For immediate release: Jan. 22, 2009
Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Health Science Communication
Office 775-682-9254
Mobile 702-292-4247
amcmillim@medicine.nevada.edu
Free training offered in Yerington for those caring for elders
Workshops planned for January 29 and 30
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 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 two free workshops on caring for older adults in Yerington on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 2 to 5:30 p.m. and again on Friday, Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Both workshops will be held at the South Lyon Medical Center, 213 S. Whitacre Street in Yerington.
The workshops will cover finding aging and disability resources on the Internet, what to ask and how to ask it to better assess a senior’s needs, how to work effectively with older adults experiencing the loss of a family member or loved one or their own abilities, how to tell if a senior is in crisis and how to help if they are. The workshops are designed for friends and family members caring for elders as well as professional caregivers.
Registration includes program materials and is on a space available basis. Contact Diann Jones at (775)682-8470 or email: 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.