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CNYGEC

Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers

Initiatives

Binghamton Geriatric Scholar Certificate Program

Binghamton Geriatric Scholar Certificate Program

 

 

The Binghamton Geriatric Scholar Certificate Program

This five-day educational conference, held one day each week for five weeks, is offered at The Greater Binghamton Health Center,
Binghamton, New York and provides professional training in interdisciplinary geriatrics & gerontology. The program is sponsored
by the Columbia University Stroud Center’s Statewide Geriatric Psychiatry Residency/Fellowship Program and The Columbia-New
York Geriatric Education Center, of the Consortium of NY Geriatric Education Centers (CNYGEC), in conjunction with the Upstate
Medical University, Binghamton Clinical Campus; The Community Foundation for South Central New York, Inc. from the Ralph J.
Warner Donor Advised Fund , The Slocum Dickson Foundation; Office of Continuing Medical Education At SUNY Upstate Medical
University; Utica College; Masonic Care Community and the Greater Binghamton Health Center. Faculty come from Canada, New
York City and various local programs.

 

Program Dates

Binghamton Core Day 1: 05-11-11

Binghamton Core Day 2: 05-18-11

Binghamton Core Day 3: 05-25-11

Binghamton Geriatric Mental Health Teaching Day: 06-01-11

Binghamton Interdisciplinary Teamwork and QoL Improvement: 06-08-11

-The Columbia University Stroud Center
-Upstate Medical University, Binghamton Clinical Campus -CARES Project
-The Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers
-Greater Binghamton Health Center
-Office of Continuing Medical Education at SUNY Upstate Medical University
-Utica College
-Masonic Care Community
-The Community Foundation for South Central New York
-The Slocum Dickson Foundation
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The program recognizes with appreciation the following persons who participated in the planning of the 2011 Geriatric Scholar Certificate Program. Virginia Barrett, RN, DrPH; Diane Crumb, RN, BS; Della Ferguson, PhD; Neil Hall, MD, MBA; Regina Sokal,RN, BS; and John Toner, EdD, PhD (Program Chair). In addition the program recognizes the following individuals for their past participation and/or planning contributions to the GEC programs: Judith Blanding, PhD; Lenore Boris, JD, MS; Terri Bobal, CSW;Barbara Brozovic, GNP; Mahfuzir Rahman, MD; Martha Nelson, RN, MS; Chaplain Betty Pomeroy; Lori Webster, RN. Special thanksalso goes to Paula Salinas, BS, CARES Program Coordinator for the administrative and operational support of the 2011 Geriatric Scholar Certificate Program.