Nevada Geriatric Education Center

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The Nevada Geriatric Education Center's (NGEC) mission is to enhance the quality of life and well-being among elders through the education of health care professionals, faculty and students and care partners.

Continuing Medical Education and/or Continuing Education Units may be available for trainings. Sign up for the NGEC newsletter for updates on offerings and program announcements or contact the NGEC team at NGEC@unr.edu.

Check out the NGEC program and Zoom policies for questions about program operating processes.

New Educational Offerings

Expand your knowledge with our free Geriatric Lecture Series, designed for healthcare professionals, caregivers and community members. These expert-led workshops cover a variety of topics to help you better understand and support aging adults. Select sessions also offer continuing education credits. 

Disrupt Aging: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 | 2-4 p.m. PDT | Zoom Program

This FREE program is in celebration of Older Americans Month! Demographic trends in aging will be described, as well as recognizing older adults as multi- generational individuals, examining your personal stake in the aging trend and identifying aging trend opportunities.

Register for this free program by Thursday, May 21.

Speakers include:
Natalie Mazzullo, M.Ed. Coordinator, Healthy Aging, Extension
Patti Swager, M.Ed., Director, Nevada Geriatric Education Center, Sanford Center for Aging

Continuing Education Units (CEUs): This program has been submitted to the Nevada State Boards of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators for 2.0 ethics CEUs and Social Workers for 2.0 diversity, equity and inclusion CEUs. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicines’ Sanford Center for Aging approves this program for 2.0 hours of CEUs for Nurses. You will need to attend and complete an evaluation within 7 days to receive CEUs. Check the NGEC website for updates to our policies.

Interprofessional Certificate in Geriatric Care

Learn how to apply the 4Ms framework (what matters, medication, mentation and mobility) of age-friendly health systems to offer better care to your patients and advance in your career! This certificate is offered online and at your own pace with select opportunities for interactive/interdisciplinary volunteer patient simulation.

 At this time, the certificate is offered to graduate-level students and faculty. For consideration of this certificate and to learn if you qualify, please contact the Nevada Geriatric Education Center. 

Improving the Care of Elders through Community and Academic Partnerships (ICECAP)

This interprofessional geriatrics education network offers training and resources for primary care teams and family caregivers. The network is a partnership among academia, clinical sites and community services that trains current and future providers to assess and address the primary care needs of older adults by transforming clinical training environments to support age-friendly health care.