University of New England

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

• GEC-AARP - Observing and Addressing Financial and Material Exploitation of Older Adults
  Consisting of nine modules, this course was developed for health professionals, health professions faculty and students who want to have a better understanding of financial and material exploitation/abuse against older adults–whether committed by family members, friends, individuals in a position of trust, strangers or caregivers. Financial and material exploitation occurs when there is an illegal use of a vulnerable individual’s resources for another person’s profit or gain. Each module of this CME Course is approved for 1.5 Category 1B AOA, Category 1 AMA PRA Credits and UNE contact hours by the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Coming Soon

• Geriatrics - Aging & Public Health
• Office Based Care - For The Older Adult
• Elder Abuse Interdisciplinary Training
• Evaluation of Dementia
• Managing Depression in Elders in a Nursing Home Setting
• Nutrition for the Older Adult
• Urinary Incontinence of the Older Adult

Directions for course registration
To register call Marla Ryder at 207-602-2205 or e-mail mainegec@une.edu. You will then receive a user name and password and will be directed to the Blackboard Learning System Log In Page, allowing you to begin the course. If you experience any technical problems or have any further questions regarding registration or UNE-MGEC online course information contact 207-602-2205 or e-mail mainegec@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 College of Osteopathic Medicine
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, Maine 04005-9599
Phone 207-602-2124
e-mail: jmetcalf@une.edu