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The purpose of this presentation is to provide technical assistance and information about the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). The goal of the GWEP is to develop a health care workforce that maximizes patient and family engagement and improves health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care. Special emphasis is on providing the primary care workforce with the knowledge and skills to care for older adults and on collaborating with community partners to address gaps in health care for older adults through individual, system, community, and population level changes. Funding may be used to support training of patients, families, caregivers, direct care workers, health professions practitioners, students, residents, and fellows who provide health care to older adults and the faculty who train these individuals. Examples of improved patient outcomes, practice improvement, and systems change will be discussed.
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