The Retirement Research Foundation-Institute of Gerontology Continuing Education Series in Dementia: Filling a Gap for Healthcare Providers

The Retirement Research Foundation-Institute of Gerontology Continuing Education Series in Dementia: Filling a Gap for Healthcare Providers

This article describes the Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) partnership with the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology (IOG) which worked for over a decade to provide annual continuing education in gerontological practice, with one specific day each year devoted totally to dementia. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Generations (San Francisco, Calif.) Calif.), 2009-04, Vol.33 (1), p.90-93
Hauptverfasser: Lichtenberg, Peter, Hegde, Krupa
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult Education
Aging
Alzheimer's disease
Behavior
Continuing education
Dementia
Education
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Health care
Health Professions
Interdisciplinary Approach
Older people
Original
Retirement
Senility
Social workers
Training
Universities
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Zusammenfassung:This article describes the Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) partnership with the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology (IOG) which worked for over a decade to provide annual continuing education in gerontological practice, with one specific day each year devoted totally to dementia. The RRF-IOG CE series used the biopsychosocial model and an interdisciplinary approach as its conceptual underpinnings.
ISSN:0738-7806
2694-5126