For immediate release: Sept. 15, 2009

Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Public Relations Manager, Communications Office
Office 775-682-9254
Mobile 702-292-4247
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu

Free elder caregiver training offered in Carson City this month

Workshop planned for September 24

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 Care Connection 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 free workshop on caring for older adults in Carson City on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Pinion Pine Room at the Carson City Senior Citizens Center, 911 Beverly Drive. Please use east entrance for best access.

           The workshop will cover finding aging and disability resources on the Internet, learning stress reduction and self-care techniques to better care for yourself while caring for another and how to work effectively with older adults experiencing the loss of a loved one or their own abilities.

          The program is intended for those wishing to learn more about caring for an elderly friend or family member as well as those caring for elders professionally.

          Registration is free on a space-available basis for those registering by Sept. 21 and includes program materials. Continuing medical education credit is available for a $15 fee. Please contact Diann Jones at (775)682-8470 for more information and 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.