A publication of the University of Utah Center on Aging 

Welcome, New Members!

We would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest members added to the Center on Aging since January 2014.

Jorie Butler, Lisa Cannon-Albright, Paul Eleazer, Heidi Hanson, Nancy McLeskey, Neal Patwari, Tara Queen, Rodolfo Savica, Joel Trinity, and Ming Wen. 

Please visit their information on the Membership Directory page of our website.

These additions bring our total membership to 155. It's great to see our numbers increasing!

Member Updates Requested

White you are visiting the MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY page, please check your own profile details for accuracy. Click the link associated with your name to ensure that it is directing to the proper page with your current CV details.

Send all updates to holly.abel@utah.edu

Recognitions

Joan Carpenter, a PhD student in the UU Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, has received F31 funding from NINR for her dissertation entitled, Follow-Through of Palliative Care after Nursing Home Admission.

Linda Edelman, RN, PhD, assumed the position of Associate Director of the University of Utah Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.

Jacqueline Eaton, PhD, was appointed as Project Director responsible for grants and sustainability in the Utah Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.

2014 Pilot Grant Update

We received 14 pilot grant applications. Each proposal will undergo an extensive review process with both internal and external reviewers. The final award announcements are anticipated by the end of November.

SAVE THE DATE - 2015 Research Retreat

Thursday April 2 - Friday April 3, 2015 are the dates for The 9th Annual Center on Aging Research Retreat. This event will follow a similar format as previous years, with a poster session on Thursday April 2, and a main session on Friday April 3 featuring our Keynote speaker & symposium. 

The theme of the 2015 retreat will aspects of Frailty. A call for posters and symposia will be sent out prior to the retreat.

We are pleased to announce our guest keynote speaker will be Kenneth Rockwood, M.D., FRCPC, FRCP; Geriatrician, Professor, and Director of Geriatric Medicine Research at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  

Dr. Rockwood has had a longstanding interest in clinical and epidemiological aspects of frailty, dementia and delirium. He has focused his investigations on the complexity of frailty, and on what can be termed 'clinico-mathematical correlation'. Prof. Rockwood has published more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications and seven books, including the seventh edition of the Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. He is the Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer research at Dalhousie University, and a staff internist and geriatrician at the Capital District Health Authority in Halifax.

Upcoming Events

AGING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

NOTE: This is not necessarily a comprehensive list. Please Search for additional opportunities at Grants.nih.gov. 

 

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Center on Aging Membership Directory

As a mostly virtual Center, we depend on the accuracy and timeliness of our Web presence. Center members are urged to review and update their membership directory information. Please view your information on the Center’s Web site . Please send any updates or requests for changes to aging@utah.edu.