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mandate in geriatrics, the way to prepare is by collaborating.
If you can train them in geriatric principles from Day
Other training programs in Immokalee and Naples
Through programs and research funded by nearly One, ideally they just accept that as part of their role and anchored by the College of Medicine s Immokalee Health
million from the U.S. Health Resources and Services don t think of it as an add-on, said Granville. It s really Education Site have instructed several hundred attendees
Administration HRSA , the College of Medicine is difficult to retrain a practicing physician, so we look to make on topics such as medication use in older adults and
developing creative ways to strengthen Florida s ability to a change in the pipeline and infuse geriatric competencies communication with older patients.
care for geriatric patients. throughout medical schools and other disciplines schooling.
We ve known for a while in geriatrics that we would never
Meantime, the grant is already in uencing older patients
We re working with a federally ualified health center,
and everyone from the person at the front desk, to the
have enough of us specialists to keep up with the demand, across Florida. Fourth-year medical students at the college s nurses, to the physicians is more informed about how to
said Lisa Granville, a geriatrician, associate chair of the six regional campuses have been giving senior-learning effectively help older patients, said Castagna. There aren t
Department of Geriatrics and co-principal investigator on presentations as part of their re uired geriatrics clerkship a lot of public health clinics that are e uipped with that
the HRSA grant. Because of that, we ve shifted our focus to rotations. specific knowledge, so they re excited to be a place that
make sure that everyone in health care has a minimal skillset
There s a mutual benefit for our medical students and
to help address some of the common concerns and uni ue older adults to be learning about aging-related issues, said
health-care needs of older adults. Nicolette Castagna, coordinator of the North and Central
HRSA awarded the College of Medicine
in
.
million
as part of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement
more focus is being placed on family caregiver support and
education.
about their own health, and it also helps med students
understand how to communicate health-related issues to
patient and caregiver empowerment. patients and know what concerns older patients have.
three years, the college received an
,
extension to
continue building such programs.
One example is a clinical immersion event developed to
Medical students have presented to more than ,
The Powerful Tools for Caregivers workshops have
African-American Alzheimer s Caregiver Training and
Support ACTS
prevention and advanced care planning. Professor Rob Glueckauf to assist dementia caregivers in
GWEP s reach has also extended inside the walls of
of health-care teams. Since environments.
students
caregivers statewide. Year
adults across the state on topics such as heart health, falls health-care facilities and into rural and underserved care
, more than ,
already reached more than
of the grant is the start of a new collaboration with the
older
teach students about geriatric care principles and the role
from the College of Medicine, FSU s College of Nursing
As GWEP embarks on its additional year of funding,
presentations empower older adults to be more informed establish programs focusing on interprofessional training and
, as a result of successful outcomes over the first
underserved area.
Florida Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Partnership. The Program GWEP to form statewide partnerships and
In
older adults can come and get uality care, especially in an
Geriatric care principles have been infused into family
program led by College of Medicine
northwest Florida.
Across the board, all of our projects have really been
able to make an impact and a big part of it is sustainability,
added Castagna. We ve been able to do that by training
and Social Work, and Florida A&M University s pharmacy medicine and internal medicine residency programs in leaders and creating materials that can be reused. Our
school have been taught to form teams and manage a Tallahassee, Fort Myers, Orlando and Daytona Beach based on community partners are committed and have a lot of buy-in,
geriatric patient in a simulated clinical setting. areas where residents show the greatest need for improvement. so we re in good shape to have a lasting impact.