The Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of the University of Guam\u2019s School of Health will be hosting the fourth and final week of its Dementia Awareness Conference Series to provide education, training, and awareness on Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Related Dementias.\u00a0
\nThe 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<\/p>\n
For Health Professionals:\u00a0<\/strong> 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":331088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341548","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\/341548","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=341548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/331088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cAdvanced Care Planning\u201d\u00a0
\nPresented by Delores Lee, M.D., and Annamma S. Varghese, DNP, CMSRN\u00a0\u00a0
\nTime: 3pm \u2013 5pm (ChST)\u00a0
\nDate: Tuesday, April 6\u00a0
\nRegistration Link:http:\/\/bit.ly\/gwephp2021\u00a0\u00a0
\n*Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available as part of this track.\u00a0
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\nFor the Micronesian Communities:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u201cAdvanced Care Planning\u201d\u00a0
\nPresented by Delores Lee, M.D., and Annamma S. Varghese, DNP, CMSRN\u00a0\u00a0
\nTime: 6pm \u2013 8pm (ChST)\u00a0
\nDate: Wednesday, April 7\u00a0
\nRegistration Link:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/gwepmc2021\u00a0\u00a0
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\nFor the General Public:\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cElder Justice Center\u201d\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Presented by David Highsmith, J.D., and Kathleen L.G. Moylan\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cFun and Simple Activities for Seniors with Dementia\u201d\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Presented by Anthony John Ada, Jr., DrPH\u00a0
\nTime: 6pm \u2013 8pm (ChST)\u00a0
\nDate: Thursday, April 8\u00a0
\nRegistration Link:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/gwepgp2021\u00a0\u00a0
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\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.\u00a0
\nThis project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of an award totaling $974,852 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"