Interprofessional Education and Collaboration for Geriatrics (IECG) is a program at the University of Southern California (USC) designed to train healthcare students from various professions to work ...

A new grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services will help enhance geriatric care training for the long-term care workforce, according to the leaders of the Geriatrics Workforce ...

A newly developed curriculum that trains bachelor of nursing degree students in geriatric care has been introduced by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of ...

Funding for current and additional GWEPs is necessary for a sustained commitment to geriatrics education and better care for a growing population of older adults. Developing a health care workforce ...

HOUSTON—(Nov. 21, 2008)—The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will launch a new program, Training Excellence in Aging Studies (TEXAS), to promote geriatrics training for physicians ...

The shortcomings of geriatric care were first brought to light in the 1970s and 1980s by Robert Butler, MD, who noticed gaps in his education when caring for older adults, the complex needs of this ...

With its elderly population percentage higher than national average and the number of them rising to approximate 80 lakh people by 2036, the Odisha government has brought out a comprehensive guideline ...

An 80-year-old woman had a fall in her south Kolkata home because her caregiver was not supporting her in the right manner while taking her to the balcony. This incident has left the elderly confined ...