CENTER HIGHLIGHTS

New Materials & Resources:​

​

• Dementia Friendly Activities Toolkit and Communication Cards – Tools for Caregivers

• Virtual Dementia Challenge Activity designed to simulate sensory and cognitive changes

• Geriatrics Escape Room Activity (created by geriatrics fellows to train fellows and residents on the 4Ms): Devlin S, Guan J, Reichstadt J, Sladek E, Gupta R. 

• “Using Improvisation Techniques to Teach Communication Skills for Dementia Care” – Interactive training for fellows and other trainees

​

Collaborative Projects with Other GWEPs:

​

• Elder Abuse Training Curriculum for Residents and Fellows: https://keckschool.aomlms.com/course-catalog

• Dementia Care Aware Initiative through the California Department of Health Care Services (with UC San Francisco spearheading this project): https://www.dementiacareaware.org/

• Publication on Partnerships with FQHCs During the Pandemic: Gibbs L, Rousseau J, Tumosa N, et al. Pioneering COVID-19 Pandemic Partnerships: Federally Qualified Health Centers and Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs Work Together to Care for Diverse Underserved Older Adults. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 2022;8. doi:10.1177/23337214221122523

 

Age-Friendly Health System Recognition by Healthcare Partners

 

Workforce Development

​

​​