Monday, August 11, 2008
Issues for successful aging
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Issues important to older adults and those who work with and care for them will be the focus of the first annual Mid-America Institute on Aging sponsored jointly by the University of Southern Indiana College of Health Professions and the Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging. The conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 13-14 in Carter Hall of the University Center at USI. Sessions will provide information for health-care professionals from a variety of backgrounds including nursing, social work, dental care, radiology, respiratory care, and health-facility administration. Many sessions are suitable for older adults and family members or others caring for older adults. A shuttle service from the parking area to the University Center will accommodate individuals with limited mobility. The purpose of the multi-disciplinary gerontology conference is to provide information and tools for successful aging. Speakers on the first day of the conference include Sandy Markwood, chief executive officer of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. She will deliver the keynote address on the topic “Creating Elder-Friendly Communities.” Closing speaker on the first day will be Rosemary Cox, a certified “sage-ing” leader from South Bend, Indiana. Topics for concurrent sessions on the first day include community resources, Elderhostel, legal issues, scamming/elder abuse, osteoporosis, geriatric health concerns, legislative issues, forgiveness, technology, Medicare, and minority populations. Keynote speaker on the second day will be Diana Waugh, a nursing home consultant from Waterville, Ohio. She will speak on communication. Faith Bresnan Roberts, parish nurse coordinator for Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign, Illinois, will close the conference with a presentation on generational differences. Topics for concurrent sessions on the second day are spirituality and sexuality, pain management, falls, driving, vision impairments, pharmacology in geriatrics, Third Age retirement (an initiative that encourages lifelong learning), depression, end-of-life care, and movement and exercise. Betty Vawter News and Information Services bvawter@usi.edu |
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