Understanding Nursing Home, Hospice, and Palliative Care for Individuals with Later-Stage Dementia
This Proceedings of a Workshop--in Brief summarizes the key points made by participants during a public workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Developing a Behavioral and Social Science Research Agenda on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias. Panel members discussed hospice and palliative care, age-friendly health systems, policy related to end-of-life care, post-acute and long-term care, and access to care in nursing homes. The proceedings are free to download.
2020 CLE Innovation Challenge Interest Form
Would you like to learn more about the 2020 CLE Innovation Challenge?
We'll be releasing additional details about the program, registration and fees soon. Share your email address so you are the first to know when additional details are released in mid-September!
Fireside Chats
This web page provides access to various fireside chats fom the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium on various topics such as Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, age-friendly health systems, dementia-friendly communities, interventions to reduce social isolation for people with dementia and their caregivers, tips for optimizing vision, simple exercises to do at home, and promoting resilience through mindfulness. These chats are open to the community and are designed to offer both in-person and remote access to the presentations using audio web-based technology.
UGEC Lectures
This web page provides access to various lectures from the Utah Geriatric Education Consortium. The web page is updated frequently as new lectures are presented to the community and recorded. Slides can be downloaded.
Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium.
https://utahgwep.org/trainings
Tips for Safely Surfing the Internet
This tip sheet from the AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses tips to safely surf the internet as an older adult, including things to look for to stay safe while surfing the internet.
Source: Health in Aging, 2019.
https://www.healthinaging.org/tools-and-tips/tip-sheet-safely-surfing-internet
2021-2022 Course Schedule
2021-2022 Course Schedule
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Course 1: Laying the Groundwork for the Nexus |
January 2021 |
August 2021 |
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Course 2: Understanding and Making the Most of Your Critical Events of IPE |
March 2021 |
October 2021 Certificate Program in Community-Based IPE- Course DescriptionCourse Titles and DescriptionsAll courses and content are available to participants for 90 days following end of course.
Program Cost and RegistrationProgram Cost and Registration
Interprofessional Continuing Education CreditInterprofessional Continuing Education CreditThe National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Tips for Preventing Serious FallsThis tip sheet from the AGS's Health in Aging Foundation discusses various tips to prevent serious falls in older adults. It also discusses steps to take if an older adult happens to fall. |