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Aging and Physical Activity Resources
For more information, visit www.HumanKinetics.com
A New Vision of Aging: Helping Older Adults Make Healthier Choice
For more information, visit www.cfah.org/programs/aging.cfm
Announcing the New Geriatric Review Syllabus (6th edition)
1-800-334-1329 (ext. 2529)
Brookdale Foundation National Fellowship Program
The National Fellowship Program, began in 1985 and sought those who had the professional expertise, capacity and potential to become leaders in the fields of geriatrics and gerontology. Brookdale National Fellows conducted research which, it is hoped, lead to a society that is more knowledgeable and more responsive to issues related to aging." For more information, see their website.
Get the UNC Institute on Aging Seminar Series calendar at www.aging.unc.edu/events/calendarioa.html
Get a copy of the NC* Aging Newsletter.
Gerontology News is available at The Gerontological Society of America: geron.org
The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing has developed a valuable resource for nurses. See GeroNurseOnline.org.
Saint Louis University's Division of Geriatric Medicine has created a series of 10 CD slide sets including images and graphics concerning geriatric medicine.
For more information see their website.
To order, call: 866.968.2851, fax: 314.962.77400, or e-mail: SLUSlides@boomeredu.com.
"Understanding Bone Strength and Its Impact on Osteoporosis" sponsored by Enable Healthcare Communications in cooperation with University of Wisconsin Medical School. Earn CME credit through cme On-Call [1.877.519.4471] or see their website for more information.
The UN-IAG Research Agenda on Aging for the 21st Century, which includes priority themes and identifies critical research arenas, can be accessed here [PDF].
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. offers several texts on Geriatric Psychiatry. See their website for more information.
The Gerontological Society of America has launched a 5-year initiative to promote the study of civic engagement by experts in the field of aging. For more information contact Greg O'Neill at 202.408.3375 ext. 118 or goneill@agingsociety.org.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released two reports that represent the first comprehensive national effort to measure quality of health care in the US and assess disparities in access to care. The reports, by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), provide baseline views of quality and differences in use of services by different populations. Visit the The Commonwealth Fund's website (www.cmwf.org) to read, download, or order reports. You can also order printed copies of reports by calling toll-free: 1.888.777.2744 or by sending an e-mail to: publications@cmwf.org.
The UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing is conducting a 3-year continuing grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration called, "Improving the Nursing Care of Acutely Ill Elders." This project proposes to disseminate an educationally innovative method, the use of geriatric clinical simulations (GCS), successfully delivered at our campus, to rural and underserved regions of the state and beyond by partnering with the North Carolina Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The grant began on July 1, 2006 and runs through June 30, 2009. See the CE website for more information.
The University of Florida will offer an online program called, The Graduate Certificate in Geriatric Care Management" starting January 2004. More information available at their website.
American Geriatrics Society Geriatric Nursing Review Syllabus now available from Fry Communications telephone order, 1-800-334-1429 x2529, AGS member price $85 +$10 shipping.
A Health Profile of Older North Carolinians, a joint publication of the State Center for Health Statistics and the Older Adult Health Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, and the North Carolina Division of Aging, is now available on the SCHS Web Site [PDF]. This report presents a demographic overview of the older population of North Carolina, using census data. Then several other available data sets are used to profile the health of older North Carolinians, addressing major health issues in this population: general health status, health care access, health behaviors/risk factors, heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, Alzheimer's disease, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, motor vehicle injuries, other unintentional injuries, suicide, arthritis, mental health, and osteoporosis/hip fractures.
Southern Gerontological Nursing Certificate Program prepares nursing faculty from the Southern Region in geriatric nursing and Web-based course design and delivery. This is a 432 contact hour program for nursing faculty in 16 member states and the District of Columbia. For more information, see their website.
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council and PA State Department of Aging has released a report, "Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan - Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries". Report is available online at their website.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has prostate cancer screening recommendations and materials for clinicians available at their website.
To better address the educational needs of its members, the Emergency Nurses Association submitted a proposal and received a grant from Nurse Competence in Aging (a five-year initiative funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies [USA], Inc., and representing an alliance among the ANA, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing; see their website) to develop a Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) program.
Sign up for Free JAGS (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society) e-table of contents.
Gero Interest Group Meetings
March 3, 2008 - 3:00-4:00PM - Carrington 2100
April 7, 2008 - 3:00-4:00PM - Carrington 2100
7th Annual North Carolina Conference on Aging
October 28-30, 2008
Greenville, NC
Call for presentations deadline is April 7, 2008.
See www.aging.unc.edu/nccoa for more information
Gerontological Society of America
61st Annual Scientific Meeting
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
November 21-25, 2008
Call for abstracts deadline is March 14, 2008
See www.agingconference.com for more information
AMDA’s 2008 call for Oral and Poster Abstracts
Meeting to be held March 6-9, 2008, Salt Lake City, Utah. Target audience: medical directors, attending physicians, nurses, administrators, consultant pharmacists and other long term care professionals. Medical students, interns, residents and fellows planning a career in geriatrics also encouraged. Contact AMDA at www.amda.com for details.
American Geriatrics Society 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting
April 30-May 4, 2008, Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.americangeriatrics.org/news/meeting/2008
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
34th Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference
February 21-24, 2008
Renaissance Harborplace
Baltimore, MD
For more information, visit www.aghe.org.
