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The Annual Challenges in Geriatric Practice Conference
The 2008 - 19th Annual Challenges in Geriatric Practice Conference
"In the Know."
Friday, February 22, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
and
Saturday, February 23, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
at
The Friday Center
Chapel Hill, NC
See information on the conference at the following webpage, designed by the UNC-CH Office of Continuing Medical Education
http://www.med.unc.edu/cme/events/19th-annual-challenges-in-geriatric-practice
The Geriatrics Practice and Teaching Program - September 2003 - August 2007
With support from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, the Geriatrics Practice and Teaching Program greatly expanded UNC’s capacity to train physicians in geriatrics. With leadership from the Center for Aging and Health (CAH), the program engaged physician learners at all levels, building upon a foundation of evidence-based medicine and offering new learning experiences for both generalists and specialists. The program augmented the depth and breadth of geriatrics education in the medical school curriculum, increased the numbers of faculty, fellows and preceptors prepared to teach geriatrics; and trained physician leaders in North Carolina communities, while also promoting rapid diffusion of new knowledge throughout North Carolina.
Carolina Geriatric Education Center (http://www.med.unc.edu/aging/cgec)
The Carolina Geriatric Education Center works with North Carolina’s health and human service practitioners to develop effective approaches to the care of older people in their communities, including those in rural and underserved areas. With leadership from the Center for Aging and Health, the CGEC is a collaborative effort of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Area L Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Rural Health Group, Inc., Mountain AHEC, Charlotte AHEC, Wake AHEC and Eastern AHEC. With the essential involvement of the Institute on Aging, the North Carolina AHEC Program and Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Public Health, the consortium meets significant training needs across the state through curriculum development and dissemination, site development, faculty development, fellowship/post-doctoral training, clinical training, and continuing education.
Healthy Aging Partnership Initiative (HAPI)
HAPI employs a community health partnership model to train students in the allied health professions while also addressing issues in the health of older adults in collaborating communities (Moncure, Hendersonville, Durham, and Wilson). Participating university programs include the Department of Allied Health Sciences, and the Schools of Social Work, Public Health, and Dentistry. Student trainees benefit from coursework and community-based experiences to augment clinical competency and develop a foundation for community health leadership.
Rural Interdisciplinary Training Program
The Interdisciplinary Rural Training Program is one of UNC’s oldest interdisciplinary training initiatives. A collaborative effort of the Program on Aging, Area L AHEC, Southern Regional AHEC and many clinical partners throughout the state, the program seeks to engage and prepare students for rural practice and for leadership in rural and underserved communities. It also directly addresses a variety of health concerns in rural and underserved communities across the state through community-campus partnerships and student service.
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