Courses
The CGWEP’s Otago course and other offerings are among the top visited pages in the UNC School of Medicine!
The CGWEP continually strives to respond to the goals by regularly adding courses that showcase the clinical priorities of the 2019 – 2024 award and the CARES Act COVID-19 Supplement Grant.
Increase the number of dementia caregivers who receive education and support
Increase the screening of older adults for opioid misuse
Increase the number of older adults who have completed an advance care plan Coming soon!
Increase falls screening and intervention rates in primary care
Decrease the number of older adults returning to the emergency room due to a fall
The CGWEP’s UNC Geriatrics Diabetes Telementoring course (using the ECHO model) launches for a targeted audience in fall of 2020. We look forward to offering this course widely after our inaugural sessions in 2020. Please contact Cris Henage at cris_henage@med.unc.edu for more information.
Our partners have upcoming events in multiple topics including:
- MAHEC’s Project ECHO® for Geriatric Care – (5-Part Video Teleconference Series)
- Advance Care Planning Coming soon!
- Chronic Illness Coming soon!
- CGWEP-sponsored courses through NC AHEC