The Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of the University of Guam\u2019s School of Health will be hosting week three of its Dementia Awareness Conference Series to provide education, training, and awareness on Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Related Dementias.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sessions are free and open to the public in Guam and all of Micronesia. The virtual conference series is divided into three tracks: for health professionals, for the Micronesian communities, and for the general public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
See schedule below for the upcoming sessions for week three:\u00a0 \t\u2022\t\u201cPositive Approach to Care: Progression of Dementia: Seeing GEMS\u00ae\u2014Not Just Loss\u201d\u00a0by\u00a0Melanie Bunn, RN, MS, GNP\u00a0\u00a0 \t\u2022\t\u201cElder Justice Center\u201d by Attorney David Highsmith, J.D., and Kathleen L.G. Moylan\u00a0 \t\u2022\t\u201cAdvanced Care Planning\u201d by\u00a0Delores Lee, M.D., and Annamma S. Varghese, DNP, CMSRN \u00a0\u00a0 The primary goal of Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program is to transform the health systems serving the region\u2019s elderly and individuals with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Related Dementias resulting in improved quality of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n The program aims to fill gaps in elderly care in the region through:\u00a0 The Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of the University of Guam\u2019s School of Health will…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":330356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nFor health professionals:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\t\u2022\tTime: 10am \u2013 12pm (ChST)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tDate: Tuesday, March 30\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tRegistration Link:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/gwephp2021\u2028*Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available as part of this track.\u00a0\u00a0
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\nFor the Micronesian communities:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\t\u2022\t\u201cCARES\u00ae Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention\u2122:\u00a0What is Elder Abuse?\u201d by\u00a0Margaret Hattori-Uchima, Ph.D., RN, and Danilo Philbert C. Bilong, Ph.D.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tTime: 6pm \u2013 8pm (ChST)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tDate: Wednesday, March 31\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tRegistration Link:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/gwepmc2021\u00a0\u00a0
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\nFor the general public:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\t\u2022\tTime: 6pm \u2013 8pm (ChST)\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tDate: Thursday, April 1\u00a0\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tRegistration Link:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/gwepgp2021\u00a0\u00a0
\nFor more information, contact the Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program at\u00a0uog.gwep@triton.uog.edu.\u00a0
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\nAbout the Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\t\u2022\tworkforce development;\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tfamily and caregiver training;\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tengaged community networks and partnerships; and\u00a0
\n\t\u2022\tenhancement of the University of Guam nursing assistant training program. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"