A program of the University of Alaska

Workshops/Trainings/Seminars/Conferences

AKGEC currently sponsors or cosponsors many educational conferences and workshops for health care professionals who work with older adults. The overall purpose of these training events is to provide health care professionals with opportunities to learn about various health promotion, interventions and strategies to improve the quality of life for the older adults they serve.

Panel discussion at the Full Lives Annual Conference

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Ongoing Trainings

October 14, 2009-June 9, 2010-Ethnicity & Dementias: A Webinar Series

Presented by the Stanford Geriatric Education Center in Collaboration with California Area Health Education Centers. Webinar Series Schedule or visit http://sgec.stanford.edu/events.html

For questions contact the following individuals: Judy Chiu at jchiu22@stanford.edu / John Di Mario at jdimario@stanford.edu / Dolores Gallagher at dolorest@stanford.edu

January 5-March 9, 2010-Geriatric Telehealth Series

Geriatric Telehealth Series: Geriatric Health Promotion for Healthcare Providers will be held on Tuesdays from 3:00-4:20 PM. For seminar dates and topics download the following Geriatric Telehealth Series Flyer. To register or to learn more about the series download the following document Registration Brochure. For questions contact Marilyn durocher: 907-747-7728 or e-mail at marilyn.durocher@uas.alaska.edu Video tips Videoconferencing Tips

January 14-March 25, 2010-Parish Nurse-Health Ministry Preparation Course: Whole Person Health Care

Participants will explore the history, philosophy and ethical practice of parish nursing as well as legal issues, accountability and documentations and much more. Contact Linda Shepard at 907-212-5053 or E-mail her at linda.shepard@providence.org if you have questions. Clinical Excellence Track

February 17-April 21, 2010-Aging & End of Life Webinar Series

No registration fee-you pay your ordinary Long Distance Telephone Charges, but must registrater (link will be provided when received). Times are 1:00-2:00pm Eastern. Time Topics include Principles of Medical Ethics in Health Care Provision-February 17th, Self Advocates Speak-March 17th, and End of Life through a Cultural Lens-April 21st.

February 18-April 22, 2010-Senior Legislative Teleconferences

Join the Alaska Commission on Aging for the 2010 legislative teleconferences to discuss bills of interest to senior with your community across the State of Alaska at 350 Main Street, 1st floor conference room 123. Contact person is Lesley Thompson at 907-465-4793 or you can visit Legislative Teleconferences for more information. Topics include Health Care, Safety & Security, and State Budget (Revenue Sharing, Energy Assistance, Retirement).

March 9-May 7, 2010-Partners in Policymaking-Spring

The Partners in Policymaking Advocacy Internship is being offered in this Spring! The session will have a face-to-face training institute, which will be held in Anchorage beginning March 9-11, 2010. The course then continues with weekly online classes for 10 weeks. Contact person is Tammy Peria at 1-800-243-2199 / 907-264-6253 or E-mail her at anglp3@uaa.alaska.edu if you have questions or need more information or you can visit http://www.pipalaska.org/

March 15-16, 2010-Alaska Aging & Disability Resource Center & Alaska 2-1-1 First Annual I & R Summit

Join the ADRC and 211 staff for training and discussion regarding information and referral. Topics include: Intro to ADRC and AK 211, Overview of 211 resource database, What is AIRS and I & R Ethics, Emergency Response, Serving Special Populations: chronic caller and mental health, military, and Compassion Fatigue. Testing for the AIRS certification will be held for those that pre-registered by February 15, 2010.

May 4-6, 2010-Circles of Care: Providing Choices to Elders & Families

For more information visit the conference website at www.aianlongtermcare.org or send an E-mail to conference@aianlongtermcare.org.

Eighth Promoting Best Practices in Aging Conference

The 8th Annual Promoting Best Practices in Aging Conference cancelled!

The Alaska Geriatric Education Center (AKGEC) annual Promoting Best Practices in Aging Conference to be held June 4-5, 2010, will not be held this year. The conference planning committee regrets any inconvenience caused by this cancellation, but thank you for understanding. The AKGEC will use this year as an opportunity to revamp and develop a new distance delivered conference format to better meet the geriatric training needs indicated in our recent health professional training needs assessment. We hope to come back in 2011 with an even better learning experience.

Go to Promoting Best Practice in Aging Conference for pictures and updates or contact Michelle Holloway at 907-264-6264 / afmlh1@uaa.alaska.edu or Geri Heiner at 907-264-6256 / anglh@uaa.alaska.edu. Images below are from the 2009 Conference.

Promoting Best Practices in Aging 2009: Image of Erma Belz, Loren Lipson, Larry Roberts Photograph of participants gathering around the catering table between sessions. Promoting Best Practices in Aging 2009: Image of one of the presentations

June 7-11, 2010-Rural Providers' Conference

A cultural celebration of the Native Sobriety Movement-an opportunity to share information, address substance abuse and promote wellness. For service providers, Elders, youth, family, and comunity members. Contact person is Janice Berry at 907-865-7354 / 800-478-7227 x 7354 or Margie Bezona at KANA at 907-486-9800.

Out of State Conferences

None at this time

A program of: University of Alaska Many traditions, One Alaska Consortium Partners: UAA University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Alaska Southeast

The Alaska Geriatric Education Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) Grant #D31HP08826.

UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution.

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