Northwest AHEC
Course Number: 67367
2022 Geriatric Conference: Healthy Aging for the Future
May 5, 2022 - 08:30 AM EDT to 03:30 PM EDT
Gail Pawlik
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Event Description: The 2022 Geriatric Conference Planning Committee invites you to join us in healthy aging for the older adult. It is important for health professionals to meet the needs of our aging society. The annual educational event provides up-to-date, patient-centered and evidence-based practices to help meet the needs of geriatrics professionals from many disciplines.
Objectives
Discuss the role of Community Health Workers in reaching underserved and minority elderly populations.
Describe the concepts of death and dying and how they impact the elderly.
Review and discuss how substance use affects the aging population.
Describe how COVID-19 stress transforms the present and future of the older adult.
Identify key positive approaches to dementia care in the eldery.
Available Credits
Audience
This activity is designed for nurses, social workers, pharmacists, psychologists,counselors, nursing home administrators, nurse practitioners and all other health care professionals interested in the health of older adults.
Speakers
Honey Y Estrada, MPH, CHW
Shevel Mavins, MS
Beth A. D Nolan, PhD
Kaii M Roberston
Kathryn Roosevelt, MSW, LCSW, PhD Candi
Frederick K Stirewalt, MDiv DMSc PA-C MBA