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The Geriatric Scholars Program Home-Based Primary Care Rural Interdisciplinary Team-Based Training (HBPC-RITT)

 TBD

 


 

Topics 

  • Primary Prevention
    • Control of diabetes and hypertension
    • Promote brain health
  • Secondary Prevention
    • Recognize signs and symptoms of undiagnosed dementia
    • Identify dementia using brief evidence-based assessment tools 
  • Tertiary Prevention
    • Home safety for persons with dementia
    • Caregiver education on non-pharmacologic management of challenging behaviors
    • Self care for caregivers
 

Faculty 

The program is co-facilitated by a geriatrician and an educator from a VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and UCLA Division of Geriatric Medicine

Participants

Rural-serving public health nurses, social workers, community health representatives, primary care team and others are invited to attend.

 

Contact Us

If you need more information or would like to host a workshop: 
Director: Josea Kramer, PhD
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System,
Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center
bettyjo.kramer@va.gov
818-891-7711, ext.39311
Last modified: Thursday, April 27, 2023, 3:06 PM