Bridge to Practice

"Bridge to Practice" models have been used extensively in several career fields (e.g. nursing, law) to bolster the exposure to and infusion of knowledge where known educational gaps exist.  The Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center (FLGEC) seeks to eliminate gaps in geriatric knowledge through several activities, supplementing clinical, team-based practice.  In addition to Grand Rounds and educational webinars, the FLGEC offers newsletters on the care of older adults:

Ger-E-News

Ger-E-News are created by our Geriatric Fellows to expand the confidence, knowledge and skill set of new health practitioners, who may have little experience in the field of geriatrics.  Each issue will focus on one topic, highlighting recent research, translation to practice, references, and/or a brief case study.

• August 2024: Healthy Aging through a Whole-Food, Plant-based Diet
• January 2024: Multivitamins and Older Adults
• February 2023: Chronic Wounds and Wound Care
• November 2022: Shared Decision Making
  Shared Decision Making handout
• September 2022: Exercise Prescriptions in Older Adults
• July 2022: Osteoporosis
• June 2022: Sleep and Aging
• August 2021: Early Diagnosis of Dementia
• July 2021: Osteoarthritis in Older Adults
• June 2021: Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• May 2021: Urinary Incontinence in Older Women
• January 2021: Degenerative Aortic Stenosis
• June 2020: Depression in Older Adults
• April 2020: Falls and Fall Prevention in Older Adults
• March 2019: Thrombocytopenia in Older Adults
• February 2019: PPIs in Older Adults
• January 2019: Anemia in Older Adults
• August 2018: Neurocognitive Diagnoses
• July 2018: Statins
• March 2018: Hypothyroidism
• February 2018: Insomnia
• June 2017: Anti-Psychotic Meds
• May 2017: Urinary Incontinence
• January 2017: Anticoagulants
• October 2016: Vitamin D

Contact Us

For more information on any of these activities, contact Laura M. Robinson at 585-760-6380 or via email.