July 2018 Issue/Volume 12, Number 07
A PUBLICATION OF THE UNIV. OF UTAH CENTER ON AGING
Congratulations and Welcome....
Congratulations to Cathy Cantway, MD; Shaun Chatelain, DO; and Tiffany Volden, MD for completing their Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine. Cathy will be returning to Colorado to open her own practice; Shaun will be moving to Arizona to join the University's Geriatric Medicine Faculty and Tiffany is joining our own Geriatrics Division where she will devote her efforts to caring for older veterans in the VA Salt lake City Medical Center.
And, welcome to our new Geriatric Fellows Nicholas Brening, MD and Whitney Haseman, MD.
Nick Brening is originally from Scottsbluff, NE- completing Undergrad at Chadron State
College and medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He moved
to Salt Lake City in 2015 for residency training in Internal Medicine and is excited
to be completing a fellowship year in Geriatrics at the U of U. He enjoys hiking,
biking, cooking, and spending time with his partner Tony.
Whitney Haseman was born in Helena, Montana where she spent her childhood. She completed
her BA degrees at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She attended medical school
in Texas at UT Health Science Center in San Antonio and spent a year of her clinical
rotations along the Texas-Mexico border in Harlingen, Texas. She then moved to Salt
Lake City to complete her residency training in Internal Medicine at the University
of Utah. When she is not working, Whitney is hiking, gardening, and traveling the
world with her wife.
Journal Club
The new academic year journal club was led off by Rand Rupper, MD. He enlisted his daughter, Sierra, to create a graphic story board to illustrate his presentation, "Evaluating Medical Literature Through the Lens of a Clinician".
Utah Commission on Aging
Commission quarterly meeting is set for Aug 9, 2018 at the Bateman Horne Education
Center. Updates on current initiatives and strategic updates from the research, public
policy, and community resource committees will be discussed. The three committees
are holding virtual meetings the last week of July and first week of August. The chairs
of the committees are as follows: Jackie Eaton, Research; Alan Ormsby Public Policy;
Cindy Turnquist, Community Resources. Janice Evans continues to chair the communications
coordinating efforts.
Executive Director Ence and Utah Legal Services Director, Tanta Lisa Clayton, presented
updates of the DOJ grant work and the uniform Power of Attorney document to the U4A
monthly meeting in Logan Utah. U4A is spreading the word helping UCOA find victim
stories and contributing input for our website and podcast series. We are casting
a wide net to seek financial fraud stories and encourage readers to contact us with
any possible leads.
Ence and Evans spent a day in July at the Utah Native American Heritage conference
at UVU in Orem, Utah meeting with leaders and hearing stories of tribal members on
healthcare and aging services challenges as well as developing contacts to assist
with our financial exploitation project.
Ence participated in the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago
where Drs. Kathie and Mark Supiano were involved in presentations. Ence, along with
UCOA partners Sally Aerts (UDOH), Marianne Christensen (SLCo), and Kristy Cottrell
(Davis Co.) presented on our Falls Prevention Alliance at the N4A conference also
held in Chicago the following week.
Alzheimer’s Council has rolled out its plan for the upcoming fiscal year as a recipient
of additional state monies enabling more caregiver and awareness workshops across
the state. The Falls Prevention Alliance is also creating an operational structure
and steering committee for future projects that will likely be under the umbrella
of the UCOA.
Funding Announcements
There is a huge overlap between aging and diabetes which makes this a highly relevant grant opportunity. The deadline is August 10, 2018.
DODiRFA_2018
Driving Out Diabetes, a Larry H. Miller Family Wellness Initiative and the Diabetes
and Metabolism Research Center are pleased to announce a request for applications
for FY2019 to catalyze novel research projects in the areas of diabetes, obesity,
and metabolism, and to train the next generation of researchers. See RFA for full details.
Upcoming Events
16th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference
Aging in Place: Promoting Independence and Planning for the Future of Our Aging Population
September 24-25, 2018
Broomfield, CO
Registration Here
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting - will be taking place from November 14 - 18th in Boston, Massachusetts. The meeting theme is "The Purposes of Longer Lives".
https://www.geron.org/meetings-events/gsa-2018-annual-scientific-meeting
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.
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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