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- Colloquium - Assessment and Treatment Issues in End-of-Life Care: Maintaining the Self in a Family Context
December 2 2008 at 9:30 AM
71 E. Ferry St., (Freer House, next door to IOG)
The 2008 Institute of Gerontology Colloquium Series presentsAssessment and Treatment Issues in End-of-Life Care: Maintaining the Self in a Family ContextRebecca S. Allen, Ph.D.,Associate Professor, Department of PsychologyCenter for Mental Health and AgingThe University of AlabamaPresentation SummaryDr. Allen will discuss the influence of family connections in end-of-life decision making and an intergenerational intervention termed Legacy - a combination of life review and activity engagement.She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama, where she is also a member of the Executive Committee in the Center for Mental Health and Aging. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.Speaker's Research InterestsDr. Allen's primary research and clinical interests are interventions to reduce the stress of family and professional caregivers for older adults with terminal and chronic illness and in the dynamics of healthcare decision making. She has published journal articles and book chapters on advance care planning, end-of-life issues, effective behavioral interventions in long-term care, and mental health among aging prisoners. Dr. Allen is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and is on the editorial board of The Gerontologist.To learn more about this speaker's work, see http://psychology.ua.edu/.Presented courtesy of the Mary Thompson Foundation- Please AttendTo subscribe to our distribution list, please visit: www.iog.wayne.edu/list.php
- Colloquium - Cognitive Electrophysiology and Aging
December 9 2008 at 9:30 AM
71 E. Ferry St., (Freer House, next door to IOG)
The 2008 Institute of Gerontology Colloquium Series presents(Presented courtesy of the Mary Thompson Foundation)Cognitive Electrophysiology and AgingJohn Polich, Ph.D. Associate Professor, NeuropharmacologyThe Scripps Research Institute of La Jolla, CA
- IOG & HBEC presents a Consumer Healthcare Learning Series
December 11 2008 at 10:00 AM
7150 W. Vernor, Detroit 48209
The Institute of Gerontology and the Healthier Black Elders CenterpresentsConsumers Healthcare Learning SeriesatLa Sed Senior CenterAging Gracefully with LASED*FREE BLOOD PRESSURE AND GLUCOSE SCREENINGS Program SummaryHand Functioning in Older AdultsDr Gerry Conti, Asst Professor & DirectorHuman Movement Laboratory Wayne State University Home Health Care Agencies: What Are They and What Do They Do? Michael Gilliam, PresidentQuality Home Health Care Services of Michigan Health Concerns of Seniors: How Diet Can Make A Difference Janice Rueda, PhD candidateNutrition & Food Science Wayne State University FREE LUNCH SERVEDSO PLEASE RSVP Patricia Rencher at (313) 577-2297 x351
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