By 2030, the number of U.S. adults 65 or older is projected to more than double to nearly 71 million. The rapidly increasing population of older Americans has far-reaching implications for our nation?s public health system and will place unprecedented demands on health care and aging-related services.
To help meet the needs of the aging population, The University of Toledo will hold the 16th Annual Geriatric Medicine Symposium, ?Improving the Health and Fitness of Older Adults in Our Community,? from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Friday, March 2. The symposium will move to a new location: the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons in Perrysburg.
The symposium will present physicians, nurses, nursing home administrators, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and other health-care providers with the latest information on public health efforts to promote wellness and functional independence in the aging population. Each attendee will leave the event with a better understanding of the barriers to patient adherence, as well as tools and methods that can be used to overcome them.
?Older adults who practice healthy behaviors, take advantage of clinical preventive services, and continue to engage with family and friends are more likely to remain healthy, live independently, and incur fewer health-related costs,? said Dr. Victoria Steiner, UT assistant professor of medicine and assistant director of the Center for Successful Aging. ?This symposium will provide insight into what resources are out there in northwest Ohio to help health-care providers enhance the health and fitness of their older clients.?
UT faculty members Dr. Stephen M. Roberts and Dr. Michele M. Masterson, associate professors of rehabilitative services, will be joined by guest faculty:
? Dr. Brian Appleby, physician at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation?s Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health;
? Dr. Cheryl Lahey, staff pharmacist at Hospice of Northwest Ohio;
? Dr. Donald Mack, assistant professor of clinical family medicine at Ohio State University;
? Dr. Henry Ng, assistant professor and program director at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine;
? Emilie Wenzler Owens, vice president of nutrition and wellness at the Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio Inc.; and
? Judge Jack Puffenberger of the Lucas County Probate Court.
The symposium will be presented by The University of Toledo?s College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Center for Successful Aging and Center for Continuing Medical Education, as well as the Ohio Geriatrics Society.
Deadline for registration is Friday, Feb. 17. Fees are $50 for UT faculty and staff, $50 for Ohio Geriatric Society members, $25 for UT students and residents, and $70 for other geriatric health-care professionals. If space is available, registration will be available at the event.
For more information, visit cme.utoledo.edu.
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