Educate, Train and Improve Quality Care
The Oregon GWEP’s purpose is to help the health care, public health, and supportive care teams of Oregon learn about providing age-friendly and dementia-friendly care for older adults. We are partnership-focused and value collaboration across the state of Oregon. Our goal is to reach ALL Oregon communities to provide education and training. We will engage patients and families to address care gaps and improve health outcomes that are important to Oregonians.
We have three objectives:
Develop Reciprocal Partnerships
Develop strong, collaborative partnerships between teaching hospitals, primary care sites (including nursing homes), and community organizations, that transform clinical training environments into age-friendly and dementia-friendly care sites.
Provide Clinical Training
Provide interprofessional geriatrics clinical training and education to students, residents, fellows, faculty, and preceptors in Tribal, Tribal Organizations, Underserved and/or Rural (TTOUR) clinical care sites. We want to work with training programs to increase the number of trainees who practice in TTOUR sites following graduation.
Support Ongoing Education
Establish and maintain education and training programs in primary care sites that provide the supportive care workforce, direct care workers, and primary care workforce with the knowledge and skills to improve the care of older adults, including persons living with dementia. We also support ongoing age-friendly education for patients and families.
Our Team
We are an interprofessional team that is passionate about improving care for older adults across Oregon.
Key Personnel
Laura Byerly
MD
Program Director
Bryanna De Lima
MPH
Program Coordinator
Cynthia Taylor
PhD
Program Evaluator
Key Faculty
Patricia Barfield
PhD, PMHNP-BC
School of Nursing Lead
Melinda Davis
PhD, MCR
Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network Lead
Walter Dawson
D.Phil
Oregon Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health & Aging Lead
Elizabeth Eckstrom
MD, MPH
Geriatric Care and Research Lead
Sarah Foidel
OTD, OTR/L
Pacific University College of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences Lead
Allison Lindauer
PhD, NP
Oregon Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Lead
Emily Morgan
MD
Age-Friendly Health Systems Lead
Eric Wiser
MD
Oregon Area Health Education Center Lead
Some of Our Partners
OHSU Internal Medicine Clinic
OHSU School of Nursing
OHSU/VA Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Oregon Health Authority – Behavioral Health
Oregon Health Authority – BOLD Initiative
Oregon Health Authority – Environmental Public Health
Oregon Health Authority – Health Security, Preparedness and Response
Funding
Funding supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP53044.