Resources

Patient Education

Under Patient education will be several subtopics with relevant flyers & booklets:

• Opioid Pain Medications and Older Adults
• Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medications and Older Adults
• Stimulants and Older Adults
• Falls and Older Adults
• Covid-19 and Older Adults
• Optimal Management of Pain through Nutrition and Hydration in Older Adults

Physician Education

• Special Consideration for Prescribing Opioid Pain Medications to Older Adults
• OTC Medications and Older Adults
• Stimulants and Older Adults
• Polypharmacy
• Video Scenarios (for educating patients)
• Provider Barriers for Disparity in Screening for Dementia (online videos)
  • https://www.dfamerica.org/training-videos
  • https://youtu.be/B4jV92LYP64
  • https://youtu.be/CcrGes1fdIU

English Resources

Opioid Pain Medication Fact Sheet

Understanding Opioid Pain Medication Booklet 

Opioid Quick Facts

What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Confusion / Delirium 

What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Falls

What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Heart

What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Constipation 

What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Hyperalgesia

How to Use Naloxone

 

Spanish Resources

Spanish – Opioid Pain Medication Fact Sheet

Spanish – Opioid Quick Facts

Spanish – What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Confusion / Delirium

Spanish – What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Falls

Spanish – What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Heart

Spanish – What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Constipation

Spanish – What Older Adults Need to Know About Opioid Pain Medications – Hyperalgesia 

Spanish – How to Use Naloxone

Spanish – Opioid Use Disorder Information Card