PC•FM&IM•Sp12 Texas Tech SOM Reynolds Geriatric Series Podcasting Evaluation • FamMed & IntMed

This instrument is designed to assess the effectiveness of the Reynolds Geriatric Podcast series as a teaching tool for third-year medical students. If you are a third-year student in the Texas Tech School of Medicine and you are completing the Family Medicine or Internal Medicine clerkship during the Spring of 2012, please complete this anonymous instrument.

Your Name:

Your campus:

Amarillo
Lubbock
Permian Basin

Your current rotation assignment:

Family Medicine

Internal Medicine

Your Family Medicine or Internal Medicine rotation session:

January-February 2012 (Spring1)
March-April 2012 (Spring2)
May-June 2012 (Spring3)

In general, which one of the following best describes the pattern by which you listened to the podcasts?

I downloaded & listened to 1 episode per week.
I tended to download and listen to 2 or more podcasts at a time.
I downloaded and listened to the podcasts all at once.
Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

Additional comments:

In general, how did you listen to the Geriatrics podcast episodes? (Check all that apply.)

On an Apple iPod
On another MP3 player
On a computer
Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

Additional comments:

Did you listen to the podcasts AS A REVIEW in anticipation of an OSCE or other test?

Yes
No

Please rate the four podcast episodes that you were assigned to listen to during the Spring of 2012, and indicate how many times you listened to each episode. If you didn't listen to the episode at all, please leave the series of questions blank. For proper evaluation of the episode series, it's important to receive accurate information about listening frequency, so please be candid in your response.

Other than the Reynolds Geriatric podcast series, do you subscribe or regularly listen to any other podcast episodes on medical or medical education topics? If so, please list the titles or topics in the "Additional Comments" box.

Yes
No

Additional comments:

Select the best answer for the following questions.

1. An effective drug history for an older patient includes a list of herbal and over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements.

True
False

2. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are aqueous-soluble; therefore, vitamin toxicity is unlikely for elderly patients taking those vitamins.

True
False

3. If a patient is taking at least 6 medications, including over-the-counter drugs, he or she has an 80% chance of having at least one significant adverse effect or drug interaction.

True
False

4. Examples of anti-cholinergic effects are confusion, blurred vision, dry mouth, and constipation.

True
False

5. According to the Beers Criteria, Benadryl is an appropriate medication as a sleep aid for an elderly patient.

True
False

6. A primary care physician should always ask the patient or patient’s family about a history of falls.

True
False

7. The highest rate of falls among the elderly occurs in the hospital.

True
False

8. Improving the patient’s gait or balance with a cane or walker may be an easy way to prevent falls among the elderly.

True
False

9. The Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) has been demonstrated to be a reliable and reproducible tool to assess cognitive function in older individuals.

True
False

10. The MMSE takes into accounts level of education in determining score thresholds for an “abnormal” result (e.g. dementia).

True
False

11. The MMSE can determine if a person possesses cognitive deficits, and can diagnose the etiology of that cognitive loss.

True
False

12. Mental status assessment in the elderly requires the examiner demonstrate good eye contact and speaking clearly, in a loud enough voice for the respondent to hear correctly, in order to be valid.

True
False

13. The onset of delirium is typically slower than the onset of dementia.

True
False

14. An acute fever may precede the onset of delirium.

True
False

15. Results of an EEG will always reveal specific patterns or characteristics in a person with a diagnosis of delirium.

True
False

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