Healthcare Professionals

Health care professionals across numerous disciplines and career stages may access innovative training opportunities and geriatrics education at no cost.

Geriatrics Education Hub

Discover UNT Health’s free geriatrics training for health care professionals. The Geriatrics Education Hub provides a connection to training for health care professionals in most disciplines and all career stages, from dementia care for the nursing home workforce to advancing practicing clinicians’ knowledge of age-friendly health care.  Completing the training confers free continuing education to many health professions. Visit the Hub for a listing of topics and audiences.

Training in Alzheimer’s Disease

Texas Department of Health and Human Services Alzheimer’s Disease Program offers CME and quick courses related to screening, diagnosis, care coordination and referrals for primary care providers and affiliated health care professionals.

Project ECHO

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a collaborative model of medical education designed to create virtual communities of learners by bringing together healthcare providers and subject matter experts using videoconference technology, brief lecture presentations, and case-based learning, fostering an “all learn, all teach” approach.

ICARE

Infection Control Advocate and Resident Education (ICARE) provides online training for health care professionals, nursing home residents, staff, family members, and advocates to promote best practice strategies for infection control while respecting resident rights.