To: TCGEC Executive Committee

From: Robert E. Roush, Ed.D., M.P.H.

1. General Introductions
1. David Chiriboga
2. Jeffrey P. Davis
3. Maxine Hammonds-Smith
4. Ann Reban
5. Kelley Moseley
6. Susan McPhail Wittjen
7. Sharon Ostwald
8. Robert E. Roush
9. Ellen Stevens
10. Cruz Torres
11. Judith Warren
12. Anke Runge
13. Mehrnaz Gill

These committee members were present at meeting held on March 28, 1996.

1. New Faces

	Jeffrey P. Davis, M.S., Project Coordinator for the TCGEC
	Kelly Moseley, Dr.P.H., Texas Woman’s University
	Carol Ashton, M.D., M.P.H.
	Susan McPhail Wittjen, M.Ed., PT

2. Community Academic Partnership Project Overview

   	UT-Pan Am – Cruz Torres Rio Grande Border Rural Aging Partnership CAP PDI with faculty to help integrate geriatric content Monthly 1/2 day clinics
   	UTMB at Galveston – David Chiriboga Educational Initiatives from Virtual Center of CAP Excellence in Ethnogeriatrics Ethnogeriatric course combined with several stand-alone learning modules Teleconferencing for biweekly collaboration with 12 focus groups between faculty, students and community members
   	HCOA – Mehrnaz S. Gill Managed Care Initiative CAP Assist geriatric training for MedPartners using practice enabling strategies TCGEC will assess and tailor content of programs to the needs of providers Use of EPOMS to track results
   	Texas Woman's University – Susan Wittjen Geroethics Education for Graduate Students and Health Professionals in Geriatrics CAP Integration of geroethics content into 8 courses design of CME courses for professionals Students are agreeing to a 3 yr. follow-up study
   	University of North Texas – Ann Reban Enhancing Case Management through CQI Education for Adult Day Care services professional staff and HMO staff CAP One pilot center will track care outcomes and compare with standards and finally, communicate results EPOM will examine extent to which the Adult Day Care Centers employ CQI to improve programs
   	UT Houston – Ellen Stevens Enhancing the Knowledge and Skills of Paraprofessional Service Providers Working in Elder Care CAP Assessment of needs, measurement of present knowledge & attitudes, measurement of clients needs and on-site training Content: psychosocial assessment, dementia, depression, Rx side effects, advanced directives EPOMS will measure knowledge and skills
   	Texas Southern University, Houston – Maxine Hammonds-Smith Family Management System Project CAP Equip family care givers with case management skills to complement paraprofessionals Partnership with churches families and home health agency staff EPOMS will measure familial capabilities
   	Texas A&M University – Judy Warren Rural Interdisciplinary Outreach for Elders & Paraprofessionals, Paraprofessionals and Family Care Givers CAP Work with selected counties to further develop county agent's capabilities to arrange for CE programs Elder Care Conferences in rural counties Adult Family Care conference
   	UT Houston HSC – Sharon Ostwald Improving Quality of Long-term Care in Community and Institutional Settings CAP 5 CAP teams (comprised of staff from nursing facility or community agency in Houston/Galveston area and at least one nursing faculty member) Center on Aging will develop clinical outcomes measures

Subcontract for CAPs – Jeffrey P. Davis

1. University of Houston
2. UT Pan AM
3. University of North Texas

	No response from…
	Jeff will follow up on specifics of where subcontracts were sent