Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

is now 60 or older, leading to a greater need for healthcare professionals. To meet this need, local initiatives like CT Health Horizons are working to train professionals and improve care in the region. Nurses: Nurses work as part of a team to provide care and support, and educate patients about health conditions.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Professional Education 52

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Karen has a Cambia Sojourns award to pilot an intervention in which Black/African American former caregivers are trained to provide peer support to current caregivers (Peer2Care). I think as researchers, we need to do our due diligence to follow that and healthcare providers, of course, ’cause we want to be sensitive.

Community 129

Community Families Family IT 129

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

I feel like I recognize it when I see it, but I struggle to give a clear definition or provide effective ways to address it. We have an epidemic of BMI and therefore never use the way the patient looks like to diagnose cachexia. It’s just that they look like a big bmI, but they lost 15, 2030 pounds.

Illness 134

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Families 108

Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 108