As part of the Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training (GITT) Program funded by the John A.
Hartford Foundation, the authors of this article worked to create an instrument, the Trainee …

ABSTRACT For a nationwide Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training (GITT) program
evaluation of 8 sites and 26 teams, team evaluators developed a quantitative and qualitative …

Geriatric interdisciplinary team training has long been a goal in health education with little
progress. In 1997, the John A. Hartford Foundation funded eight programs nationally to …

The training of clinicians in working together as an interdisciplinary team has received
growing support in geriatrics. Most teamwork training programs have focused on group …

Changes occurring in both health care and higher education systems in the US suggest the
need for the development of innovative model programs for interdisciplinary team training …

Geriatric interdisciplinary team training (GITT) is an initiative funded by the John A. Hartford
Foundation since 1995. Building from the substantial knowledge gained from the Veteran's …

Interest in teamwork has fluctuated over the last several decades, with recent renewed
interest. As social workers become more involved in working with older people in the coming …

Abstract The Mount Sinai Medical Center Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training Program
prepares future health professionals to work on geriatrics interdisciplinary health care teams …

Background The key to ensuring quality care for older adults is a nursing workforce that
collaborates across professions and provider levels (Wright MC, Phillips-Bute, BG, Petrusa …

The special health needs of older persons and the organization of managed care systems
necessitate interdisciplinary team health care. However, there is a paucity of training or …