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New Publication: Growth and Impact of Project ECHO for Workforce Development in Age-Friendly Care
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Dr. Bennett was part of a team that published a paper describing how the HRSA-funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Programs (GWEPs) have created a robust training infrastructure for geriatrics education by using the Project ECHO® model.
Congratulations Michael V. Vitiello!
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Our NW GWEC extends our most heart-felt congratulations to Michael V. Vitiello (our Emeritus Co-Director) for receiving the National Sleep Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award! Dr. Vitiello’s contributions to advancing the field of sleep health is beyond measure.
In the News: Tips for Staying Upright on Snow, Ice
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People of all ages are equally prone to slip on snow and ice, says Dr. Elizabeth Phelan, professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine and medical director of the Fall Prevention Clinic at Harborview Medical Center. In that way, she says, those conditions level the playing field.
Self-Management Plans for Patients, Family, and Caregivers
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We partner with Aging and Disability Services (ADS) of Seattle-King County to create and share Self-Management Plans for patients, family, and caregivers. There are over 25 plans available in multiple languages to help patients, family, and caregivers manage common chronic health conditions. The plans use traffic light flags to help decide when to seek care from a health professional (green = good health, yellow = warnings, red = emergencies).
Geriatric Grand Rounds: Updates in Falls Research and Clinical Care
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Our NW GWEC Project Director, Elizabeth Phelan, MD, MS, gave on Updates in Falls Research and Clinical Care at Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds, Harborview Medical Center
New Presentation: Increasing Capacity for Interprofessional Education Across a University via Project ECHO-Geriatrics
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At the first MetaECHO conference since 2019, the global ECHO community joined forces to share, dream, and plan. One presentation was from our NW GWEC and our Medical Director of Project ECHO-Geriatrics, Katherine Bennett, MD.
Geriatric Grand Rounds: Therapeutic Switches and Fall Risk – Are the alternatives any safer?
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Elizabeth Phelan, MD, MS, our NW GWEC Project Director presented Friday, April 21st, 2023 at our University of Washington Geriatric Grand Rounds.
New Poster Presentation: Virtualizing our Area Agency on Aging Practicum
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Congratulations to our three Primary Care Liaisons (Breanne Swanson, Phung Nguyen, and Felicia Sanchez) and their well-received poster…
UW Medicine Grand Rounds: Age-Friendly Healthcare: What Is It? How Do We Get There?
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Our Project Director, Elizabeth Phelan, MD, MS, delivered an excellent presentation, Age-Friendly Healthcare: What Is It? How Do We Get There? at UW Medicine’s Grand Rounds April 29th, 2022.
Opioid Dependence in Older Adults
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New educational resources:
What You Need to Know About Opioid Dependence in Older Patients – 15 min Project ECHO – Geriatrics Didactic
New Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing and What They Mean for Elders with Chronic Pain – 75 min Geriatric Healthcare Lecture
Teleconference is lifeline for seniors
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UW’s family medicine residents have monthly access to guidance on managing elder patients’ conditions.
On the third Friday of the month, a team of geriatric specialists lead a teleconference, Project ECHO – Geriatrics, a teleconference that is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most concerted efforts to improve care of elderly people.
New Publication!
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We are delighted to announce the publication of our first article, Project ECHO – Geriatrics: Training Future Primary Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Older Adults in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME).
“Geriatrics is just made to save money”
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Our own Katherine Bennett, MD testified February 5th, 2019 at the US senate HELP Committee Hearing about the merits of our Project ECHO – Geriatrics and our NW GWEC’s educational activities to better prepare the primary care workforce to care for older adults and ultimately reduce health care costs.
Aging Innovation Award
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Our Primary Care Liaison role working to create community-clinic linkages to optimize the care of older adults was 1 of 16 programs accepted for N4A’s Aging Innovation Award. Congratulations Allison and Melissa!
Geriatric Workforce Enhancement: A Year in Review
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An update from our partners at Aging and Disability Services (ADS):
When Aging and Disability Services (ADS) first announced our clinical-community partnership with the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center (NWGWEC), we could not know how successful it would be and how much we all would learn.
Expanding Clinical-Community Partnerships
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Aging and Disability Services, the Area Agency on Aging of Seattle-King County, is excited to announce a partnership with the Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center. This collaboration aims to positively impact the healthcare system for older patients, […]
Center to Increase Health Workforce Geriatrics Expertise
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A Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center is being established at the University of Washington to increase the expertise of primary-care providers, trainees and others in caring for older adults. The ultimate goal is to improve healthcare for […]