Hot Topics in Aging 'A fresh take on caring for older adults'

The Phyllis Gough Huffington Endowed Lecture Series and The UTHealth Consortium on Aging are pleased to present:

Hot Topics in Aging 'A fresh take on caring for older adults'

Join us for a free full-day interprofessional continuing education course on those must-know (but rarely broached) topics in aging.

Friday, September 23, 2016

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 


Register

Registration open through 9/21/2016 10:59 PM EST


Presenting

Time Topic Presenter
7:30am - 8:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00am - 8:05am Welcome Jessica Lee, MD, MS
8:05am - 9:05am Keynote: Designing Systems of Care for Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease Christopher Callahan, MD
9:05am - 9:50am Emergency Care of the Geriatric Patient Elda Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-C
9:50am - 10:00am Break
10:00am - 10:30am Sexual Health Through the Ages Renee Flores, MD
10:30am - 11:00am Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults: A Worldwide Public Health Problem Jason Burnett, PhD
11:00am - 11:50am Keynote: Common Harmful Practices I: UTI's, Antipsychotics in Dementia Thomas Finucane, MD
11:50am - 12:50pm Lunch
12:50pm - 1:50pm Keynote: Common Harmful Practices II: PPI's, Tight Control in DM 2 Thomas Finucane, MD
1:50pm - 2:30pm Geriatric Oral Health June Sadowsky, DDS, MPH
2:30pm - 2:45pm Break
2:45pm - 3:15pm Aging, Is there an app for that? Amy Franklin, PhD
3:15pm - 4:00pm Frailty: From Research to Clinical Application Jessica Lee, MD, MS
4:00pm - 4:55pm Panel Discussion - Aging Services in the Community Meggin Lorino, MSW, Josh Reynolds, MSW, MBA, Angela Goins, LMSW, Deborah Moore, MBA
4:55pm - 5:00pm Closing Remarks Jessica Lee, MD, MS


Continuing Education

CNE: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing is an approved provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the Texas Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 7.25 contact hours of Continuing Nursing Education.

CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity meets the Texas Medical Board criteria for .5 hours of formal CME in Medical Ethics/Professional Responsibility.

Social Work CEU: The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work is an approved provider of Continuing Education Units by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners. CEUs are approved for LMSW's and LCSW's. Upon approval from their licensing boards CEUs are also available for LPC's and LMFT's.

Dental CEU: Attendance at session earn a maximum of 6 credit hours in Pharmacotherapeutics, Special Patient Care and Geriatric Dentistry (AGC Code: 016, 750 and 752).

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston PACE Center—Continuing Education and the UTHealthConsortium on Aging. The formal continuing education programs of this sponsor are accepted by AGD for Fellowship/Mastership credit.

The current term of acceptance extends from 11/01/2015 to 12/31/2019. The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston is a member of the Association for Continuing Dental Education.


Program Details

Target Audience:

Individuals from all disciplines that provide care and/or services to older adults are welcome to attend tis interprofessional seminar.

As a result of attending this activity:

Interprofessional health care providers will have increased knowledge in the must- know but rarely broached topics on the management of medical care and social support to care for older adults and their families.

Description of activity content:

Must- know but rarely broached topics on the management of medical care and social support to care for older adults and their families.

 


Location

The Denton A. Cooley, MD & Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center

7440 Cambridge Street
Houston, TX 77054

The event is open to the public and there will be free parking for the first 100 registrants across the street from The Cooley Center (signs will be posted).



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Registration Information

Registration is free and open to the public.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Continuing education (CME, CNE, SW CEU) credits will be offered.


About Us

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UTHealth Consortium on Aging



 


 

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Houston, Texas 77030

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