Learn about best practices and evidence-based care for your patients through didactic and case presentations:

• Learn about the key components of the 5Ms Framework:
  • What Matters
  • Medication
  • Mentation
  • Mobility
  • Multicomplexity
• Improve geriatrics care for older adults at their location
• Present de-identified cases for collaborative discussion and guidance

This teleECHO offers free educational credits for healthcare professionals.

Archives

• View the Geriatrics and Age-Friendly TeleECHO Archives

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Great Plains – Mountain GWEP Consortium

Several HRSA funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs) collaborated to develop and deliver training for long-term care (LTC) facilities on Resiliency for staff and residents. Collectively, the GWEPs bring together national expertise in Geriatrics and Quality Improvement. The consortium uses the ECHO / Zoom format to deliver interactive presentations. All sessions are free and they are archived for new and established LTC staff to access. The program promotes the concept of “All teach, All Learn.” The goal of the program is to improve the knowledge and actions of LTC staff towards better care for older adults.

Partners

• University of Montana (Geriatrics Education Center)
• University of Wyoming (Wyoming Center on Aging)
• Utah Geriatrics Education Consortium
• Dakota Geriatrics

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Indigenous Health Curriculum

• View Resource

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Living in Long-Term Care Today

This recorded webinar series is for residents, family members, and professional caregivers in long-term care.

• View Resource

Questions?

• Contact wycoa@uwyo.edu or (307) 766-2829 for questions related to the series.

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Consortium Topics

COVID-19 Considerations

Strengthen your organizations knowledge and best practices around COVID-19. Support your staff and build team resilience.

Age-Friendly Care

Provide better care for older adults by applying the 4Ms of geriatrics care and learn about becoming recognized by IHI as Age Friendly.

Quality Improvement

Build quality improvement skills to help improve patient outcomes!

Faculty / Mentors

• 
  Renee Brooksbank, Esq, LNHAGWEP Leader
  Associate Director, Montana Geriatrics Education Center
• 
  Catherine Carrico, PhDGWEP Leader
  Associate Director, Wyoming Center on Aging
• 
  Linda Edelman, RN, PhD, FGSA, FAANGWEP Leader
  Director, Utah Geriatrics Education Consortium
• 
  Donald Jurivich, DOGWEP Leader
  Director, Dakota Geriatrics | University of North Dakota
• 
  Jeremy Holloway, PhDGWEP Faculty
  Dakota Geriatrics | University of North Dakota
• 
  Adrienne Butterwick MPH, CHESQIO/QAPI Experts
• 
  Natasha Green, MBA, RNQIO/QAPI Experts
• 
  Jenifer Lauckner, RNQIO/QAPI Experts
• 
  Crystal Morse, MSWQIO/QAPI Experts
• 
  Kathy Owens, RN, MSN, QSPNursing Home Expert
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  Peer MentorsNursing Home Representatives

Age-Friendly Healthcare Webinar Series 4.0

Dakota Geriatrics and Service Providers for Seniors present monthly webinars on Age-Friendly Healthcare for direct care workers and multidisciplinary professionals. Live sessions are scheduled for every third Monday of the month at 4:00 pm Central through Zoom.

Webinar Series Objectives

• Learn about the key components of the chronic disease management
• Improve geriatrics care for older adults
• Create a network among local healthcare professionals
• Earn free educational credits for those who attend the LIVE webinars (social work, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing)

Upcoming Sessions

Topics to Be Covered

• Prognostication
• Cultural aspects of care
• Pain management
• Creating a mobility plan
• Complementary and integrative medicine
• Elder abuse, neglect and exploitation
• Update on Alzheimer’s disease drugs for memory loss and behavioral management
• Nutrition and weight
• Behavioral disorders in dementia
• Mobility and nutrition

Continuing Education Credits

Attendees can claim credit upon participation in the live session and completion of the mandatory evaluation form following the program. This activity is approved for 1 contact hour per session (up to a max of 9 contact hours) by the following Boards:

• Social Work: Department of Geriatrics at the University of North Dakota is a board approved provider as approved by North Dakota Board of Social Worker Examiners.
• Physical Therapy: This course meets the unit standards for continuing competence activity per the North Dakota Board of Physical Therapy. One unit of CC activity will be awarded for every 1 hour of coursework.
• Occupational Therapy: Each session would count for 1.00 hour of continued competency for licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants as approved by North Dakota State Board of Occupational Therapist Practice.
• Nursing: This activity is approved for 9.0 contact hours (1.0 per session) by the North Dakota Board of Nursing.

Partner

Service Providers for Seniors consists of agencies and individuals who provide services to seniors in the greater Grand Forks area.

Questions?

Gunjan Manocha
gunjan.manocha@UND.edu