Research / Educational Programs and Case Studies

The objective of this module is to provide information about geriatrics and ethics research / educational programs and to generate discussion by supplying links to relevant case studies.

Links and Resources for Research / Educational Programs

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry: Information for Patients & Caregivers

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)

Georgetown University Medical Center: Geriatrics Curriculum

Georgia State University: Gerontology Institute

Gerontology Education Program (sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Miami Area Geriatric Education Center

Molinari V. A multidisciplinary ethics teaching conference on a geropsychiatric service. Gerontologist 1999;39(1):105-108.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Geriatrics: Ethics Research Programs

National Center for Ethics Veterans Health Administration: Education Programs

New York Statewide Resource Center for Geriatric Education

Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center

University of North Carolina Institute on Aging: Educational Initiatives

Links and Resources for Case Studies

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine: Ethics Case Studies

Ethics case study: Dealing with older, impaired drivers. ACP-ASIM Observer, April 2000.

Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing: Case Study References

Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh: Geriatrics Case Study

New York Statewide Resource Center for Geriatric Education: Case Studies

Public Broadcasting Station’s Series Before I Die

Tulsky JA, Snyder L. Deciding how much care is too much: Ethics case explores futility and appropriate treatment ACP Observer 1997;17(3).