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UGEC Fireside Chat - The Utah Commission on Aging (UCOA) and Developing the State Master Plan on Aging
Thursday 01 June 2023, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Rob Ence is the Executive Director of the Utah Commission on Aging(UCOA), and connects research, public policy, and community resources onbehalf of older adults. He also manages the Bateman Horne Center, a non-profit clinic and research practice specializing in myalgic encephalomyelitisor chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and other post-viral syndromes.Ence earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of BusinessAdministration (MBA) from the University of Utah. He served for nearly adecade as the Utah State Director for AARP, and thereafter as the WestRegional Vice President. Ence has lectured on financial security and otherolder adult issues and served on several boards of directors, includingComagine Health, Envision Utah, the Alzheimer’s Association Utah Chapter,the Community Counseling Center, and the Repertory Dance Theater.
15 Jun 2023
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO - Buprenorphine for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Settings
Dr. Melissa Cheng is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah (UofU). SheDr. Melissa Cheng is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah (UofU). Shegraduated from the UofU School of Medicine in 2008. In 2003, she earned a Master ofHealth Science in International Health with an emphasis on complex humanitarianemergencies from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a Master ofOccupational Health from the UofU in 2010. Dr. Cheng is the founder and director of theUofU Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) training program, auniversal screening program for substance use disorder. Her research interests includeevaluating the effectiveness of opioid use within the workers compensation system, andshe has presented locally and nationally on "opioids in the workplace."Dr. Cheng is board-certified in addiction medicine and practices at the University of UtahHospital Addiction Consult Service. She is also the Clinical Medical Director for ComagineHealth where she works on various projects improving the quality and access to care foropioid use disorder.
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
21 Sep 2023
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO
05 Oct 2023
10:00AM - 11:00AM
UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD
19 Oct 2023
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO
02 Nov 2023
10:00AM - 11:00AM
UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD
16 Nov 2023
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly ECHO