Nebraska Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project

1. 9/5/2019, Dementia as a Geriatric Syndrome Benefiting from an Inter-Professional Approach to Care by Jane Potter, MD
2. 10/3/2019, Cognitive Testing by Thuy Koll, MD
3. 11/7/2019, Caregivers by Natalie Manley, MD, MPH
4. 12/5/2019, Pharmaceuticals by Linda Sobeski, PharmaD
5. 2/6/2020, Mobility by Joe Hejkal, MD
6. 3/5/2020, How to Hold a Goals of Care Discussion by Bill Lyons, MD
7. 6/4/2020, Best Practices For Identifying Dementia In Non-English Speakers (From a Neuropsych Perspective) by Aimi Nelson-Sheese, Ph.D, ABPP-CN 
8. 7/2/2020, Advance Care Planning - In the Times of Covid-19 by Jane Potter, MD
9. 8/6/2020, Social Determinants of Health by April Recher
10. 9/3/2020, Finding the Right Housing Options for Patients with Dementia by Natalie Manley, MD,MPH
11. 10/1/2020, Impaired Older Driver/Driving and Dementia by Karina Bishop, MD,
12. 11/5/2020, Common Adverse Drug Events and High-Risk Drugs by Linda Sobeski, PharmaD
13. 12/3/2020, Behavioral and Psycological Symptoms of Dementia by Tom Magnuson, MD
14. 1/7/2021, Opioids:  Alternatives for Older Adults by Alëna Balasanova, MD and Alfred Fisher, MD
15. 2/4/2021, Weight Loss in Older Adults by Bill Lyons, MD and Linda Sobeski, PharmD, BCPS
16. 3/4/2021, Adult Protective Services by Gina Mack, DHHS and Trampis Wrice, DHHS
17. 4/1/2021, Eye Problems for the Elderly by Natalie Manley, MD
18. 5/6/2021, Powers of Attorney - Patient Rights by Ann Mangiameli, AV Legal Aid of Nebraska 
19. 6/3/2021, Problems in Foot Care by John Weremy, DPM
20. 8/5/2021, Partnering for Age Friendly Care at the Nebraska GWEP: Progress Report by Jane Potter, MD
21. 9/2/2021, Palliative and Hospice Care: What the PC Provider Needs to Know by Melissa Teply, MD
22. 10/7/2021, Diabetes and Your Older Patients by Natalie Manley, MD
23. 11/4/2021, Screening and Health Maintenance in Older Adults: What to Do and When to Stop by Nora Kovar, MD, MPH
24. 12/2/2021, Alzheimer's Disease - Local and National Resources by Alzheimer's Association, Nebraska Chapter
25. 1/6/2022, Thyroid Disorders by Mandy Byers, MD
26. 2/3/2022, Lab Abnormalities in Older People and Anemia Evaluation by Jane Potter, MD
27. 3/3/2022, Therapy for COPD: Can They Afford It? Can They Use It? by Linda Sobeski, PharmaD
28. 4/7/2022, Lewy Body Dementia and Other Non-AD Dementia Subtypes Diagnosis and Management by Bill Lyons, MD
29. 5/5/2022, How to Help Patients and Their Caregivers After Initiating Home Hospice by Natalie Manley, MD, MPH
30. 6/2/2022, Providing Best Care for LBGTQ+ Older Adults by Rajean Moone, PhD
31. 7/7/2022, Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation in Dementia by Thomas Magnuson, MD
32. 8/4/2022, Depression in Older People by Andrew Baumgartner, MD
33. 9/1/2022, Anxiety Disorders by Erin Ranum, MD
34. 10/6/2022, Sleep Disorders and Treatment by Alfred Fisher, MD
35. 11/3/2022, Physical Activity in Older Adults by Alex Dworak, MD
36. 12/1/2022, Colon Cancer Screening for People 45-75 Years of Age by Katie Hutchins, MD
37. 2/2/2023, Chronic and Musculoskeletal Pain by Justin Choi, MD
38. 3/2/2023, Pet Therapy and Emotional Support Animals by Cathy Guinane and Ann Mangiameli, JD
39. 4/6/2023, Interventions and Intergenerational Programs on Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults by Jeremy Holloway, PhD
40. 5/4/2023, Chronic Kidney Disease in Older People by Jennifer Fillaus, DO
41. 6/1/2023, Cross Cultural Communication by Jeremy Holloway, PhD
42. 8/3/2023, Principles of Outpatient Palliative Care for the PCP by Lou Lukas, MD,
43. 9/7/2023, State of Aging with HIV by Nikki Regan, APRN
44. 10/5/2023, Statin Use in Older Patients by Al Fisher, MD, PhD
45. 11/2/2023, Understanding Karen Culture as a Roadmap for Improving Multicultural Care by Synthia Htoo and Hta Thi Yu Moo
46. 12/7/2023, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Cecilia Poon, PhD, ABPP
47. 2/1/2024, Pharmacogenomics in Older People by Christopher Shaffer, PharmD, PhD, MS
48. 3/7/2024, GUSM (genitourinary syndrome of menopause) by Sylvia Ziegenbein, MD, MA
49. 4/4/2024, Approach to Substance Use Disorder in Older People by Alëna Balasanova, MD
50. 5/2/2024, Sharing What Matters as Patients Complete Advance Care Planning by Brandi Flagg, MD and Nubia Quiros
51. 6/6/2024, Collaborating in Care of Older Patients under the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program: What did we do, and did it make a difference? by Jane Potter, MD
52. 8/1/2024, Cognitive Care Plan – Assessing Mentation in Primary Care by Jessie Jenkins, MD 

Additional Presentations:

• 6/9/2020, Elder Mistreatment by Deb Mostek, MD
• 9/28/2020, Telehealth by Joe Hejkal, MD
• 5/10/2023, A Review of Opioid Safety in Older Adults by Alëna Balasanova, MD and Alfred Fisher, MD

Online Resources

CDC - About Prescription Opioids

CDC - Overdose Prevention

US Department of Health and Human Services – Prevent Opioid Abuse and Addiction

U.S. Department of Education – Combating the Opioid Crisis and other Substance Misuse

SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit

Nebraska’s Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Monitoring of Opioid Use

CMS Roadmap – Fighting the Opioid Crisis

HHS – Guide for Appropriate Tapering or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Use

Opioid Oral Morphine Milligram Equivalent (MME) Conversion Table

Nebraska GWEP Created Resources

Opioid Education Brochure for Providers

Opioid Pocket Card or Opioid Pocket Card online version

Opioid Education Brochure for Patients – English

Opioid Education Brochure for Patients – Spanish

Social Isolation and Alcohol Use

Social Isolation and Alcohol Use – Spanish

Alzheimer’s Association Nebraska Chapter

Clarkson Family Medicine

Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging

Immanuel Pathways PACE: Central Iowa, Southwest Iowa, Eastern Nebraska

Karen Society of Nebraska

Nebraska Medicine at Chalco

Nebraska Medicine at Eagle Run

Nebraska Medicine at Fontenelle

Nebraska Medicine at Internal Medicine at Durham Outpatient Center

Nebraska Medicine at Midtown

Nebraska Medicine Specialty Care Center

OneWorld Community Health Centers, Inc.

Ponca Health Services

Project ECHO

Jane F Potter, MD - Program Director
Jungyoon “Jy” Kim, PhD - Program Evaluator
Mary Jo Spurgin, BA - Program Coordinator

NGWEP’s core interprofessional leadership team, clinic champions, and faculty are listed below.  The trainees participating in the ‘all teach/all learn’ programs which were at the heart of the NGWEP are too many to list, but their participation was essential to NGWEP’s success.    

• Alёna Balasanova, MD
• Karen Backus, LMSW, PLMHP
• Andrew Baumgartner, MD
• Karina Bishop, MD
• Stephen Bonasera, MD, PhD
• Rachel Burns, MSW
• Mandy Byers, MD
• Molly Carpenter, MA
• L. Chen, PhD
• Amy Dorton, LCSW
• Paul Estabrooks, PhD
• Al Fisher, MD, PhD
• Sonya Glenn, BSW
• Elizabeth Harlow, MD
• Joe Hejkal, MD
• Diane Hendricks, LCSW
• Rebecca Hiebert, BA
• Carrie Hoarty, MD
• Sarah Howard, MD
• Isha Jain, MD
• Dan Jeffrey, MD
• Jessie Jenkins, MD
• Thuy Koll, MD
• Nora Kovar, MD
• Ruby Larson, EdS
• Kenya Love, MPH
• William Lyons, MD
• Jihyun Ma, MS/MA
• Tom Magnuson, MD
• Natalie Manley, MD
• Alberto Marcelin, MD
• Stefan Merchant, BS
• Maria Mickles, MPH
• Stephen Mohring, MD
• Deb Mostek, MD
• Valerie Pacino, MPH
• Nubia Quiros
• Erin Ranum MD
• April Recher, BS
• Nichole Regan, MSN, APRN, NP-C
• Lindsey Schindler, MD
• Jessica Semin, DNP, MPH, RN
• Linda Sobeski, PharmD
• Jeanie Stuto, LICSW 
• D. Su, MD
• Hongmei Wang, PhD
• Tesia Winter, MD
• Sara Wolfson, APRN, PhD

This program was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award from July 2019 through September 2024,  with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.