For immediate release: Sept. 21, 2009
Contact Anne McMillin, APR
Communications Office
Office 775-682-9254
Mobile 702-292-4247
amcmillin@medicine.nevada.edu

Elder care training planned for Ely

Workshop scheduled for October 8

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, the Aging and Disability Services Division 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 Ely on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the White Pine Senior Center, 1000 Campton Street.

           The workshop will cover tips for managing multiple medications, use and misuse of medication to manage behavior in persons with dementia, planning for incompetency and laws protecting persons with dementia.

          The program is intended for those wanting 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 Oct. 5 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.