July 2015 Issue | Volume 9, Number 7
A publication of the University of Utah Center on Aging
National Award - HRSA
Dr. Ginny Pepper, Associate Dean for Research and PhD Program, College Of Nursing, is the Pricipal
Investigator for this funding.The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program supports the development of a health care workforce that improves health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care, maximizing patient and family engagement, and transforming the healthcare system.
Greater flexibility is allowed for grant awardees by allowing applicants to identify the specific interprofessional geriatrics education and training needs of their communities and develop a program that is responsive to those needs.
Applicants are encouraged to provide the primary care workforce with the knowledge and skills to care for older adults and collaborate with community partners to address gaps in health care for older adults through individual, system, community, and population level changes.
SLC Great Place To Retire
Kiplinger magazine has listed Salt Lake City as one of the 2015 "Great Places To Retire."
This ranking was reached in part to the University of Utah's Geriatric programs, as
well as the Milken Institute’s top 5 listing.
“Local hospitals include University of Utah Health Care, an academic medical center
that offers specialists in geriatrics and Alzheimer’s care…”
Read More Here
Global Health Survey
Juan Carlos Negrette is the first Director of Global Health for Health Sciences at the University of Utah.
He has been attempting to create a sense of synergetic engagement across the health
sciences with globally involved staff and faculty as well as working to establish
new international partnerships and opportunities within the Global Health community.
Negrette has been spearheading a new plan for the university’s future within the field
of Global Health, which includes facilitating coordination between programs, developing
systems and tools to aid in that coordination, and creating criteria for the development
of new engagements. Negrette believes that the University of Utah is particularly
well placed to participate in development cooperation programs funded by governments
or international entities, with specific research and learning goals in mind.
There are many faculty and staff currently involved in global health projects who
could benefit by awareness of and collaboration with other existing programs. There
are also projects and funding opportunities requiring particular skills/expertise
which exist at our university. To that end the Global Health office is compiling
an inventory of global health related resources across campus that will allow us to
better know the players, projects, contacts, etc. and to be used as a resource for
all.
They have created a survey; it should not take long to complete. It asks for information
from global health participants by program - you can list up to 10. Given the global
impact of aging, this will be a huge resource for us all.
If you are involved in global health please take the time to complete the online survey here.
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
**Early Bird Registration ends July 31!**
13th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference
"The Aging Brain: Exploring the Intersection of Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders"
August 31 - September 1, 2015
This Year’s Conference Will be Held at the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Complete conference information (including VHA ACES registration info) and registration
is online.
Presented By: The Division of Geriatrics, University of Utah, School of Medicine
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AGING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
NOTE: This is not necessarily a comprehensive list. Please Search for additional opportunities at Grants.nih.gov.
| Dated | Title and Link to More Information | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Expires 5/8/2015 | Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context (R01) | PA-11-128 |
| Posted 1/5/2014 | Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care (R01) also R03 and R21 | PA-13-354 |
| Posted 1/5/2013 | Pain in Aging (R01) also R03 and R21 | PA-13-058 |
| Posted 5/5/2013 | Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services and Recovery Research (R01, also R03, R21) | PA-13-160 |
| Posted 1/5/2014 | Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care (R01) also R03 and R21 | PA-13-354 |
| Posted 4/28/2014 | Network and Infrastructure Support for Development of Interdisciplinary Aging Research (R24) | PAR-14-081 |
| Posted 5/5/2014 | Early Stage Development of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (R01) | PA-14-155 |
| Posted 5/5/2014 | Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01) | PAR-14-089 |
| Posted 5/5/2014 | Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01) | PA-14-161 |
| Posted 5/16/2014 | Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R21) | PA-14-159 |
| Posted 5/23/2014 | Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30) | RFA-AG-15-003 |
| Posted 7/04/2014 | Research Supplements for Aging Research on Health Disparities (Admin Supp) | PA-14-256 |
| Posted 7/05/2014 | Lab to Marketplace: Tools for Brain and Behavioral Research (R43/R44) | PA-14-250 |
| Posted 8/23/2014 | Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21) | PAR-14-119 |
| Posted 8/23/2014 | Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01) | PAR-14-118 |
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