Online Courses
Courses Designed by Kathryn Thompson Ph.D., Judith A. Metcalf, APRN, BC, MS & Built by Jeani Reagan
The University of New England Maine Geriatric Education Center (UNE-MGEC) is one of several national Geriatric Education Centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
The UNE-MGEC will partner with health systems and professional networks to develop, implement, disseminate and evaluate evidence-based best practice geriatric education, training, curricula and resources throughout Maine. UNE-MGEC will address priority health education needs of Maine’s health workforce, health professions faculty and students, community organizations and older adults and their families.
Priorities of the UNE-MGEC include development of an Interdisciplinary Team Work Institute to train health professionals to care for patients with common and complex geriatric issues with a focus on depression and falls and the development of a Geriatric Health Literacy Initiative for health professionals.
Courses Offered
- Health Literacy & Plain Language: Skills for Clear Health Communication
- Assessing Elder Abuse in the Clinical Setting: asking the difficult question
- GEC-AARP - Observing and Addressing Financial and Material Exploitation of Older Adults
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Geriatrics - Aging & Public Health
- Evaluation of Dementia
- Nutrition for the Older Adult
Directions for course registration
To register call Marilyn Amoroso at 207-221-4460 or e-mail mamoroso@une.edu. You will then receive a user name and password and will be directed on how to begin the course. If you experience any technical problems or have any further questions regarding registration or UNE-MGEC online course information contact 207-221-4460 or e-mail mamoroso@une.edu
For more information about the UNE-MGEC Contact:
Judith A. Metcalf, APRN, BC, MS
Director, University of New England Maine Geriatric Education Center
University of New England Center for Community and Public Health
716 Stevens Ave
Portland, ME 04103
Phone 207-221-4459
e-mail: jmetcalf@une.edu