WyGEC Education and Training Resources and News

The Wyoming Geriatric Education Center (WyGEC) provides educational opportunities for Wyoming health care professionals who serve an aging population. We offer resources in gerontology education and interdisciplinary geriatric training via lectures, conferences, newsletters and links to other information. These resources will help continue your gerontology training and aging education.

Cognitive Health & Memory Disorders Workshop in Jackson, June 7th

St. John's Institute for Cognitive Health in partnership with WyGEC and the Alzheimer's Association will host this annual event in Jackson. David Knopman, MD, neurologist from the Mayo Clinic will be the keynote speaker.  For more information see the Save-The-Date or visit cognitive.tetonhospital.org to register!

2nd Annual Wyoming Quality Conference | August 21 & 22, 2013

Topics of this year's Quality Conference will include: Care Transitions, Reducing Antipsychotic Drug Use in Dementia Care, Preventative Health, & Reducing Adverse Drug Events. 

“Gray Matters: Exploring the Mature Mind” documentary wins national awards! 

The documentary featuring UW and Wyoming experts in aging has won a Bronze Telly award and a Heartland Emmy! Learn more about the documentary or watch it online.

WyGEC Speakers' Bureau

Online forms for speaker suggestions and applications. These forms are designed to assist healthcare institutions in Wyoming with finding a speaker to talk about topics related to geriatrics at their workshops, conferences, seminars, or other events of educational nature. Or apply to be a speaker. Once the request is received, WyGEC will review and work on matching it with an appropriate speaker.

Click for the speakers' bureau forms

Funding/Sponsors

  

• Grant UB4HP19198