57th Annual GGS
Conference
Georgia Gerontology Society Annual Meeting and Training
Conference
"Enjoying the High Tides of Life"
Sea Palms Resort, St. Simon's Island, GA
August 13-15, 2012
advance to the GGS Annual Conference page
for details.
2012 Spring Workshop--
Please join us for the Georgia Gerontology
Society’s
Spring Workshop,
Palliative Care: Bringing the Pieces Together
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Keynote Speaker:
Anne Glass, PhD,
Associate Director, Institute of Gerontology, University of
Georgia
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Session Topics:
Medications and Palliative Care; Physiological Aspects of Dying;
Private/Public Benefits; Cultural and Spiritual Care Needs; and
Dementia at the End of Life
Date: Friday, March 16, 2012
Location: Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon
Time: 9:30– 4:00 (registration at 9:00)
Registration fee: $35-GGS members, $50-non members (lunch
included), $75-GGS membership + registration fee
To register:
http://palliativecareconference.eventbrite.com
Education Committee News
The Education Committee is compiling a list of learning
links. Check back here regularly for the latest available
information.
HealthTec
dl is a statewide
distance learning
program designed to support health professionals and strengthen
services provided by nonprofit health organizations in Georgia.
Established in 2007, HealthTec
dl utilizes
health information
technology to deliver programs in support of nonprofit
health organizations that drive positive change in their
communities, promote programs which improve health and healthcare
for Georgia residents, and connect people, programs, and resources
across our state.
http://www.healthtecdl.org/
2011 CO-AGE Meetings
For
information on the 2011 CO-AGE Priorities click here.
This is a reminder that
May 28th is the deadline to submit an issue to be
considered for the
July 28th CO-AGE Priority Setting Meeting in
Macon. Please visit the Georgia Council on Aging website for more information
and forms: (www.gcoa.org)
|
Date |
City |
Location |
| January 6, 2011 |
Atlanta |
Art Institute of Atlanta |
| April 28, 2011 |
Americus |
South Georgia Technical College |
| July 28, 2011 |
Macon |
Methodist Home, Rumford Center |
| October 6, 2011 |
Augusta |
KROC Center |
2011 Senior Week at the Capitol-- February 22,
23, 24
Please mark your calendars now for all of these meetings!
We look forward to your participation!
For more information please visit
www.gcoa.org
New Online Aging Research Translator (ART)
Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging (Cornell
University) has announced the availability of the Aging Research
Translator (http://www.agingresearchtranslator.com/blog.php).
The Aging Research Translator (ART) website has been designed with
community-based practitioners in mind, by offering non-technical
summaries of aging research published in peer-reviewed academic
journals. Community-based practitioners are the largest group of
potential users of aging-related research, and the people most
likely to apply the aging knowledge-base to the lives of real
people. However, the location of research in university libraries
and databases makes it difficult to access. Furthermore, the overly
technical language of research articles can be an impediment. The
ART website, developed by Cornell University researchers, attempts
to address these challenges by posting summaries of aging research
literature using non-technical language.
ART is a blog where we post new aging research summaries every other
week. Summaries are posted chronologically and can also be viewed
according to topical categories. Readers are invited to write
comments after each post (all comments need to be approved by the
blog administrator before being listed). Please join us on the ART!
