Geri-ed Programs

Geriatric Assessment Interdisciplinary Team (GAIT)

GAIT is a project funded by the University System of Maryland Redeployment Grant System and is located in rural Maryland at the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center (Cumberland, Md.) and the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center (Cambridge, Md.).

A series of two day rotations brings students from the six University of Maryland, Baltimore Schools, Towson University's Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Disorder Departments, Frostburg State University's Departments of Social Work and Psychology, and Salisbury State University's Department of Social Work. Students are introduced to the comprehensive geriatric assessment and the fundamentals of interprofessional collaboration through both didactic and clinical sessions.

A variety of sites are used throughout Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore. Each site is chosen because it emphasizes the benefits of interprofessional collaboration in caring for frail older individuals.

Training Programs 2009-2010 On the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland
- - - Coordinated by the Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center

Cost: No charge for University System of Maryland health care students, Johns Hopkins University health care students, and nursing students from community colleges on the Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland. Funding is provided by the Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research program through University of Maryland Baltimore, the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center Consortium, and the Frances Stevens Fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.

Pre-registration is required. To register, contact: Donna Wilson, GAIT Coordinator
Telephone: 410-221-2600 FAX: 410-221-2605 E-mail: esahecgait@yahoo.com

November 4-5, 2009 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Topic: Mental Health Issues of Older Adults
Location: Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, Charlotte Hall, MD, St. Mary’s County

February 15*, 2010 (Monday) *Presidents Holiday, 1-day GAIT
Topic: Medications and Older Adults
Location: Caroline Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Denton, MD, Caroline County

March 5*, 2010 (Friday) *1-day GAIT
Topic: Balance and Fall Risks of the Older Adult
Location: Balance Center, Dorchester General Hospital, Cambridge, MD, Dorchester County

March 18-19*, 2010 (Thursday and Friday) *Spring Break Week
Topic: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Wound Care
Location: Atlantic General Hospital, Berlin, MD, Worcester County

April 7-8, 2010 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Topic: Nutritional Needs of the Older Adult
Location: The Pines-Genesis HealthCare, Easton, MD, Talbot County

April 21-22, 2010 (Wednesday and THursday)
Topic: Palliative Care
Location: Coastal Hospice, Salisbury, MD, Wicomico County

June 10-11, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
Topic: Incontinence and Older Adults
Location: Calvert Memorial Hospital, Prince Frederick, MD, Calvert County

GAIT Projects in Western Maryland

October 21-22, 2009 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Topic: Maintaining Health and Wellness in Independent Living
Location: Homewood at Williamsport, Williamsport, MD (15 minutes SW of Hagerstown)
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November 2-3, 2009 (Monday and Tuesday)
Topic: Community Based Hospice Care
Location: Hospice of Garrett County, Inc., Oakland, MD
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Contacts:

Reba Cornman
410-706-4327, rcornman@umaryland.edu

Terri Socha, GAIT Coordinator, Western Maryland Area Health Education Center
301-777-9150x107, tmsocha@allconet.org

Donna Wilson, GAIT Coordinator, Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center
410-221-2600, esahecgait@yahoo.com