The workshop will feature presentations on physical and psychosocial age-related changes and functional assessment. Members of the center's faculty will present a model team assessment conference and facilitate small group discussions of case studies. Continuing education units or continuing medical education credits will be awarded to nurses, nursing home administrators, pharmacists, physicians, and social workers. Other health care professionals are welcome to attend.
Parking is available at no cost.
To register, call the Graduate Professional Center, URI Feinstein College of Continuing Education, at 277-5200. Seating is limited and registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. The Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center, located at the University of Rhode Island, offers a Certificate in Interdisciplinary Practice in Geriatrics upon completion of five workshops and two advanced practice seminars. These programs do not need to be taken in sequence. The mission of the center is to improve knowledge and skills in geriatrics and gerontology among health care and human service professionals in order to better meet the needs of the growing elderly population.