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AGEC/GWEP Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2023
Volume XXXIV, No.1
From the Director's Desk
By Robin McAtee, PhD, RN, FACHE
Director, Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC), a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging (DWR IOA)
Happy New Year! Can you all believe it is 2023 and we have been enduring COVID and all that has entailed for almost three years? However, we are all learning to live with it better and getting out and enjoying things again. The AGEC programs are thriving and our community partners are busy once again. It is wonderful to see older adults...
Polypharmacy: Mitigation Strategies for Primary and Long-Term Care
By Mark Foster, DNP, APRN, FNC-BC, &
Randi Davis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Arkansas State University
Polypharmacy in the older population continues to be prevalent across the state of Arkansas and nationally as well. The definition of polypharmacy varies depending on the source; however, on average, polypharmacy is defined as...
UCA faculty and students provide accessible services for Arkansans at risk for and diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
By Darshon Reed, Ph.D. & Kalista Pettus
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
University of Central Arkansas
The students in the College of Health & Behavioral Sciences at UCA are making a difference in the lives of Central Arkansans at risk for or diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD), as well as their caregivers through the Interprofessional Therapeutic Activity Program (I-TAP). The I-TAP consists of four sub-programs...
Dr. Anne Goldberg, Professor, Sociology/Anthropology
and Dr. Pete Gess, Professor, Psychology
Hendrix College
During the past 5 years, Hendrix faculty and students have collected data with the goal of understanding variables associated with healthy aging by studying older adults in areas where people live extra-long/healthy lives (Blue Zones). Through this work, it has been identified...
