Interactive Educational Curriculum on Assessing the Capacity of Older Adults

Rush University Medical Center and the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Law and Aging have released an interactive educational curriculum on assessing the capacity of older adults, funded by The Retirement Research Foundation. The course is aimed at physicians but is valuable and useful as well for other health care clinicians, students, and interested professionals. The curriculum features six modules: the importance of evaluating patients’ capacities; key principles and practices; the evaluation process and content; specific capacities and situation; when to conduct an evaluation yourself and when to refer; and working with courts in guardianship proceedings. The curriculum also…

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