Distinguished Speaker 2015
"On Being Mortal: The Human Hand in How We Die"
with Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D.
Monday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Emerson Suites, Phillips Hall, Ithaca College

Does more aggressive and expensive care at end of life mean better care? How do religious beliefs and therapeutic bonds influence end-of-life care? How can one better attain a "good death?" The answers to these and other questions will be shared as Prigerson shares findings from a large, comprehensive, multi-state "Coping with Cancer" study.

Prigerson is the Irving Sherwood Wright Professor in Geriatrics, professor of sociology in medicine, and director of the Center for Research on End of Life Care at the Weill Cornell Medical College. This free public event is presented in partnership with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center.
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Tuesday, Feb. 17, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
at the Hotel Ithaca

Presented in partnership with the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, Hospicare and Palliative Care Services, and Cayuga Medical Center.

 

Registration is required for this free event. For more information, contact Teri Reinemann, treinemann@ithaca.edu or 607-274-1607.

Registration 

All workshops will be held at the Country Inn and Suites, on Route 96B just south of the College. Descriptions and Registrations

Aging in Community: Research and Emerging Models

Presenters: Mary Ann Erickson, Associate Professor, Ithaca College; Betsy Schermerhorn, Admissions Director, Kendal at Ithaca; Jim Quest, founding member, Love Living at Home in Ithaca

"safeTALK" Suicide Prevention

Presenter: Lee Ellen Marvin, Director, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service

Documentary "Alive Inside" on Music and Dementia Comes to Ithaca College

Kudos to Elizabeth Bergman, associate professor of aging studies, on her election as member-at-large of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). AGHE  is a national organization whose two-fold mission is to advance gerontology and geriatrics education in higher education, and to provide leadership and support of gerontology and geriatrics education administrators, faculty and students in educational institutions. Professor Bergman's two-year term will begin in March 2015.

Lisa Kendall, who teaches Fieldwork in Gerontology at IC and is also a member of the Gerontology Institute's Community Advisory Board, will be presenting two sessions at the American Society on Aging's 2015 "Aging in America" annual conference. As part of a panel on mental health issues, Kendall will speak on "Integrity vs. Despair: Person-Directed Trauma Treatment for Elders and Their Care Partners." She will also co-facilitate a workshop on "Person-Directed Practices in the Home: The True Heart of Elder Care," with colleagues Mel Coppola and Jennifer Heston--all educators for The Eden AlternativeŽ.

 

Rural geriatric patients in need of mental health or dementia care are most often cared for by a primary care physician. Now those physicians can receive information and support through Project ECHO GEMH at the University of Rochester Medical Center. ECHO GEMH's mission is to improve the care received by older adults through web-based videoconferencing. Through this technology, primary care providers are provided with case-based educational opportunities, decision support, and specialty geriatric mental health consultation services. The goal of the program is to train 175 Primary Care Physicians to better care for late life mental disorders and dementia.

 

Primary care providers at all levels that desire to participate are invited to attend. Continuing Medical Education credits are included for Project ECHO GEMH clinics.  

 For more information and to register.  

The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute provides high quality education to students and professionals, empowering them to positively impact the lives of older people.