The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC)
at the University of Rhode Island
About RIGEC
Based at the University of Rhode Island, RIGEC brings together partners from three Rhode Island institutions of higher education, a community-owned healthcare organization, a community outreach and education program, and a community-base, all-inclusive primary care and in-home care agency. Our consortium members include:
University of Rhode Island:
College of Human Science and Services
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
Program in Gerontology
Rhode Island College:
School of Social Work
School of Nursing
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Area Health Education Center (riAHEC):
PACE Organization of Rhode Island
RIGEC is part of a national network of geriatric education centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Under the direction of Dr. Phillip G. Clark, RIGEC has had federal funding since 1996.
Projects supported under Geriatric Education Center (GEC) grants must address five core GEC purposes:
- Improve the training of health professionals in geriatrics,
- Develop and disseminate curricula relating to the treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals,
- Support training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in geriatrics,
- Support continuing education of health professionals who provide geriatric care, and
- Provide students with clinical training in geriatrics in nursing homes, chronic and acute disease hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and senior centers.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Workshop 3: Common Geriatric Syndromes and Legal and Ethical Issues - 2/13/2012
Register for Workshop 3 by clicking on the link below:
Workshop 4: Common Geriatric Syndromes and Clinical Management - 4/2/2012
Workshop 5: Patient Care Transitions with Older Adults - 6/4/2012
Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics: 3/21/2012
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