • What is a Village? Speaker: Barbara Hughes Sullivan, Executive Director for the Village to Village Network.  Objectives: Review the Village Model. Review Engaging Villages as Key Partners for Healthy Aging Research. Discuss the impact of Village Models.

  • Do it Yourself: A Discussion for Wyoming. Speaker: Linda Fleming

    Objectives: The listener will learn how one small Wyoming community is providing health care services such as homemaking, transportation and social activities for seniors and persons at risk in their community. The listener will learn the steps taken to be successful in obtaining programs and property.

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Age-Friendly Brain Talk: A Conversation-Based Approach to Assessing Brain Health (CG/HP)

Speaker: Soo Borson, MD  | TC: 7812

• Filmed at the 2021 Wyoming Conference on Aging | September 2021 | 1 hour

View this Module and complete the Evaluation Event Survey (for CEs upon request)

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Building a Dementia Friendly Community (HP/CG)

Speakers: Kay Wallick, Program Director, Dementia Friendly Wyoming in Sheridan, a program of The Hub on Smith; Meredith Hanley, Director, Community Capacity Build-ing, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging | TC: 6869

• Filmed at the 2018 Wyoming Conference on Aging | October 3rd, 2018 | 1 Hour
• Learning Objectives: Learn how to determine community readiness, from engaging the community to developing an an action plan specific to your community.  Understand how an awareness raising program can be easily implemented in your community through Dementia Friends USA.  Understand various models for educational programs for different sectors (business, civic, legal, financial, health, arts, social service, government, first responders, faith)