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The Center on Aging (CoA), housed in the School of Public Health, enjoys active participation from more than 60 faculty and staff from a wide range of schools and departments across the University (including the Medical School, School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Kinesiology, Humphrey Institute, School of Social Work, Minnesota Extension Service, College of Education, and various departments in the College of Liberal Arts.

 

 

The mission of the Center on Aging is to:

Foster basic and applied research as well as education that will help explicate the aging process and inform public policy

Provide a visible base and intellectual focus for faculty and students in gerontology and geriatrics education, research, and service

Prepare students at the undergraduate and graduate levels to live and work within an aging society

Facilitate state, national, and international basic and applied aging research

Provide information on the health and welfare of older Minnesotans

 

Geriatric Healthcare Provider Training Program
Highly informative video lectures were recently developed by U.S. geriatrics experts on key health care topics that are pertinent to the care of older individuals. 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 an expert-narrated PowerPoint slide presentation. For more information:
Center on Aging GRIP links.htm

 

Coming Events


Invitational Conference: Advances in Nursing Home Dementia Care
2008 Age & Disability Odyssey Conference
August 18-20
Duluth, MN
www.mnaging.org


Minnesota Medical Directors Association
2008 Fall Conference
Update in Long Term Care and Geriatrics
October 23-24, 2008
Holiday Inn Select Hotel, Bloomington, MN
Contact (952) 929-9398
 rlobeck@mnmeddir.org

 

 

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