For immediate release: April 22, 2009
Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Health Science Communications
Office 775-682-9254
Mobile 702-292-4247
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu
Elder care training class offered in Reno
RENO, Nev.— Are you caring for an older adult and wish you knew more? Caring for elders can prove to be an unnerving situation for which many may not feel prepared.
The Sanford Center for Aging, Nevada Cooperative Extension and the Nevada Geriatric Education Center (a joint program between the Sanford Center for Aging and the University of Nevada School of Medicine) will hold a workshop on caring for older adults in Reno on Tuesday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Manor Care Health Services, 3101 Plumas Street.
The workshop will cover finding aging and disability resources on the Internet, how to differentiate between normal brain function and dementia, delirium and depression, and how to redirect, reduce or prevent undesirable behaviors. The workshop is designed for friends and family members caring for elders as well as professional caregivers.
Continuing-education credit and a certificate of attendance are available for a $15 fee. The program has been approved by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for long-term care administrators, the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for marriage and family therapists, and the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for social workers for 2.5 hours of continuing-education credit. The University of Nevada School of Medicine also approves this program for 2.5 hours of continuing-credit for nurses.
Please contact Diann Jones at (775) 682-8470 or via email at: dsjones@medicine.nevada.edu to register.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been a leader in healthcare, medical education and research in Nevada since 1969. The School of Medicine includes 16 clinical departments including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and five nationally recognized departments in basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. The more than 185 doctors of University Health System, the school’s clinical practice, offer care in more than 40 medical specialties and subspecialties with eight physician offices in the Reno/Sparks area and seven in Las Vegas. The school is committed to a best practices approach to medicine and is dedicated to exceptional healthcare for Nevada now and in the future. For more information visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.