CNYGEC e-Learning Center

E-Learning through the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

About this Course

Core Days and Electives are available on the e-Learning Center

The modules include:

1) Core Day 1, "Working with Older People" 
2) Core Day 2, “Providing Interdisciplinary Geriatric Care”
3) Core Day 3, "Special Considerations in Care for Older Adults”
4) Elective Day topics.

All offer a video podcast and a pdf of slides. Nursing contact hours are available for these resources. 

Visit The Hartford Institute website

You must register with the e-Learning center to access these courses. This is one time registration; you will then be able to use your newly created username and password to access the materials at anytime!

Before starting each module, there will be a required pre-test. At the end of the module, there will be a required post-test. Completion of both brief tests is required to obtain the certificate of completion for each module.

Continuing education units in nursing are available for all modules, provided by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing Center for Continuing Education in Nursing, which is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

CME hours are not available for online learning

Core Day 1 Podcasts:
Working with Older People  

Overview on Aging  

Culture Competence  

Health Literacy 

Swallowing Disorders  

Core Day 2 Podcasts:
Providing Interdisciplinary Geriatric Care

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment  

Transitional Care  

Medicaid Update & Protecting the Family Home

Core Day 3 Podcasts:

Special Consideration in Care of Older Adults

Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in Older Adults: Iatrogenesis, Frailty, Geriatric Syndromes, and Atypical Presentation of Illness  

Medication Management in the Older Adult- An Overview 

Internet Geriatric Resources  

Chronic Disease in the Older Adult  

Some Preventive Measures for the Elderly 

Compliance vs. Adherence: Consequences for Older Adults  

Palliative Care and Ethical Issues in Treatment Decision Making - 

Elective Courses

Elder Mistreatment Course 

Managing Emergencies  

Nursing Home Modules  

Forgotten Care- Dental Management of Older Adult 

Geriatric Assessment- Try This  

Oral and Systemic Health for Older Adults  

Dementia and Collaborative Care