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04 Nov 2021
10:00AM - 11:00AM
UGEC Fireside Chat - TBD
18 Nov 2021
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly LTSS ECHO - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Geriatrics
Valerie Flattes, PhD, APRN, MS, ANP-BC, has been a faculty member at the University Of Utah College Of Nursing since 2001. Her background in nursing includes medical surgical nursing, obstetrics, long term care, emergency nursing, and home health care. Since 2003, she has practiced as an adult nurse practitioner.  She completed her PhD at University of Utah Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Valerie has a strong commitment to community engagement and has served as a member or officer in several community organizations over the last 21 years.
In July of 2021, Dr. Flattes was been appointed the inaugural associate dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at the University of Utah College of Nursing (CON). In her new role, Flattes will lead initiatives to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion into college culture, including academic programs; research and scholarship; clinical practice; recruitment and retention of students, staff and faculty; hiring and promotion practices; and community engagement.
02 Dec 2021
10:00AM - 11:00AM
UGEC Fireside Chat - Reducing Isolation and Promoting Wellness for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers
LuAnn Lundquist, TRT, and the Founder and Executive Director Memory Matters Utah/Neveda, serves caregivers and those with dementia in our community.  LuAnn has worked in the field since 2002, serving as a Recreation Department Head in a skilled nursing facility and as a Regional Manager and Statewide Education Coordinator for the Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association before founding the nonprofit. She has also completed training in Maintain your Brain, Foundations of Dementia Care Trainer, Dementia Dialogues Trainer. LuAnn is also a former caregiver for family member.
16 Dec 2021
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly LTSS ECHO - TBD
06 Jan 2022
10:00AM - 11:00AM
UGEC Fireside Chat - Caregiver Support

Geri Lehnardt, Case Manager and Caregiver Program Coordinator at Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), started the Caregiver Program in 1999. 

20 Jan 2022
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly LTSS ECHO - Mood Disorders in Older Adults
Carol Eddy, APRN is a nurse practitioner and practices at University of Utah Health. Jennifer N. Griswold, APRN is an adult health nurse practitioner in Murray, UT.
17 Feb 2022
02:00PM - 03:15PM
UGEC Age-Friendly LTSS ECHO - Assessment and Care of Persons with Dementia
Michelle Sorweid, DO, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics. She attended medical school at the University of North Texas- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Sorweid completed Internal Medicine residency in 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver, Colorado and pursued her Geriatrics training at the University of Utah. In July of 2016, she became full-time faculty in the Division of Geriatrics in the School of Medicine at the University of Utah Health Science Center. Dr. Sorweid  also spends time both at the Department of Neurology Cognitive Disorders (CACIR)clinic and Madsen Geriatrics Clinics evaluating patients with cognitive disorders.