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Dr. Cami Collett was raised in Colorado and came to Utah in 1975 to attend Westminster College in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the University of Utah Medical Center (UUMC) in 1983. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at Holy Cross Hospital with the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM) at the University of Utah. She has been training young family medicine physicians since 1986. She started Family Medicine Residency Program in 1994 that is now based at St. Mark’s Hospital.She returned to Westminster College to complete her Masters of Public Health (MPH) in 2018. She studied ways to improve Advance Care Planning (ACP), so patients’ wishes can be followed at the end of life.Her husband is a retired physics professor and her 36 year-old son has his masters in music. She loves singing, hiking, swimming, skiing, bicycling, and spending time with her grandson.
| 06 Apr 2023 10:00AM - 11:00PM UGEC Fireside Chat - The Village Movement: Age-Friendly Environments Manuel Acevedo is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology where he teaches the Adaptive Age-Friendly Environments and Injury Prevention course. Acevedo is dedicated to providing the Village Movement with the best tools to grow and impact their local communities in the most remarkable way. He is the founder and CEO of HelpfulVillage.com, a tech company that helps older adults as they age in their own homes with a little help from their neighbors. In 2020, Aging 2.0 recognized HelpfulVillage.com as worldwide top 10 innovator against social isolation. |
| 20 Apr 2023 02:00PM - 03:15PM UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO - Cross-Cultural Communication in the Healthcare Workplace Jeremy Holloway PhD is Assistant Professor and Director of Geriatric Education at the University of North Dakota. The focus of his research is concentrated on the social determinants of health, specifically self-efficacy, connectedness, and resiliency of older adults. Dr. Holloway developed a curriculum focused on intergenerational programs that include growth mindset, reminiscence therapy, mindfulness, guided imagery, and S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting practices to nourish internal qualities and self-agency of older adults. These best practices for wellness & health promotion address needs related to loneliness and social isolation. Dr. Holloway is also an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially regarding Social Determinants of Health for all peoples. |
| 04 May 2023 10:00AM - 11:00AM UGEC Fireside Chat - Interventions to Address Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Jeremy Holloway PhD is Assistant Professor and Director of Geriatric Education at the University of North Dakota. The focus of his research is concentrated on the social determinants of health, specifically self-efficacy, connectedness, and resiliency of older adults. Dr. Holloway developed a curriculum focused on intergenerational programs that include growth mindset, reminiscence therapy, mindfulness, guided imagery, and S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting practices to nourish internal qualities and self-agency of older adults. These best practices for wellness & health promotion address needs related to loneliness and social isolation. Dr. Holloway is also an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially regarding Social Determinants of Health for all peoples. |
| 18 May 2023 02:00PM - 03:15PM UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO |
| 01 Jun 2023 10:00AM - 11:00AM UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD |
| 15 Jun 2023 02:00PM - 03:15PM UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO |
| 06 Jul 2023 10:00AM - 11:00AM UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD |
| 03 Aug 2023 10:00AM - 11:00AM UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD |
| 17 Aug 2023 02:00PM - 03:15PM UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO |
| 07 Sep 2023 10:00AM - 11:00AM UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD |