Education
The Dakota Geriatrics workforce Enhancement Program coordinates many continuing education opportunities for health providers.
Geriatrics through Telemonitoring
Ongoing Project ECHO Geriatrics and Age-Friendly TeleECHOs. Learn about best practices and evidence-based care for your patients through didactic and case presentations.
On-Demand Geriatrics Curriculum
I. CNA/QSP Older Adult Care Curriculum
II. Age-Friendly Basics
III. Gerochamp series (Geriatric Curriculum)
IV. LTC Curriculum (coming soon)
V. AIAN Curriculum (coming soon)
Interprofessional Education (IPE) Academy
Interprofessional Education (IPE) Academy
The objective of the academy is to advance interprofessional education in geriatrics.
Other Adult Health Promotion
In-person or Zoom interaction
- Health Ambassador Teams for Seniors (HATS)
This interprofessional community service-learning program will introduce students to the full spectrum of elderly heath status and older adult wellness promotion. - Health Promotion Program
The mission of this program is to advance the health and wellness of the greater Grand Forks area with a focus on increasing health equity within the community.
Past Symposia and Online Training
- Direct Care Workers Webinars
Webinars on Geriatrics syndromes offered the third Monday of the month. - Building Resilience: Maintaining Quality Care in Nursing Homes During COVID
Find archive of all the building resilience sessions on quality care in nursing homes. This Project ECHO series is brought to you by the Great Plains – Mountain GWEP Consortium. - Past Symposia
Find more information on past events, including slides and videos.
Geriatrics through Telemonitoring
Geriatrics and Age-Friendly TeleECHO
The goal of this teleECHO™ is to improve access to care for patients with complex conditions in rural and underserved communities throughout North Dakota. These sessions will address knowledge gaps and expand understanding of effective, high quality medical and behavioral treatments for conditions common among the senior patient population.Primary care providers will be provided with easy-access learning, and a platform to share and disseminate best practices in the rapidly-evolving field of geriatric medicine. Participants will be able to:
- Meet individual goals for taking care of older adult patients
- Increase access to evidence-based geriatric care
- Improve geriatric care for older adults in their regions
- Present your de-identified cases for collaborative discussion and guidance
- Learn best practices and newest advances in treatment
- Learn about best practices and evidence-based care for your patients through didactic and case presentations.
Geriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHO are hosted on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 12:00 – 1:00 pm Central.
Registration closes one hour prior to the start of each TeleECHO clinic.
Previous Geriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHOs
View all pastGeriatric and Age-Friendly TeleECHOs.
Other Adult Health Promotion
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Health Ambassador Teams for Seniors (HATS)
This interprofessional community service-learning program will introduce students to the full spectrum of elderly heath status and older adult wellness promotion.
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The mission of this program is to advance the health and wellness of the greater Grand Forks area with a focus on increasing health equity within the community.
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Interprofessional Education (IPE) Academy
The objective of the academy is to advance interprofessional education in geriatrics.
Interprofessional Education
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Interprofessional Education (IPE) Academy
The objective of the academy is to advance interprofessional education in geriatrics.
Past Symposia and Online Training
- Direct Care Workers Webinars
Webinars on Geriatrics syndromes offered the third Monday of the month. - Building Resilience: Maintaining Quality Care in Nursing Homes During COVID
Find archive of all the building resilience sessions on quality care in nursing homes. This Project ECHO series is brought to you by the Great Plains – Mountain GWEP Consortium. - Past Symposia
Find more information on past events, including slides and videos.