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1. Southwest Offers Opportunities for 10 Mid-Career Women to Attend the Leadership Institute Primary Education Topic: Leadership in Aging For the past eight years, Southwest Airlines generously has provided air tickets to a number of attendees at the Aging in America Conference. This year, they allocated a large portion of their gift to people attending the ASA Leadership Institute at the Conference. They were awarded tickets based on answers to essay questions posed by ASA. Cick here to learn more about the 2015 Leadership Institute participants. For the past eight years, Southwest Airlines generously has provided air tickets to a number of attendees at the Aging in America Conference. This year, they...
2. Medicare at 50: Special Event on June 15 in Washington DC Primary Education Topic: Policy and Advocacy Other Education Topics: Healthcare & Aging Leadership in Aging Legal & Ethical Issues June 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare. Since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Medicare bill into law in 1965, Medicare has opened doors to healthcare and increased economic security for hundreds of millions of older adults, people with disabilities, and their families. In celebration of this milestone, the American Society on Aging (ASA) is devoting the Summer 2015 issue of its quarterly journal, Generations, to “Medicare at 50 Years.” June 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Medicare. Since...
3. Family Caregivers: Welcome to the Healthcare Team Primary Education Topic: Caregiving Other Education Topics: Aging in Community Healthcare & Aging Changes in coordination of care among different professional disciplines create opportunities to recognize family caregivers as essential members of healthcare teams. By Carol Levine My late husband Howard had been a sports publicist. From him I learned that “There is no ‘I’ in team.” But when he became totally disabled as a result of an automobile accident, and I became his caregiver, I found that there was a “U” in team. I was repeatedly told “You are responsible for medications,” and “You have to turn him...
4. UGA College of Public Health to conduct Information Day Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia College of Public Health will hold “Information Day” on March 4, at 2 p.m. in the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences.This open house will highlight all of the academic units in public health and focus on graduate level programs. The public is invited to attend this informational event. read more...
5. Older Adults Have the Right to Receive Person-Centered Care: A Hypothetical Case Primary Education Topic: Caregiving Other Education Topics: Aging in Community Policy and Advocacy The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new rules designed to ensure that the services provided are targeted to individuals’ needs and preferences. By Julie Carter and Hannah Weinberger-Divack read more...