Nursing Module- Interprofessional Geriatric Training


Date/Time: 04/03/2015 - 04/24/2015, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Provider: FAU College of Nursing & Miami Area Geriatric Education Center

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Nursing Module- Interprofessional Geriatric Training

Fridays, April 3, 10 and 24, 2015

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

 
 

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) College of Nursing and the Miami Area Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC) will provide the Nursing Module- Interprofessional Geriatric Training (IGT) on April 3, 10 and 24, 2015.  Participants will have the option to attend the training sessions on-site or via live webcast (Online).

 

The IGT – Nursing Module will offer Interprofessional Geriatric training sessions for nurses and other health care professionals that provide services to older adults in a variety of settings including hospitals, primary care offices, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other community settings.

 

Training participants can earn up to 20 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in the following disciplines:

  • Nursing
  • Nursing Home Administration
  • Pharmacy
  • Social Work (including Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling)
  • Psychology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Dietetics and Nutrition

 

CEUs will be provided to participants with a Florida professional license. Participants from other states must follow up with their state professional board.

 

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

 

Some of this year’s training will include sessions on an Introduction to Gerontological Nursing, Integrative Medicine, cognitive screening, poly pharmacy, caring for culturally diverse elders, older adults and sexually transmitted disease, pressure ulcer care, geriatric delirium in the ICU, dysphagia, health promotion/prevention for older adults, falls, and cognitive impairment in chronic illness.

 

 

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Limited number of on-site participants.

 

Dates:

April 3, 10 and 24, 2015

8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
 

 

Location: 

Lois and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center

Florida Atlantic University

777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431

 

 

Registration Fees:

  • FAU/UM Students $0
  • FAU/UM/VA Employees $30
  • Full Registration $50

 

 

To register, go to: http://secure.med.miami.edu/Magec/

 

For additional information or if you have any questions contact MAGEC at (305) 355-9123 or at magec@nullmed.miami.edu

 

 

 

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