By Paula Podrazik MD

Identifying Frail Elders is the lead presentation in the CHAMP series. This module teaches learners to recognize the profile of the frail or vulnerable aging hospitalized patient; identify the impact of hospitalization on the frail older adult with regard to cognitive and functional decline; screen for decline and impairments in ADL and IADL; and prevent hazards of hospitalization and mortality in the frail aging patient. Teaching materials include a slide presentation with speaker's notes, a bedside teaching trigger on determination and assessment of frailty, references and a sample session evaluation form. 

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