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UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative

Providing free community and health professional programs focused on geriatric training and education. Through federal funding, we will provide programs covering a variety of topics including Alzheimer's disease and dementia, Opioid Education, Chronic Pain, Mind and Body Programs and many others!

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Our Mission

The UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative’s mission (AGEC) is to provide high-quality programs that support healthy aging in Arkansas for older adults.

First Responder Dementia Training

The First Responder Dementia Online Training has a registration form and 6 modules. It is designed to take one module at a time or all at once.

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UAMS Age Wise Podcast

Experts from the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) talk about a variety of health topics related to older adults while providing educational tips and resources.

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Our Funding

The UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program under grants #U1QHP28723 and #T1MHP39072.

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Join us every Wednesday at 11 a.m. via Facebook for free brain health exercise!

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Newsletter & Announcements

From the Director’s Desk

Winter 2021 Newsletter By Robin McAtee, PhD, RN, FACHE, Director, Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC), a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging (DWR IOA) Happy New Year from the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC), the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program for Arkansas. […]

Older Adults and COVID-19: A Call for Physical Activity Intervention

Winter 2021 Newsletter By Sarah Walker, PT, DPTDepartment of Physical TherapyUniversity of Central Arkansas As healthcare professionals are faced with the numerous challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians who serve geriatric clients are being met with stark statistical findings from epidemiology studies. Age in advance of 65 years is the single most important predictor of […]

Beyond Diabetes: Use of Antidiabetic Agents in Heart Failure

Winter 2021 Newsletter By Tyler R. Walsh, PharmD and Lisa C. Hutchison, PharmD, MPHUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy According to the Centers of Disease Control, diabetes is a risk factor for developing heart failure.1   Many patients with diabetes will develop heart failure, so clinicians would be excited to have medications […]

The Importance of Vitamin D in the Wintertime

Winter 2021 Newsletter By Dr. Audrey Folsom, DHSc, MSHS, MT(ASCP), Assistant Professor of Clinical Lab Sciences, and Mr. Eric West, MBA, DTR, Assistant Professor of DieteticsArkansas State University Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency affects individuals across all ethnicities and age groups, but older adults are especially vulnerable. Vitamin D deficiency is a widespread problem, which […]

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