Weekly Seminars for Health Care Professionals Available Through UW

A series of free internet programs focusing on geriatric health care will continue to be offered through Tuesday, March 7, at the University of Wyoming.

The 2017 Geriatric Health Internet Series for health care professionals and students will be in Room 105 of the UW College of Health Sciences Building on Tuesdays from 5-6:30 p.m. For most disciplines, professional continuing education credits are available.

The Wyoming Geriatric Education Center (WyGEC), located at UW, partners with the Northwest Geriatric Education Center for the presentations. Presenters are faculty from the University of Washington who have been nationally and regionally recognized.

Listed are program topics:

-- Jan. 31: De-Prescribing.

-- Feb. 7: HIV in Older Adults.

-- Feb. 14: Heart Failure in Older Adults: A Focus on Multimorbidity.

-- Feb. 21: Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities in Older Adults.

-- Feb. 28: Geriatric Oral Health.

-- March 7: Kidney Disease and Functional Decline in Older Adults.

For more information, call the WyGEC office at (307) 766-2829 or email wygec@uwyo.edu.