What is UGEC?
The Utah Geriatric Education Consortium (UGEC) was established in 2015 as the only Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) funded Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program in Utah. The goal of the UGEC was to improve geriatrics and primary care delivery through age-friendly and dementia-friendly education and training of the primary care and long-term services and supports workforces, communities, and caregivers of older adults.
About Us
The UGEC was housed in the University of Utah College of Nursing with academic partners from the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, and Colleges of Health, Pharmacy, and Nursing. Community partners included:
Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter, Comagine Health, Education and Clicinal Center (GRECC), Utah Commission on Aging (UCOA), Utah Department of Health (UDOH), Utah Division of Aging and Adult Services (UDAAS), and VA Salt Lake City Geriatric Research.
The UGEC supported the University of Utah Health Age-Friendly Initiatives. Highlights include:
Our Focus
The UGEC focused on providing training and education built upon the 4 M’s Framework of Age Friendly Health Systems—mobility, medications, mentation and what matters most. We were pioneers in bringing the Age Friendly Health System Movement to Long Term Services and Supports settings! Online UGEC programs will continue to be available HERE. Other programs will continue through our community partners:
Homecare and Hospice Association of Utah (HHAU)
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