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Interdisciplinary Team Training in Geriatrics: Reaching Out to Small and Medium-Size Communities1

  1. Lynda A. Anderson, PhD2,
  2. Neal W. Persky, MD3,
  3. Ann L. Whall, PhD, RN4,
  4. Ruth Campbell, MSW5,
  5. Donna L. Algase, PhD, RN4,
  6. Grace Lee Gillis, ACSW6 and
  7. Jeffrey B. Halter, MD3,7
  1. 2Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Address correspondence to Lynda A. Anderson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Diabetes Translation (K-10) 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
  2. 3University of Michigan Geriatrics Center and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
  3. 4School of Nursing, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
  4. 5Turner Geriatric Outpatient Clinic, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
  5. 6Social Services Department, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, CA
  6. 7Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Ann Arbor, MI
  • Received October 13, 1993.
  • Accepted July 2, 1994.

Abstract

Since 1989, six teams in the state of Michigan have been involved in a team training program designed to promote the development of geriatric services in small to medium-size communities. The program was enthusiastically received by participants, but after 18 months, only half of the teams had implemented clinical services for older adults. Monitoring the progress of the teams over 18 months and analyzing the activities of two teams revealed that financially stable and supportive sponsoring agencies and the community were critical factors in the implementation of interdisciplinary clinical services in geriatrics. Future team training programs trying to promote the development of geriatric services in small to medium-size communities should try to address these issues through community organization interventions.

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    1. The Gerontologist (1994) 34 (6): 833-838. doi: 10.1093/geront/34.6.833
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