H4A Seminar: Integrated Care in the Field of Aging

Hosted by: Rita Ghatak, PhD, Director, Aging Adult Services/Geriatric Health, Stanford Health Care. More bio details here.

Date & Time: Saturday, August 13, 2016: 9am-1:15pm (with breaks for coffee/snacks)

Schedule: Half-day seminar runs from 9am-1:15pm and includes a morning break from 11-11:15am. The seminar presenter may need to change the break times, if needed.  

Location: Li Ka Shing Center, room 120, Stanford School of Medicine, 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305. Note: the Li Ka Shing Center is identified as the Stanford Medical School on the hyperlinked map.

H4A seminar agenda: With the promise of increasing longevity, there is a great need for integrated care, planning, research, and education in the field of aging. This seminar will explore how prevention, current care models, advance care planning, disease-specific interventions, and community-based programs can enhance wellness for aging adults and adult children caring for their elders. This seminar will cover these specific topics:

• Physical and psychological correlates of aging
• Current care models (including a discussion of case studies)
• Advance care planning
• Chronic disease self-management through the life course
  
• Dementia management through the life course
  
• Technology solutions for aging in place
• Understanding the transposition of roles in families as elders age.
  

What will you learn: This seminar will share information on:

• The critical gaps in care for aging adults and adult children caring for their elders
  
• The key health care principles at play through the continuum of care
• Developing effective partnerships with community and academic organizations (as well as organizations from other sectors) to best serve aging adults and those that care for them
  
• Implementing key strategies for effective care models
• Developing collaborative employee health programs for those struggling with eldercare
• Designing innovative products for aging in place
• Effective models of knowledge dissemination and implementation for universities, hospitals, and communities.
  

Who should attend: This seminar will be useful to anyone who cares for or provides for an aging adult(s), is an aging adult, or is working in/has an interest in the field of aging and the continuum of care through the life course. Seminar content will be accessible and relevant to:  

• Interested community members
• People working at non-profit community centers, medical centers, and government agencies
• Students (including medical students)
• Researchers and scholars working the field of aging or related fields.

Cost: Half-Day Seminar Rates:

• Stanford STAP eligible.
  
• Early Bird Rate = $250 USD (through July 30)
• Scholarship Rate = $250 USD (includes students, trainees, H4A alumni, Stanford employees (STAP eligible), SHPN members, URMs, government agencies, and non-profit community partners)
  
• Regular Rate = $375 USD

Additional guest speaker details to follow.

How to register: Please visit our Registration Page (note: you will be directed to another web platform for registration).