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The mission of the
Center on Aging is to:
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Foster basic
and applied research as well as education that will help explicate the
aging process and inform public policy
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Provide a
visible base and intellectual focus for faculty and students in
gerontology and geriatrics education, research, and service
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Prepare
students at the undergraduate and graduate levels to live and work
within an aging society
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Facilitate
state, national, and international basic and applied aging research
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Provide
information on the health and welfare of older Minnesotans
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| The Fall 2009 Issue of
Old News is now online.
Click here for the most current issue of Old News, the Center on
Aging newsletter.
Click here for past issues
of Old News.
Certificate in Aging Studies Program
The University of Minnesota Center on Aging has launched a new graduate
level program that offers community practitioners from a variety of disciplines an
opportunity to develop their skills in gerontology.
Certificate in Aging Studies
Geriatric Healthcare Provider Training Program
Highly informative video lectures were recently developed
by geriatrics experts from across the country on key elder care topics
such as dementia, end of life care, elder mistreatment, and vitality. The lectures are intended for a wide
variety of professional audiences and can be easily accessed from any
computer. Each module lasts about an hour and consists of a Power Point slide presentation
narrated by an expert on the topic. For a complete list and to access
the modules, please visit:
Center on
Aging GRIP Links
The Improving Primary Care for Chronic Illness
symposium was held on Thursday,
June 4, 2009 and was a great success. Links to the
presentations are now available.
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Coming Events |
Save the Date: November
4, 2009 for a full day conference
"Creating an Environment for Change: Moving Patients from Thinking to DOING"
Health care professionals often struggle to influence
patients to lose weight, quit smoking, moderate alcohol
consumption and get more exercise. The public health and
economic stakes are staggering as clinicians
fight to manage diseases linked to poor nutrition and sedentary habits.
Gain new tools to assess change readiness in patients and promote self-care. The event
is hosted by Fairview Physician Associates and MEDICA. Cost is $45 including CEU/CME. For more information and to register, please visit:
Creating
an Environment for Change - Fairview Physician Associates.
Join the Minnesota
Gerontological Society in a Webinar "Changing Expectations for Work and
Retirement"
Dr. Jan Hively will be presenting a webinar on
November 19, 2009,
12 noon - 1pm. She will discuss the pressures for
working longer from different perspectives,
demographics of work and retirement
in U.S. and Europe, the public policies
needed to support older workers, the impact
of ageism and recession on work and retirement,
and finding meaning in work and retirement.
No cost to MGS members; $20 for nonmembers. Register by November 16 on the
MGS website.
Save the date for "Caring for a Parent With Memory Loss"
December 5, 2009 8:00 am-4:00 pm,
in room 2-650 Moos
Tower, on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus.
Topics to be presented include driving and dementia, alternative
therapies for persons with dementia, and financial planning and
dementia. The conference is free and open to both health care
professionals and the general public (CEUs will be available for nurses).
For more information and to register, please contact Dr. Joseph Gaugler
at gaug0015@umn.edu or
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Faculty/Staff:
Center on Aging
(CoA)
Minnesota Area Geriatric Education Center (MAGEC)
Aging
Resources at the University of Minnesota:
Center for
Gerontological Nursing
LearningLife
Scientists in Aging Research Blog
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