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This innovative virtual practicum equips future primary care providers with practical tools to link older adults and caregivers to the community resources they need to age well.

NW GWEC was honored to have two late-breaking abstracts centered on rural and age-friendly education accepted as poster presentations at the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) Annual Scientific Conference in Boston, MA.

A new study—co-authored by Breanne Swanson, MS, and grounded in her early work as a Primary Care Liaison—highlights how partnerships between primary care clinics and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) can connect older adults with essential social supports such as transportation, nutrition, housing, and social connection. These supports are crucial to overall health and the ability to age in place.

On October 14, Katherine Bennett, MD, will present at the National Academies’ Forum on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence during a hybrid public workshop focused on improving diagnosis in rural America.

Each year, Seattle Met produces a list of the best health care professionals in the region, featuring doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and more in over 90 specialties. The NW GWEC's Educational Director, Katherine Bennett was among the many UW health professions who made the 2024 annual list! Congratulations Kate!

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

UW’s family medicine residents have monthly access to guidance on managing elder patients’ conditions. On the third Friday of the month, a team of geriatric specialists lead a teleconference, Project ECHO – Geriatrics, a teleconference that is one of the Pacific Northwest’s most concerted efforts to improve care of elderly people.

We are delighted to announce the publication of our first article, Project ECHO – Geriatrics: Training Future Primary Care Providers to Meet the Needs of Older Adults in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME).

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.

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!