RITT Program
Welcome!
Rural Interdisciplinary Team Training (RITT), a component of the VA Geriatric Scholars Program, is an interactive face-to-face and/or virtual workshop, focused on team-based care for older Veterans. Over the course of the day, participants will learn about common geriatrics conditions, geriatric red flags prompting immediate action and assessment methods, including screening for cognitive impairment. Each RITT training is co-facilitated by a clinician and an educator from GRECCs across the United States.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RITT is ONLY offering virtual trainings, accredited for 3.75 hours of CEU/CME. For more information, click here.
GRECC Dementia Education Program (D.E.P.) is a free service for caregivers of Veterans with dementia. Through monthly webinars that teach the Whole Health approach to stress-reduction and self-care, GRECC D.E.P. seeks to help caregivers learn practical, evidence-based ways to reduce stress and promote caring for self. GRECC D.E.P. also works together with the VA Caregiver Support Program to host seminars for VA staff to promote learning about dementia and caregiving. To learn more, click here.
The RITT workshops are reinforced with follow-up webinars related to cognitive impairment and other topics presented during RITT. Click here to view archived RITT webinars
Tools, Resources provided to host sites
- VA Geriatric Scholars Program Toolkit
- RITT Binder
- AGS Beers Criteria ®
- Geriatrics At Your Fingertips® (book published by AGS)
- Sepulveda GRECC Pocket Guide to Geriatric Assessments
- SLU GEMS Pocket Guide
- Outpatient Team Huddle Worksheet and DVD
- Geriatric Delirium, Dementia and Depression Assessment Guide
- And many more
2011 to 2019
- 2,126 participants
- 175 VA clinics served
- 26 IHS Clinics/Tribal Health/Villages served
Contact Us
Eve Gottesman
James J. Peters VAMC
Or
James J. Peters VAMC
eugenia.dorisca@va.gov