This is a collection of other freely available educational modules
and interactive web tools that might be useful in gerontology
higher education. These links lead to sites outside the UNC Institute
on Aging and are provided only as a service. The IOA does not
endorse any of the content. If you have suggestions for additions
to the list, please send them to aginginfo@unc.edu.
Personal Finance - Retirement Calculator (U.S. News &
World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/nycu/money/moretcal.htm
--a relatively in-depth calculator with good explanations
and background info
Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator (Alliance for Aging
Research)
http://www.beeson.org/Livingto100/default.htm
--a calculator that predicts how long you will live
The Longevity Game (Northwestern Mutual Life)
http://www.northwesternmutual.com/
--another calculator to predict how long you will live (uses
slightly different criteria than the Living to 100 calculator)
S4: Stochastic Social Security Simulator (Mountain View
Research)
http://simsoc.demog.berkeley.edu/
--a web-based simulation of the Social Security Trust Fund
which uses stochastic population and economic forecasts to compute
randomized trajectories of the Social Security Trust Fund; still
under development
Retirement IQ Test (MSN MoneyCentral)
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/calcs/n_rothq/main.asp
--a quiz that determines how much you know about retirement
finances
Planning for a Secure Retirement (Purdue University)
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/retirement/index.html
--a series of text modules with links to other sites and
tools for more information
Estimate Your Social Security Benefits
http://www.ssa.gov/planners/calculators.htm
--three calculators to help individuals estimate their future
social security benefits based on different assumptions
Vision Simulator (Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center)
http://www.ageworks.com/example/movies/visionsim.dcr
--a dynamic, interactive simulation of vision problems experienced
by older people
Geriatric Medicine Self-Instruction Modules (Huffington
Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine)
http://www.geri-ed.com/modules/
--a series of comprehensive modules distributed on the web
and on CDROM; these are primarily text based with some video
and interactive elements; currently available topics include
geriatric assessment, congestive heart failure, care of the
dying patient, and involuntary weight loss, with more planned
for the future
Health and Well-being of Rural Elders (UNC Chapel Hill Program
on Aging)
http://www.ibiblio.org/stabley/fida1/projects/indexb.html
--a module about working with rural elderly that uses video
and text to step through case studies; this module is not complete
and only includes one case study
Alcohol, medications and aging : use, misuse and abuse (American
Society on Aging)
http://www.asaging.org/alcohol-shocked/adframe.html
-- a training module about alcohol abuse; free but requires
regiatration; uses Shockwave
Mental Well-Being in Later Life (UNC School of Social Work)
http://ssw.unc.edu/distlern/menthl/index.htm
--a text-based module that was original developed for use
as part of a class; discussion areas of the module are restricted
Geriatric Education Cases (University of Florida)
http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/cme/geri/
--consists of two text-based case studies of diagnosing older
patients
Health Management for Older Adults (University of Florida)
http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/cme/hmoa/
--a series of five audio & text modules designed for
primary care physicians treating older patients; topics include:
Managing Difficult Behavior, Enhancing Nutrition, Caring for
Wounds and Pressure Ulcers, Rehabilitation and Restoration,
Dying Issues
Multidisciplinary Education in Geriatrics and Aging (Columbia
University)
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/
--a series of 12 text-based modules that includes some
graphics and video; note that it is difficult to tell when these
were last updated; topics include: Normal Aging, Geriatric Assessment,
Case Management and Hospice, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,
Pharmacotherapeutics, Nutrition, Mental Health, Sensory Impairment,
Oral Health, Rehabilitation, Bioethic, Health Policy
The Whole Brain Atlas
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html
--images of the brain, and in particular images of normal
aging in the brain
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