The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center (RIGEC)
at the University of Rhode Island
Educational Programs
RIGEC develops and offers interdisciplinary continuing education-based workshops, academic courses, clinical training, lectures, and faculty development programs. Our programs are relevant for health care and human service professionals, administrators, health professions faculty and students interested in improving care and helping older adults maintain their functional status and quality of life. We emphasize an interdisciplinary team approach for practitioners and students who work or intend to work with older adults in a variety of settings.
For information about specific programs, click on any of the links below. For a schedule of upcoming continuing education programs, go to the Program Calendar.
UPCOMING CIPG WORKSHOPS
Workshop 5: Patient Care Transition Issues and Strategies with Older Adults - 6/3/13
Additional details about workshops are provided in the Program Calendar.
CIPG Workshop Registration and Cancellation Policies
SPECIAL EVENTS
RIGEC and Healthcentric are offering a free CE program for primary care providers: Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Pathophsiology, Diagnosis, and End of Life Care - this Thursday, May 23 from 7:30-11AM.
Space is very limited. Click here for details.
The RI Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Journey Conference - 6/25/13
The 2013 Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics with Tim Carpenter: 3/20/13
Missed the live lecture? You can watch it now on URI’s YouTube channel.
