"Geriatrics is just made to save money"

Our own Katherine Bennett, MD testified February 5th, 2019 at the US senate HELP Committee Hearing about the merits of our Project ECHO – Geriatrics and our NW GWEC’s educational activities to better prepare the primary care workforce to care for older adults and ultimately reduce health care costs. Here’s a few news articles generated from her testimony:

Sen. Collins Speaks Out on Need for Geriatric Doctors, NBC News Center
Urging Senate to Increase Support for Geriatrics Training, GSA Member Shares Innovative Care Model, Gerontological Society of America
UW Physician Testifies in Senate HELP Committee, UW Federal Relations

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Opioid Dependence in Older Adults

New educational resources:

What You Need to Know About Opioid Dependence in Older Patients – 15 min Project ECHO – Geriatrics Didactic
New Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing and What They Mean for Elders with Chronic Pain – 75 min Geriatric Healthcare Lecture

Aging Innovation Award

Our Primary Care Liaison role working to create community-clinic linkages to optimize the care of older adults was 1 of 16 programs accepted for N4A’s Aging Innovation Award. Congratulations Allison and Melissa!

Now Online: Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series

Help your geriatric population achieve optimum health. Learn the latest tips, treatments and guidelines for improving health in older adults in these new lecture series. These easy-to-use courses let you watch one lecture or the entire series. Earn 1.5 contact hours per lecture. Watch and earn up to 30 contact hours.

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About Us

We are an interdisciplinary team dedicated to improving the care of older adults

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Our Activities

We offer geriatrics education & training to improve the care of older adults

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Primary Care Liaison

A new Area-Agencies-on-Aging based position aimed at improving community-clinic linkages

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News

News and announcements about upcoming lectures

Our Partners

The VA Puget Sound Health Care System proudly caring for older adults who served.

Services for seniors, adults with disabilities and their caregivers living in Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Skamania, and Clickitat counties.

Aging and Disability Services (Area Agency on Aging for Seattle and King County)

The Area Agency on Aging providing services for older adults, family caregivers and people with disabilities in Seattle and King County.

Services for seniors, adults with disabilities, and the families that love them serving an eight-county area in Southeast Washington State: Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Walla Walla, and Yakima counties..