The 2009 St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Saint Louis University. With terrific speakers, networking, sponsors, endorsers and food, this event is one you won't want to miss. Please mark your calendars now to attend and click Registration to register. As our schedule of speakers and details progresses additional information will be posted so please check back regularly. If interested in getting additional information for Sponsoring this event please click Sponsorship. If you would like to make suggestions on speakers, topics, etc., or would like to find out more about the event, please call John Rothbarth at the St. Louis Times at 636-225-2442.
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Event Host: Saint Louis University - Center for Aging Successfully
Event Location: Busch Student Center, Room 170, 20 N. Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63103
Event Parking (Indoor parking at your choice of two garages is included in your registration fee):
Laclede Garage, 3642 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Olive/Compton Garage, 3338 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm
Registration Fees: Early Registration Online - $45.00 (Seniors 65+ $10) / Students - $10.00 / Walk-In $50.00. Registration fee includes event registration, parking in garage, morning refreshments, lunch and networking.
CEU’s: FREE 3.0 - CEU’s available for Social Workers, courtesy of Saint Louis University School of Social Work (CEU's not available for students)
EVENT SPONSORS
AmHeart Hospice
BJC Home Care Services
Debra K. Schuster, P.C., Elder Law and Life Care
Nurses & Company Home HealthCare and Hospice
Purcell & Amen, L.L.C.
Seniors & Company Adult Day HealthCare
Visiting Angels
Webster University
EVENT SPEAKERS
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Topic: Aging in Missouri CLICK TO VIEW PRESENTATION Margaret T. Donnelly was appointed director of the Department of Health and Senior Services by Governor Jay Nixon on January 12, 2009. As director of DHSS, she serves as the state’s top public health official, overseeing 1,900 employees and some 200 programs. Her responsibilities range from planning Missouri’s response to disasters to inspecting hospitals and child care centers to supervising programs that allow seniors and people with disabilities to live independently. |
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Topic: Falls in Elders and Injury Prevention CLICK TO VIEW PRESENTATION Dr. Miguel Paniagua works at Saint Louis University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Hospice and Palliative Care. He did his residency and fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine and is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Medical School. |
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Topic: Keeping Your Brain Young! CLICK TO VIEW PRESENTATION Dr. Abhilash K. Desai, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Healthy Brain Aging at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry. He completed his general psychiatry residency at Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA in 1998; and his Geriatric Psychiatry fellowship at Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1999. He served as the Medical Director for the Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence in Appleton, WI from 2004 to 2008. |
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Topic: Human Sexuality & Aging CLICK TO VIEW PRESENTATION Linda Weiner, LCSW is a Diplomate and ASSECT certified Sex Therapist since 1987. Prior to beginning a private practice in 1988, Linda was trained and employed as a Clinical Research Associate as well as serving as Director of Work Shops and Training at Masters & Johnson Institute in St. Louis from 1983-1988. Linda has a successful private practice, is a published author, therapist, consultant, and teaches graduate courses in Human Sexuality at Washington University Brown School of Social Work. |
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EVENT SCHEDULE
| 7:30 – 8:10 am | Registration / Morning Refreshments |
| 8:15 – 8:30 | Nina Tumosa - Saint Louis University / Veterans Administration - "The Field of Gerontology Here and Abroad"
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| 8:30 – 9:15 | Speaker #1 - Margaret T. Donnelly, Director- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Topic: Aging in Missouri |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Speaker #2 - Dr. Miguel Paniagua - Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine Topic: Falls in Elders and Injury Prevention |
| 10:00 – 10:25 | INTERMISSION
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| 10:30 – 11:15 | Speaker #3 – Dr. Abhilash Desai - Director, Center for Healthy Brain Aging / Divsion of Geriatric Psychiatry Topic: Keeping the Brain Young! |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Speaker #4 – Linda Weiner - MSW, LCSW, AASECT - Sex Therapist Topic: Human Sexuality & Aging |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch / Networking |
To register now for the event click Registration or to sponsor the event click Sponsorship.
