WEBINAR: Age Friendly Healthcare: Managing Geriatric Syndromes

Age Friendly Healthcare: Managing Geriatric Syndromes
A series of 5 webinars will be presented on 3
nd Monday of the month, 4PM CT starting September
20th, 2021, until May 16th, 2022. The sessions will be presented by Donald Jurivich, DO, Professor and
Chair, Department of Geriatrics, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND.

Topics to be covered:

  1. Frailty and Active Life Expectancy
  2. Postural instability and falls
  3. Geriatric Syndrome: Minimum Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
  4. Physiology of Aging
  5. Syncope and Dizziness
  6. Failure to thrive syndrome
  7. Mood disorders
  8. Incontinence*
  9. Older Adult Drivers*
    Why attend? Because you will…
     Learn about the key components of the Age Friendly Healthcare
     Improve geriatric care for older adults
     Create a network among local healthcare professionals
     Earn free educational credits (SW, PT, OT, Nursing)
    For additional information contact: Gunjan Manocha at gunjan.manocha@UND.edu
    *Registration is required for obtaining continuing education credits.

Event Details

  • January 17, 2022
  • 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM

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Event Type

  • Virtual

Host

  • Dakota Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program

Partners

  • Dakota Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program

Audiences

  • Nursing
  • Quality
  • Director of Nursing
  • Physicians
  • Social Workers

Organization Types

  • Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Tertiary Hospital
  • Critical Access Hospital (CAH)
  • Long Term Care (LTC)