OPEN ACCESSFebruary 13, 2014Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly Craig Rubin, MD, Philippe Zimmern, Lindsay Oksenberg Craig Rubin, MD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Philippe Zimmern University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Lindsay Oksenberg University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9708 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThe University of Texas Southwestern Aging and Geriatrics Education's Urinary Incontinence (UI) resource is a comprehensive core curriculum on UI in the elderly which can be incorporated into existing undergraduate medical education courses at both the preclinical and clinical levels. After completion of the program, medical students will have been trained in the basic evaluation and treatment of UI in the elderly. The program and learning platforms are created in sequential modules so that components can be utilized as a clinical relevance link to basic science courses (e.g., anatomy, physiology, pharmacology) and for different levels of learners (e.g., third- and fourth-year students), and is required during a 2-week geriatrics rotation for all internal medicine and general psychiatry interns. It is also utilized in the family medicine clerkship. The resource utilizes a narrated, self-paced, interactive medium using high quality visual renditions. Each section includes a mini-quiz and a section on clinical cases for review is also provided. Educational Objectives By the end of this session, learners will be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the continence mechanism.Discuss the age-related changes in the anatomy and physiology of the lower urinary tract which increase the risk of urinary infection (UI).Evaluate and diagnose the cause of a patient's urinary incontinence.Create a treatment and management plan for a patient with urinary incontinence.Describe how medications can cause UI and also understand complications from medications used to treat UI. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Instructor's Guide.docx Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly folder To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. This publication includes large downloadable files. If you experience difficulty downloading these files, please contact [email protected] to receive a free DVD version via mail. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2014 Rubin et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.KeywordsUrinary IncontinencePhysiologyCaring for the Older AdultGeriatric SyndomesEvaluation Studies as TopicGeriatric AssessmentTreatmentTherapeuticsAging FundamentalsEvaluationMedication Management Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support This research was supported by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Loading ...