The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Expedition on Preventing Hospital Complications in Older Adults

About the AGS & IHI Partnership
AGS has partnered with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) on a web-based training program that will help hospitals to prevent complications in older adults.   As a partner for this expedition, AGS has assisted the IHI team with identification of faculty and content for the Expedition. 

About this Expedition
To teach hospitals to assess risk factors and prevent hazards that older adults face, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is offering Preventing Hospital Complications in Older Adults. This web-based Expedition will show teams how to implement and test a system to recognize risk factors and prevent the harm that can accompany a hospital stay. Participants will be provided with tools, guidance from faculty and other participants, and coaching on improvement science — all with a goal of creating a system to improve outcomes and reduce harm for older adults. 

Additional Educational Materials from the American Geriatrics Society for Teams Participating in this Expedition
 

Clinical Decision Support Tools

Geriatrics At Your Fingertips 
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips is an essential tool for all healthcare professionals taking care of older adults.  GAYF provides immediate access to the comprehensive information needed to make clinical decisions in a variety of settings. 

AGS Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Falls in Older Adults
Released in 2010, the Guideline aims to assist health care professionals in their assessment of fall risk and in their management of older adults who have fallen or are at risk of falling

Mini Cog Assessment for Dementia
Unrecognized dementia is a risk factor for postoperative delirium. Measure preoperative cognitive status with Mini-Cog Assessment .

Additional Education Materials

AGS 2010 Henderson Lecture: Delirium: Applying Research to Transform Care at The Bedside
Sharon Inouye, MD, is one of the world’s leading researchers on delirium and its prevention.  In 2010, the AGS awarded Dr. Inouye with the Henderson Award which recognizes outstanding achievements in geriatric medicine. 

Geriatrics Review Syllabus, 7^th Edition
AGS is pleased to provide open access to the  delirium and falls chapters from the 7^th online edition of our Geriatrics Review Syllabus (GRS7).  Just released in May 2010, the GRS7 program is authored by more than 150 medical experts on the care of older persons, and covers the prevailing management strategies and recent research findings in geriatric medicine. 

The chapters on Delirium and Falls were authored by leading experts in the field and will provide teams participating in the IHI expedition with a comprehensive overview of management of delirium and falls in older adults. 

AGS Cultural Navigator App
A new AGS iPhone application designed to help healthcare professionals effectively care for older adults of different ethnicities, is downloadable for FREE. This new app is based on the Society’s  Doorway Thoughts: Cross-Cultural Health Care for Older Adults Series (Volumes I-III),  which addresses the role of ethnicity in health decision-making in the U.S.