International Rural Aging Project

Provider Workshops

Nursing and Interdisciplinary Care of Rural Elders
Convener: Mary Ann Rosswurm, Charleston, WV, USA
West Virginia University
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center – Charleston Division, School of Nursing

Date Saturday, June 10
Time 1:30 – 6 p.m.
Location Room 206, Civic Center

Objectives

This workshop presents innovative, interdisciplinary, geriatric care training and practice models. The workshop concludes with a 90-minute panel discussion of transcultural perspectives on rural geriatric health care.

Introduction

Mathy Mezey, NYU Hartford Foundation, New York, New York, US

Strengthening Rural Practice through Interdisciplinary Training

Jan Busby Whitehead, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Associate Professor of Medicine; Faculty Member, Program on Aging; Associate Director, Clinical Practice for the Institute on Aging; Medical Director of the Carol Woods Retirement Community; Director, UNC Hospitals Continence Clinic; Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Director for the Program on Aging & Acting Director of the School of Medicine’s Program on Aging.

Geriatric Collaborative Care Model

Cheryl Schrader, Mahomet, Illinois
Head, Coordinated Care Services, Carle Clinic Association; Faculty Member, University of Illinois College of Nursing & College of Medicine.

Mental Health Care for Rural Elderly

Marianne Smith, Cedar Rapids, Indiana
Geropsychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Community Nursing Organization Model

Cheryl Schrader, Mahomet, Illinois
Head, Coordinated Care Services, Carle Clinic Association; Faculty Member, University of Illinois College of Nursing & College of Medicine.

Panel: Transcultural Perspectives on Health Care of Rural Elders

Jan Busby Whitehead, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Cheryl Schrader, Mahomet, Illinois
Marianne Smith, Cedar Rapids, Indiana
Clarann Weinert, Bozeman, Montana
Kiyami Asahara, Nagano, Japan
Mary Ann Rosswurm, Charleston, West Virginia
Jo Ann Congdon, Denver, Colorado
Ivo Abraham, Charlottesville, Virginia, US

Supported by the NYU John Hartford Foundation.

Continuing Education Credits

WV Social Work 4 hrs
WVBRN 4.2 hrs