Dear
Louise
April 2009, Volume 3, Number 4
A publication of the University of Utah Center on
Aging
phone: 801.585.9540
email:
aging@hsc.utah.edu
News and Events
CoA Events during the Annual Meeting of the American
Geriatrics SocietyThe CoA will be well represented
during the upcoming annual national meeting of the American
Geriatrics Society in Chicago from April 29 to May 2. There will be
a presentation by Charlene Weir, Nanci McLeskey, Cherie Brunker,
Denise Brooks, and Mark Supiano titled, "Keys to successful
implementation of a QI-based, geriatric education intervention for
primary care." Posters include:
Variation in care seeking for insomnia between older and younger
patients
Authors: Rand Rupper, MD and Shaida Talebreza-Brandon,
MD
Measurement of intention to pursue a career in geriatrics
Authors: Charlene Weir PhD, RN, Denise Brooks, MS, and Mark A.
Supiano, MD
Spironolactone is as effective as HCTZ in
geriatric hypertension
Authors: Philip Kithas and Mark A.
Supiano
Curriculum for Care Managers: Expanding Skill Sets
Authors: Cherie Brunker, MD and Widmier, Burdon, Dorr,
Butterworth
Highlights from Research Retreat held March 23 and 24,
2009The Third Annual Research Retreat was a huge
success. Thanks to all who submitted and presented their research
poster and other materials. The poster presentations gave faculty
and students a chance to interact and discuss various aspects of
aging research and health care.
John Wilmoth, PhD, Associate
Professor, Department of Demography, Center on the Economics and
Demography of Aging, University of California, Berkeley, delivered
the keynote address, “The Rise of Human Longevity and its
Implications for Population Aging,” followed by presentations by the
recipients of the 2008 CoA pilot grants.
Center on Aging 2009 Pilot Grant Awards Being
ReviewedThe Center on Aging Pilot Grant Program
received 21 grant proposals this year. Pilot grants are currently
under review; the awards are expected to be made in early June.
Director of Utah Division of Securities to Speak at
Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program Graduation and Honor
Recognition CeremoniesKeith M. Woodwell, JD, Director
of the Utah Division of Securities, will present the keynote from
Noon to 1:30 pm on May 7 at HSEB for the Gerontology
Interdisciplinary Program Graduation Ceremony and Honors Recognition
Event. The title of his presentation is, "Economic Security in an
Aging Society: How Subprime Became Primetime - Defending Against
Ponzi Schemes, Affinity Fraud, and the Vulture Culture." The
presentation is free and open to the public.
Please RSVP to Mirela Rankovic at
mirela.rankovic@nurs.utah.edu
or 801-793-5735 by April 22.
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pine tree (Pinus longaeva) -
the earth’s oldest inhabitant
with a life span of 4,000 years -
is found only in Utah and
five other western states.
Its extraordinary longevity and
ability to adapt and
survive in extremely harsh
environmental conditions
above 10,000 feet embodies the
investigative spirit
and mission of the Utah Center on
Aging.
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If you
have questions about the University of Utah Center on Aging, please
visit us online at http://aging.utah.edu
801-585-9540 or aging@hsc.utah.edu
Best,
Mark
A. Supiano, MD
Executive Director - Center on
Aging
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