12/03/2019
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Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
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The CGWEP is proud to have been awarded five years of continuation funding through June 2024.
The Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (CGWEP) provides continuing education in Geriatrics to all levels of health care providers within and beyond NC The Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (CGWEP), is a program funded by the federal agency Health Resources and Services Administration and Department of Health and Human Services. CGWEP leadership is provided by the UNC
12/03/2019
12/03/2019
Giving Tuesday opportunity to help meet the unmet needs for durable medical equipment for older adults. To prevent falls you need cane, walkers, exercise equipment. Let's help older adults get the little things they need that make a huge difference!
Fundraising for UNC Medicine Make your Impact this !
10/03/2019
Dr. Maureen Dale speaks on the radio about Dementia Friendly Hospitals https://chapelboro.com/the-aaron-keck-show/on-air-today/september-23-2019-dementia-friendly-hospitals
September 23, 2019: Dementia Friendly Hospitals - Chapelboro.com
10/02/2019
Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead presents an award to Jeff Strickler, CEO of Hillsborough Hospital commemorating the Governor's proclamation of Dementia Friendly Hospitals Day. Photo Credit Tom Fuldner
10/01/2019
UNC Health Care Marks Dementia Friendly Hospitals Day with Expansion of Special Training Program :: WRAL.com There are around 160,000 North Carolinians living with dementia, and that number is expected to grow to 260,000 in 20 years. A hospitalization, especially for someone with dementia, can be traumatic. This initiative aims to ameliorate this situation.
UNC Research is forming a coalition of Aging researchers on campus
Programs like ours in NC have trained almost 10% of all the faculty members who signed up for faculty development in geriatrics last year!
05/28/2019
The Health Resources and Services Administration reports that NC has the most sites by far training primary care providers in geriatrics
Health Professions Training Programs The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.
Celebrating Older Americans Month
05/15/2019
What do you think of this? A daughter chronicles her mother's dementia in photographs
A Daughter’s Portrait of Her Mother Through Dementia Dementia is often ugly, stressful, and isolating; for the photographer Cheryle St. Onge, taking pictures of her mother is a way of expressing happiness, connection, and love.
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