Closing the Gap through Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care
March 2-3, 2012
Location
- Nova Southeastern University
NSU Main Campus - Health Professions Division - Terry Bldg.
Chancellor's Dining Room - 5th Floor
3200 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328
Phone: 954-262-1638
Fax: 954-262-3806
Nova Southeastern University's Geriatric Education Center is pleased to announce its Fifth Annual Interprofessional Geriatrics Symposium: "Closing the Gap through Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care". The conference is scheduled for March 2-3, 2012, at Nova Southeastern University's Health Professions Division - Terry Building.
Located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale, NSU has more than 26,000 students and is the largest independent institution of higher education in Florida. Fort Lauderdale, known for its near-idyllic climate, merges with the Atlantic for 23 miles of palm-fringed Florida shoreline. Fort Lauderdale offers a wide variety of things to see and do, appealing to guests from around the world.
Presentations
Friday
- Dementia, Weight Loss, and A Worried Family
- Electronic Health Records and the Patient Centered Medical Home
- Health Care Reform and Impact on those 65
- Health Literacy for Geriatric Professionals
- Interprofessional Roles in Foot Care
- Inter-professional Roles in Medication Management
- Interprofessional Roles in Vision Care
- Maintaining the Pre-Frail in the community
- Screening and Risk Assessment_A Decisional Aid for Elder Abuse
Saturday
- A Balancing Act Assessing for Fall Risk
- Cardiovascular Diseases_Interprofessional Approach for Prevention
- END OF LIFE CARE IN DEMENTIA
- Neuroimaging in Dementia
- Oral Health; a Dental and Medical Partnership
- Preventive care in older adults
- Psychosocial Issues in End-of-Life Care of Dementia
- Vitamin D: Beyond Skeletal Health - Implications for Frailty