Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program

Carolina Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program 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

School of Medicine's Center for Aging and Health. Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, is program director and principal investigator; Ellen Roberts, PhD, MPH, serves as associate program director. Consortium members include the NC Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and all nine regional AHEC partners covering all of the 100 counties in North Carolina. Training is provided by Area L, Charlotte, Eastern, Greensboro, Mountain, Northwest, Southern Regional, Southeast and Wake AHECs along with the UNC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Public Health. Since 1999 continuing Geriatrics education through the CGEC has trained over 25,000 health professionals from all levels in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, public health, dentistry, allied health, and health administration. The CCGWEP is on the cutting edge of health care promoting evidence-based falls prevention trainings, developing practitioner core competencies in geriatrics and interdisciplinary practice, providing faculty development in health literacy and advocating for mental health for older adults. Core project components include: faculty development, curriculum development, continuing education, student training, and preparation of residents and fellows for effective geriatrics teaching and practice. Throughout the five-year grant, the CGWEP will develop, test, refine and disseminate training materials and models locally, regionally and nationally, fostering excellence in geriatrics practice and teaching.

12/03/2019

Make your Impact this !

Giving Tuesday opportunity to help meet the unmet needs for durable medical equipment for older adults. To prevent fall...
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!

Make your Impact this !

Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead presents an award to Jeff Strickler, CEO of Hillsborough Hospital commemorating the Governor's p...
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

06/03/2019

UNC Research is forming a coalition of Aging researchers on campus

05/31/2019

Programs like ours in NC have trained almost 10% of all the faculty members who signed up for faculty development in geriatrics last year!

The Health Resources and Services Administration reports that NC has the most sites by far training primary care provide...
05/28/2019

The Health Resources and Services Administration reports that NC has the most sites by far training primary care providers in geriatrics

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.

05/16/2019

Celebrating Older Americans Month

What do you think of this? A daughter chronicles her mother's dementia in photographs
05/15/2019

What do you think of this? A daughter chronicles her mother's dementia in photographs

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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