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2008 ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH AGING SERVICES
March 23-26, 2008. Washington, DC. Please www.ajas.org for more information. E-mail info@ajas.org or call 202-543-7500 with questions.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF NURSING CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN LONG TERM CARE, SPRING 2008
March 24-28, 2008. Seattle, WA. Visit http://www.son.washington.edu/cne/ for more information. More details to come.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
March 24-29, 2008. Keystone, Colorado. Please visit http://www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=959&AllowFutureView=1 for more information.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF NURSING CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN LONG TERM CARE, SPRING 2008
March 24-28, 2008. Seattle, WA. Visit http://www.son.washington.edu/cne/ for more information. More details to come.
2008 CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING: AGING IN AMERICA
March 26-30, 2008. Washington, DC. Please visit www.agingconference.org for more information. Call (415) 974-9675 or email registrar@asaging.org with registration questions.
2008 CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING
March 27-30, 2008. Washington, DC. Please visit http://www.agingconference.org for more information. Call (415) 974-9675 or email registrar@asaging.org with registration questions.
2008 ASSOCIATION OF PROGRAM DIRECTORS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE'S SPRING CONFERENCE
March 29-April 2, 2008. New Orleans, LA. Please visit www.im.org/APDIM for more information. Call (202) 887-9450 or email APDIM@im.org with questions.
KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA: METABOLIC PATHWAYS OF LONGEVITY
March 30-April 4, 2008. Copper Mountain, Colorado. Please visit http://www.keystonesymposia.org/Meetings/ExecSumm.cfm?MeetingID=924 for more information.
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PENNSYLVANIA GERIATRICS SOCIETY - WESTERN DIVISION - ANNUAL CLINICAL UPDATE IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
April 3-5, 2008. Pittsburgh, PA. For more information, please visit http://ccehs.upmc.edu or contact UPMC center for continuing education in the health sciences at (412) 647-8232 or email CCEHS@upmc.edu. Call Nadine Popovich at 412-321-5035 x 110 with questions.
GERIATRICS SOCIETY, TURKEY: GERIATRICS 2008
April 5-8, 2008. Antalya, Turkey. Abstract deadline is January 21, 2008. Please visit http://www.geriatrics2008.org/ or www.geriatri.org for more information.
CENTER TO ADVANCE PALLIATIVE CARE (CAPC): PALLIATIVE CARE FIXED BED UNITS
April 8, 2008. 1:30 - 2:30 pm (EST). The cost for this call is: $89 per phone line;
$99 includes one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM! To register and for more information, go to http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/audio-conf/04-08-08/index_html
FLORIDA SUMMIT ON HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
April 10-11, 2008. Orlando, Fl. Please visit www.valenciacc.edu/healthsummit for more information.
2008 CANADIAN GERIATRIC SOCIETY ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
April 10-12, 2008. Montreal, QC, CA. Please visit http://www.geriatricsjournals.ca/ocs/index.php/cgs/index for more information.
HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA 15TH ANNUAL TELECONFERENCE,
"Living With Grief: Children and Adolescents"
April 16, 2008. For more information please visit www.hospicefoundation.org.
THE METROPOLITAN AREA GERIATRICS SOCIETY: MODELS OF GERIATRIC CARE
April 16, 2008. New York, NY. Contact Tony Lechich, Conference Chair, at alechich@chesnet.org with questions.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND OFFICE OF RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS: FIRST BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON THE RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (RCR) EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING (EIT)
April 18-20, 2008. St. Louis, Missouri. For additional information or questions, please contact Nicholas Steneck at nsteneck@umich.edu or Catherine Striley at strileyc@epi.wustl.edu.
5TH ANNUAL WORLD HEALTH CARE CONGRESS
April 21-23, 2008. Washington, DC. Please visit http://www.whcc2008.com for more information. E-mail wcreg@worldcongress.com with questions or call 800-817-8601.
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS: INTERNAL MEDICINE 2008
May 15-17, 2008. Washington, DC. Please visit www.acponline.org for more information.
HEALTH IN AGEING - ACHIEVEMENTS AND POTENTIAL OF LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
May 29-30, 2008. Dublin, Ireland. Please visit http://www.tilda.ie/tilda_conference.html for more information.
CME CONGRESS 2008
May 29-31, 2008. Vancouver, BC, Canada. Please visit www.cmecongress.org for more information. E-mail info@cpdkt.ubc.ca with questions or call 604-875-5101.
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CAPTURING THE SENIOR CONSUMER
June 4-6, 2008. Boston, MA. Please visit www.acius.net for more information. Contact Dan Van Stedum at (312) 780-0700 or dvanstedum@acius.net with questions.
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: PERIOPERATIVE CARE FOR THE GERIATRICS PATIENT
June 14-16, 2009. Prague, Czech Republic. Please visit www.geriatric09.cz or call +420 284 001 444 for more information.
2008 INTERDISCIPLINARY SUMMER GERIATRIC INSTITUTE:
Better Outcomes, Healthier Elders: Collaboration in Management of Chronic Disease
June 19-21, 2008. Albuquerque, NM. Please visit http://hsc.unm.edu/cme or http://hsc.unm.edu/som/fcm/gec for more information. Call (505) 272-4934 or email dfranklin@salud.unm.edu with questions
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON AGING CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW
July 20-23, 2008. Nashville, TN. Please visit www.n4a.org for more information.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
July 26-31, 2008. Chicago, IL. Please visit www.alz.org/ICAD or email icad@alz.org for further information.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON AGING: 2008 SUMMER SCHOOL OF GERONTOLOGY
August 24-29, 2008. Charleston, SC. Registration materials will be posted in May 2008 on the Office on Aging website: http://www.state.sc.us/ltgov/aging/Providers/SummerSchool.htm.
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5TH CONGRESS OF EUROPEAN UNION GERIATRIC MEDICINE SOCIETY (EUGMS)
September 3-6, 2008. Copenhagen, Denmark. Please visit http://eugms2008.org for more information. Email info@eugms2008.org with questions or call Susanne van der Mark at +45 2944 5898.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL CARE MANAGERS' ANNUAL CONFERENCE: MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE OLDER CLIENT - A CHALLEGE FOR GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS
September 18, 2007. New York, NY. Please visit www.nygcm.org for more information.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MEDICAL SCHOOL'S BOARD REVIEW COURSE IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
September 24-29, 2008. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING AND FUNDED BY THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION: GERIATRIC NURSING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
October 8-10, 2008. St. Louis, MO. Visit http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/gnec.htm for registration information and details. For additional information or questions, please call (202) 463-6930 or email gnecsupport@aacn.nche.edu.
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CHEST PHYSICIANS: CHEST 2008
October 20-25, 2008. Philadelphia, PA. Please contact accp@chestnet.org or call 847-498-1400 for more information.
U.S. PSYCHIATRIC CONGRESS
October 30-November 1, 2008. San Diego, CA. Please visit www.cmellc.com/psychcongress/exhibitor.html for more information.
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CENTER TO ADVANCE PALLIATIVE CARE: FROM CONCEPT TO CRITICAL MASS - BUILDING & SUSTAINING TODAY'S PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM
November 13-15, 1008. Texas. Please visit www.capc.org/tex or call the CAPC Events Line at (212) 201-2680 for registration information or with questions.
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AMERIAN MEDICAL SEMINARS CME COURSES
November 2005 through June 2006. Sarasota, FL. To register, call Eva Easterwood at (866) 267-4263 or visit www.ams4cme.com.
NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) AND OBGYN.NET'S MENOPAUSE BASICS COURSE
January - December 2006. Online course. Participants may earn up to 4 hours of Category 1 CME. To participate, please visit, http://www.obgyn.net/nams-menopause-basics-cme/.
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE'S (AAHPM) PC-FACS (FAST ARTICLE CRITICAL SUMMARIES FOR CLINICIANS IN PALLIATIVE CARE)
A new electronic publication about end-of-life care updated monthly to provide palliative care clinicians with concise summaries of important findings from more than 30 medical and scientific journals. To join the Academy, or sign up for a complimentary subscription to PC-FACS, visit www.aahpm.org/membership/PC-FACS.
UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF MEICINE AND THE UC DAVIS CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING'S GERIATRIC MEDICINE MULTI-VIDEO WEB PRESENTATIONS
The CD-Rom and online presentation contain 16 multi-video geriatric modules by senior clinical and academic faculty. Participants may report up to 4 hours of Category 1 credit toward the CME and AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Please visit http://www.cme-webcredits.org/ and click on "CME Credit" and scroll down to the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging.
AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION TWO NEW CME ACTIVITIES - ANEMIA AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.
Go to "Clinical Corners" section of www.amda.com and search for the new "Anemia" section. The presentations will be under the "Articles" sections.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY IN THE ELDERLY Archived Internet Webcast. Earn CME or CE credit. Participate on-line today at www.elderlyepilepsy.com
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON INSTITUTION ON AGING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN GERONTOLOGY
Contact: University of Washington Educational Outreach Advising and Recruitment. Phone: (206) 543-6160. E-mail: certif2@u.washington.edu.Web site: www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/cetprog/age/age_main.asp.
BROOKDALE CENTER ON AGING OF HUNTER COLLEGE: MEDICAID TRAINING SERIES
Ongoing. The Samuel Sadin Institute on Law. Classes are held at Lighthouse International, Inc., 111 East 59th St., New York, NY 10021. Phone: (212) 481-4433. Web site: www.brookdale.org.
THE CONSORTIUM OF NEW YORK GERIATRIC EDUCATION CENTER 40-HOUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR THOSE NEW TO THE FIELD OF AGING
Ongoing. Complete the 40-hour course in 1 week or over a 12-month period. Contact Anna Peters at (212) 998-5618 or (800) 647-8233.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING ONLINE GERIATRIC TRAINING PROGRAM.
A comprehensive certificate program with no classroom attendance required. For more information, please visit www.fau.edu/gerontology.
GERONTOLOGICAL HEALTH SECTION OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Ongoing. For CE offerings, contact Gary Mayfield, Chair. Phone: (941) 590-7833. Fax: (941) 590-7842. E-mail: gmayfiel@fgcu.edu.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ONLINE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN GERIATRIC CARE MANAGEMENT
Ongoing. For more information, contact Dr. Mary Hughes. Phone: (352) 392-2137, ext. 209.E-mail: mhughes@doce.ufl.edu. Web site:http://geriatriccaremanagement.dce.ufl.edu.
THIRD NATIONAL MEDICARING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE
Open enrollment. The Washington Home Center for Palliative Care Studies (CPCS) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 2004 collaborative has the theme "Adapting Health Care to Serious Chronic Illness in Last Phase of Life." Contact: Ekta Chaudhry. Phone: (202) 895-2634. E-mail: echaudhry@thewashingtonhome.org. Web site: http://www.medicaring.org/nc2004/
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THE COUNCIL FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC (CFHED) “CAREGIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS” provide training and products in several areas of healthcare for new and old caregivers. CFHED, located in the Houston, Texas area, has trained over 1,000 caregivers through their classes that provide actual, practical care training and immediate stress relief to caregivers. Those individuals in need of services who cannot easily attend a scheduled class or are remotely located, can be provided a stand-alone caregiver learning video/DVD entitled, “The Practical Caregiver.” CFHED is now in the process of placing caregiver training classes online through their new “Distance Learning & Telemedicine Program.” To learn more information on all classes, available services, and basic facts about some of the most frequent caregiver situations occurring in our population, please visit www.caregivertraining.org. You can also contact Tom Zaubi, CFHED Director of Business Development and Marketing with any question.
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