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UH-Hilo College of Pharmacy, Nursing program to aid aging populations

Article reprinted courtesy of the Honolulu Advertiser - (honoluluadvertiser.com)

Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:01 AM HST

Advertiser Staff

Hawaii County's Aging and Disability Resource Center will soon offer advice on medications from experts from the University of Hawaii-Hilo's College of Pharmacy.
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The collaboration will be funded by a Health Resource Services Administration grant that will also benefit UH Hilo's Nursing program's efforts to promote geriatric healthcare.

The project gives $22,000 each to the College of Pharmacy and the nursing program to increase the amount of geriatric care through community projects. One of Pharmacy's projects is to provide counseling at the Aging and Disability and Resource Center.

Nursing is using grant funds to support a conference benefiting geriatrics to be held on the Hilo campus May 21 to 22.

Through this collaboration, the Pacific Island Geriatric Education Center proposes to increase faculty expertise in the area of geriatric medicine. Work at the Aging and Disability Resource Center places Pharmacy faculty in the middle of 11 agencies that provide care and support.

"This collaboration between the County's Office of Aging and the UH Hilo College of Pharmacy is a tremendous step forward for our island," said Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi, in a news release.

"It improves the quality of life for our elderly residents and their caregivers by having qualified pharmacists available to help them through the maze of medications with which they are often confronted."