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April 19, 2019
Latest News from AGEC
UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative, Clinton School Address Opioid Crisis KATV News Story: https://katv.com/news/local/town-hall-medical-professionals-address-opioid-use-for-chronic-pain Arkansas Democrat-Gazette News Story : https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/apr/13/opioid-struggles-focus-of-forum-2019041/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UAMShealth/videos/380861315843726/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProgramsUACS/status/1117867656990744576
January 4, 2019
Geriatric Student Scholars Selected for FY 2019
It is with great pleasure that the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) announces its 2019 selection for the Geriatric Student Scholars program – Samantha Pennington, a third-year College of Pharmacy student; Taylor Bennett, a third-year College of Medicine student, Holly Bennett, a second-year College of Health Professions student and Larreasha Adams from the College of…
October 25, 2018
Flu Vaccination Toolkit Aimed at Increasing Flu Vaccination Rates in Communities
by Heather Mercer Executive Director, ImmunizeAR Last flu season was brutal. In Arkansas, 227 people died from influenza, including 171 adults who were 65 and older, and we had a record number of flu-related hospitalizations. Arkansans aren’t doing a great job getting flu vaccines. According to the CDC, only 46 percent of the general…
May 16, 2018
From the Director’s Desk
by Robin McAtee, PhD, RN, FACHE, Director, Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative at UAMS The AGEC received news earlier this year that we might receive a 4th year of funding from HRSA without rewriting for the grant! We are optimistic as a federal budget has been approved and the GWEPs are still included. We now patiently await news…
November 14, 2017
Million Veteran Program: A Partnership with Veterans
By Gretchen Gibson, DDS, MPH During this month of celebrating Veteran’s Day, it seemed appropriate to recognize another continued service of our Veterans, beyond their military time. The Million Veteran Program (MVP) is a research program designed to better understand how genes affect health and illness. Data collected as part of the MVP will…
Occupational Therapy Student’s Poor Knowledge of Aging Demonstrates Need for Gerontological Literacy
by LaVona Traywick, PhD, University of Central Arkansas and Terry Griffin, PhD, Kansas State University Society as a whole is aging and there are not enough health care providers in any health related field, including Occupational Therapy, to meet the current or expected needs of the senior adult population (Eldercare Workforce Alliance, 2011). According to…
Health Literacy for Health Care Professionals
by Shanon Brantley, MCD, CCC-SLP, Arkansas State University Communication is a complex task. Communication between healthcare professionals and patients often increases this complexity due to reduced or poor health literacy skills of patients. Health literacy refers to “the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services they need to make…
November 13, 2017
2017 New Herpes Zoster Vaccine
by Ashley McPhee, PharmD Candidate and Lisa Hutchison, PharmD, MPH, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. The rash usually occurs on one side from the middle of the back toward the chest, but it can occur…
From the Director’s Desk
by Robin McAtee, PhD, RN, FACHE, Director, Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative at UAMS This is my first “From the Director’s desk” article from the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC), the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program for Arkansas. I am excited as we begin this year of grant activities and what this year holds for us. I have…
August 16, 2017
Student Research on Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia
by Alicia S. Landry, PhD, RDN, LDN, SNS, Nina Roofe, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, Andreina Guedez, MS, Dietetic Intern, Taylor Sherrill, MS, Dietetic Intern, University of Central Arkansas Patients who have been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease (AD) often experience unintentional weight loss. Malnutrition and unintentional weight loss may lead to the loss of…
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