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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Apr 5;67(4):811–817. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15813

Table 1.

AAMC/JAHF Geriatric Competencies Matched to Aquifer Geriatrics Casesa

Case Number: Case Title Medication Management Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders Self-Care Capacity Falls, Balance, and Gait Disorders Healthcare Planning and Promotion Atypical Presentation of Disease Palliative Care Hospital Care for Older People
1: 85-year-old woman using anticoagulants X
2: 85-year-old woman with hypoglycemia X X X
3: 88-year-old woman with urinary incontinencea X X
4: 85-year-old woman with dementia X
5: 79-year-old woman with agitation X
6: 85-year-old woman with delirium X X
7: 78-year-old man with depression X
8: 86-year-old man and older person abuse X X
9: 82-year-old woman and functional status and home safety X
10: 72-year-old man and sexuality in older adults X X X X
11: 75-year-old woman with neck pain (geriatric osteopathic medicine case) X
12: 78-year-old woman and falls X
13: 75-year-old man and 80-year-old woman, prognosis and preventative screening for older adults X
14: 88-year-old woman with dementia and feeding issues X X
15: 75-year-old man with abdominal pain X X X
16: 87-year-old man with low back pain X X
17: 86-year-old woman with pneumonia X X
18: 83-year-old woman with urinary tract infection X X
19: 70-year-old man with urinary concerns X X X
20: 79-year-old man with severe pain and low health literacy X
21: 70-year-old woman and the psychological, social, and spiritual needs in geriatric care X
22: 74-year-old man and hazards of hospitalization: geriatric patient safety in the acute care setting X X X
23: 70-year-old woman and hazards of hospitalization: transitions of care and discharge planning for geriatric inpatients X X
24: 78-year-old woman with pressure injuries X
25: 85-year-old man and restraints X
26: 78-year-old man and cultural competency in geriatric care X X X

Abbreviations: AAMC, Association of American Medical Colleges; JAHF, John A. Hartford Foundation.

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Full text of competencies available at https://www.pogoe.org/Minimum_Geriatric_Competencies.