Geriatric Education Hub

About Us

The University of North Texas Health Science Center was awarded a five-year, $5 million grant in July 2024 from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program called the Workforce Enhancement in Healthy Aging and Independent Living (WE HAIL).  The WE HAIL Collaborative is one of 42 federally funded GWEP programs nationwide advancing training for primary care, nursing home, direct care, and supportive care workforces to improve age-friendly and dementia-friendly care for older adults across the care continuum and in vulnerable tribal, rural, and other underserved communities in Texas and Oklahoma.

This page highlights the training modules that Workforce Enhancement in Healthy Aging and Independent Living (WE HAIL) supports.

Enduring courses

Title Credit
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2024-2026 SPIKES - A Six-step Protocol for Delivering Bad News
    • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 0.75 ANCC
    • 0.75 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.75 ASWB Credit
    • 0.75 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Addressing Depression in the Context of Age-Friendly Care
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Part 1: Advocating for Independence – Assessing Capacity, Mistreatment, and Social Determinants of Health
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Part 2: Advocating for Independence – Assessing Capacity, Mistreatment, and Social Determinants of Health
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Supporting Persons Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Creating Age Friendly Health Systems
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Promoting Medicare Annual Wellness Visits
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 1-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Advance Care Planning
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Sexuality, Intimacy and Dementia
    • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.50 ANCC
    • 0.50 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.50 ASWB Credit
    • 0.50 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 0.50 HSC Participation
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Telemedicine: Addressing Barriers for Special Populations
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 1-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)

Virtual Regularly Scheduled Series

Geriatric TeleECHO

The goal of this series is to train primary care resident physicians and healthcare professionals to confidently assess and act on the 4M's of Age-Friendly care (Matters Most, Mentation, Mobility, Medication), thus improving care for older adults in their community. The Geriatric TeleECHO welcomes all primary care professionals and is especially focused on reaching healthcare professionals serving rural and tribal primary care sites.

Series Options -  Click the link to view specific topics and register for the sessions.

Series Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Transform clinical training by integrating age-friendly and dementia-friendly approaches. 
  • Impact practice in TTOUR (Tribal, tribal organizations, underserved and/or rural) primary care settings through interprofessional geriatrics clinical training and education.
  • Provide workforce education and training in TTOUR primary care settings to improve care for older adults including persons living with dementia.

Target Audience -

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, certified public health professionals, social workers, physical therapists, and licensed professional counselors.

Recent courses

  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2024-2026 SPIKES - A Six-step Protocol for Delivering Bad News
  • Behavioral Health
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Osteopathy
  • Palliative and Hospice
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology
  • Surgery, General
Healthcare providers will potentially deliver bad news to patients many times throughout their careers.  Disclosing bad news is inherently negative and can contribute to stress and anxiety.  When p
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    • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 0.75 ANCC
    • 0.75 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.75 ASWB Credit
    • 0.75 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Addressing Depression in the Context of Age-Friendly Care
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Psychiatry
Major depressive disorder comes under the "M" of Mentation of the Age-Friendly Health System model.
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Part 1: Advocating for Independence – Assessing Capacity, Mistreatment, and Social Determinants of Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
Having dementia does not always mean a person cannot make decisions for themselves. Being over 95 does not always mean a person cannot live alone successfully.
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Part 2: Advocating for Independence – Assessing Capacity, Mistreatment, and Social Determinants of Health
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
Having dementia does not always mean a person cannot make decisions for themselves. Being over 95 does not always mean a person cannot live alone successfully.
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Supporting Persons Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • HSC Health Clinic Courses
This online learning module is intended for a multispecialty audience.
5
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Creating Age Friendly Health Systems
  • Cardiology
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Palliative and Hospice
This training module introduces participants to Age-Friendly Health Systems. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A.
5
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Promoting Medicare Annual Wellness Visits
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
Promoting proactive approaches to preventive health can make a difference.
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 1-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Advance Care Planning
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
Advance Care Planning (ACP) is the face-to-face time a physician or other qualified health care professional spends with a patient, family member, or surrogate to explain and discuss advance direct
5
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Sexuality, Intimacy and Dementia
Nursing home and assisted living center healthcare providers are challenged to address issues of intimacy, sexuality, and dementia.
5
    • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 0.50 ANCC
    • 0.50 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.50 ASWB Credit
    • 0.50 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 0.50 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
HSC Center for Older Adults: 2023-25 Telemedicine: Addressing Barriers for Special Populations
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
Telemedicine visits for older adults and younger people with disabilities will differ based on sites such as in the general community, independent living communities, assisted living, memory care c
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 1-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)

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