January 2018 Issue/Volume 12, Number 01
A PUBLICATION OF THE UNIV. OF UTAH CENTER ON AGING
2018 RFP Call for Center on Aging Pilot Grants
We are pleased to officially announce the Call for 2018 Center on Aging Pilot Grants. Submission deadline is Friday, March 16th by 11:59 PM MST.
Complete information and application instructions are posted on the Center on Aging
2018 Pilot Grant webpage. LINK Here
The Center on Aging sponsors an annual pilot grant program to promote the development
of aging research at the University of Utah. The goal of this program is to encourage
new investigator development, attract established investigators to aging research
and stimulate interdisciplinary research collaborations ultimately leading to new
externally funded research.
Annual Research Retreat - Save the Date
April 5 - April 6, 2018
The theme for this year's retreat will focus on creativity and aging - Creative EngAGEment through the Arts. If you know anyone interested in an installation, interactive performance, etc.
related to this theme; please contact either Drs. Mark Supiano, Jackie Eaton or Sydney
Cheek-O'Donnell for more information. The Center on Aging retreat will be held at
the Museum of Fine Arts. April 5th (3-6p) Poster /Installation Session and April
6th (8a-12p) Keynotes/Retreat. A more detailed agenda will be coming in February's
newsletter.
The Keynote Speakers for the Center on Aging retreat, both from the University of
California san Francisco are Julene Johnson, PhD, Professor, UCSF School of Nursing (pictured below - left) and Louise Aronson, MD, Professor, UCSF School of Medicine (pictured below - right).
Research Retreat: Call for Posters!
We are now accepting posters for the 2018 Research Retreat. The Poster Session will
be held on Thursday April 05, 2018 from 3:00 - 6:00 pm in the Grand Hall of the Museum
of Fine Arts, Marcia & John Price Museum Building 410 Campus Center Dr., Salt Lake
City, Utah 84112.
Poster Submission deadline is Friday March 9, 2018. All Center on Aging members,
affiliates and their trainees are encouraged to present a poster.
Download the Poster Submission Instructions PDF Here
Center on Aging Logo
Just a reminder that our Center on Aging logo has changed (see below).
To use the logo please go here https://aging.utah.edu/about/images.php or contact Heather. Please substitute this logo for the prior version in all of your CoA-related presentations.
Also, come see Heather to pick up your new Center on Aging mug.
Utah Commission on Aging
The Falls Prevention Alliance website is ready to launch and will be introduced at
the February Commission meeting and joint reception at the State Capitol Board room.
The Commission meeting will be from 11 am – 12 pm on Wednesday, February 7 followed
by the joint session with the Falls Prevention Alliance. Sen. Jani Iwamoto presented
a resolution for a Falls Prevention Awareness Day in the first week of the current
legislative session.
The Commission produced its first episode of “Rap on Aging” podcast series interviewing
Teresa Garrett, Associate Professor of Nursing at the U, and others about the nursing
shortage and faculty funding needs in support of their request to the legislature
to increase faculty positions across the nursing schools in the state.
Commission member and State Senator Brian Shiozawa, M.D., retired from the legislature
and his career to take a post with HHS in Denver administrating medical programs for
Region VIII. Senator Brian Zehnder, also an M.D. with IHC, has been appointed to fill
the Senate seat and seat on the Commission. Zehnder brings an interest in aging issues
and will join us at our February meeting. He represents Senate District in Salt Lake
County.
The ePOLST work continues with the newly reframed Utah POLST Registry Steering Committee.
We will be applying for funding in the next month that will build out the technology,
and provide funds for training providers, nursing home residents and caregivers, and
provide website funding to support a broader public education outreach on the purpose
and process for completing a POLST.
The 3rd annual End of Life Summit will be held at the IHC Doty Education Center in Murray
on April 26, 2018 from 8 am to 1 pm. Public, caregivers, health providers are invited
to attend.
Upcoming Events
The annual scientific meeting of the American Geriatrics Society will be held May
3-5, 2018 in Orlando. Registration is now available.
https://meeting.americangeriatrics.org/
Member Updates/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. Send any updates or requests for changes to Heather at heather.podolan@hsc.utah.edu or aging.utah.edu.
For past issues, please visit our NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES PAGE.
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