January 2015 Issue | Volume 9, Number 1
A publication of the University of Utah Center on Aging
Research Retreat: Call For Posters!
We are now accepting posters for the 2015 Research Retreat [April 2-3, 2015]. The Poster Session will be held Thursday April 2, 2015 from 3:00 - 6:00 PM in the atrium of the James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology / USTAR Building 36
South Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.Poster Submission deadline is Thursday, March 12th, 2014. All Center on Aging pilot grant recipients, members, affiliates and their trainees are encouraged to present a poster. Full retreat details and instructions can be found on the Center on Aging website news page at www.aging.utah.edu/2015retreat
Download the Poster Submission Instruction PDF Here.
Upcoming Meetings of Interest
Utah Senior Day
Thursday February 19 • 9:00 am - 2:30 PM • State Office Building Auditorium
Download the informational flyer here
Grand Rounds - Geriatrics Division
February 3, 8:00 am, HSEB 3515C
Don Ericson, MD
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
UU School of Medicine
“Assessing balance, gait, and assistive device needs: Practical clinical considerations
for safe mobility and exercise promotion”
Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Aging
Monday, January 26 • 12:00 – 1:30 pm
“Disparities in Health Aging: African America Elders”
Michael Styles, MPA
Associate Director, Utah Division of Aging and Adult Services
Monday, February 2 • 12:00 – 1:30 pm
These seminars are free and open to the public, held on Mondays from 12 PM – 1:30
PM (refreshments served) at the Goodwill Humanitarian building; Okazaki Community meeting room (155 B), beginning Monday, January 12, 2015
DOWNLOAD THE FULL SCHEDULE HERE
NEW POLST!
We are pleased to announce the creation and launch of a newly revised Utah State Provider Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) / Life With Dignity Order (LWDO). This updated form was created by a consortium leadership
team under the direction of the Utah Commission on Aging. It is designed to be much
more streamlined and user-friendly.
Please be sure to spread the news and share this new link with your circles of influence.
Note: A Spanish version is still being worked on but will be posted as soon as possible.
"Aging in Community" Workshop
A five-week workshop is being offered by Sage Hill Cohousing exploring the popular Danish model of independent living for 50+ "Aging in Community".
Featured guest speaker during this series will be COA Member Keith Diaz Moore, Ph.D., AIA, Dean, College of Architecture + Planning. The workshop will be held
on consecutive Saturdays beginning February 21 from 9:30 am - 12 noon at Wasatch Commons.
For more details visit: sagehillcohousing.com/events/
Approximately 70% of this workshop series is designed to address the social, demographic
and economic realities of aging in the 21st Century - exploring the importance of supportive relationships, common purpose, co-care,
shared resources, and environmental stewardship. The other 30% will focus on the
built environment and how we create community out of carefully considered spaces that
embrace aging.
Utah Commission on Aging
Music & Memory℠ Utah Coalition
We encourage you to visit the new Music & Memory℠ Utah Coalition Web page and please "like" and "share" their Facebook Page.
Save-The-Date April 24 Telecast
Caring Connections will again be hosting the Annual Hospice Foundation of America: Living with Grief
telecast. This year’s presentation will be “The Longest Loss: Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.”
The event will take place in the morning of Friday, April 24th at the University of Utah College of Nursing Annette Poulson Cumming Building (10 south 2000 East, Salt Lake City). There will be no cost for registration, which will open in early February. Please save the date—and watch for additional details on their webpage. To be added to the Caring Connections newsletter & event mailing list, please contact Shawna Rees shawna.rees@nurs.utah.edu
Geriatric Nursing Spotlight
Michelle Litchman, PhD student in the Bristlecone Pine cohort of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing
Excellence, has successfully defended her dissertation entitled, A Multiple Method Analysis of Peer Health in the Diabetes Online Community.
Congratulations Michelle!
NIH Grant Opportunity
The National Institute on Aging invites researchers to submit innovative R01 research grant applications on aging and the family. The objective of this research program is to expand understanding of the role of families and interpersonal relationships in the health and wellbeing of older people. Go To PA-11-128
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
AGING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
NOTE: This is not necessarily a comprehensive list. Please Search for additional opportunities at Grants.nih.gov.
| Dated | Title and Link to More Information | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Expires 5/8/2015 | Family and Interpersonal Relationships in an Aging Context (R01) | PA-11-128 |
| Posted 1/5/2014 | Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care (R01) also R03 and R21 | PA-13-354 |
| Posted 1/5/2013 | Pain in Aging (R01) also R03 and R21 | PA-13-058 |
| Posted 5/5/2013 | Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services and Recovery Research (R01, also R03, R21) | PA-13-160 |
| Posted 1/5/2014 | Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care (R01) also R03 and R21 | PA-13-354 |
| Posted 4/28/2014 | Network and Infrastructure Support for Development of Interdisciplinary Aging Research (R24) | PAR-14-081 |
| Posted 5/5/2014 | Early Stage Development of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (R01) | PA-14-155 |
| Posted 5/5/2014 | Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials (R01) | PAR-14-089 |
| Posted 5/5/2014 | Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R01) | PA-14-161 |
| Posted 5/16/2014 | Translational Research to Help Older Adults Maintain their Health and Independence in the Community (R21) | PA-14-159 |
| Posted 5/23/2014 | Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30) | RFA-AG-15-003 |
| Posted 7/04/2014 | Research Supplements for Aging Research on Health Disparities (Admin Supp) | PA-14-256 |
| Posted 7/05/2014 | Lab to Marketplace: Tools for Brain and Behavioral Research (R43/R44) | PA-14-250 |
| Posted 8/23/2014 | Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21) | PAR-14-119 |
| Posted 8/23/2014 | Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01) | PAR-14-118 |
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.
About our Logo
The bristlecone pine tree (Pinus longaeva) - the earth’s oldest inhabitant with a
life span of almost 5,000 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.Best,
Mark A. Supiano, MD
Executive Director - Center on Aging
For more information about the University of Utah Center on Aging, please visit us
online at www.aging.utah.edu