Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center
The Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center of Upstate New York (FLGEC-UNY) is one of 41 currently-funded geriatric education centers in the nation. Ithaca College is a member of the FLGEC-UNY consortium. The focus of Ithaca College project is to provide training to professionals in rural central and western New York state. The IC Gerontology Institute works with community partners in the rural areas to identify training gaps and to plan and implement accessible and affordable training programs.
Upcoming events include:
Wednesday , September 28, 2011
Longview Auditorium,
2p.m. to 4p.m.
Evidence-based practice: Theory and application.
Lynda J. Dimitroff, PhD, BSN, RN, CHES
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the integration of high quality and relevant research, clinical expertise, and patient values. EBP creates an opportunity for healthcare providers to stop and assess what they are doing, why they are doing it, and to decide if there is a better way to complete the process. The goal of EBP is to improve quality of patient care, ensure better patient outcomes, and improve both patient and staff satisfaction.
This session will provide an opportunity to understand the importance and benefits of EBP and explore the barriers to implementing EBP. In addition, we will look the steps involved in the EBP process as well as applying EBP to a clinical setting
Registration is necessary for this workshop http://www.ithaca.edu/gps/gerontology/registration/
Monday, October 3, 2011
Leisure in Little Places
Susan Wilson, PhD
In cooperation with the Wayne County Rural Health Network and The Wayne County Office for the Aging
Registration is necessary for this workshop
Wednesday October 5, 2011
Longview Auditorium,
2p.m. to 4p.m.
Suicide in Older Adults
Carol Podgorski, PhD, MPH, LMFT
This workshop will focus on suicide prevention in senior living communities, including retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and long term care. The speaker will: (1) provide an overview of the epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behaviors in congregate living settings; (2) present a framework and strategies that facilities can use to create and promote healthy communities; (3) present cases of individuals in senior living communities who attempted or completed suicide to illustrate the individual, interpersonal, and ecological factors that contribute to suicidal behaviors; and (4) introduce tools that providers can use to promote healthy populations while reducing risk factors that contribute to suicide.
Registration is necessary for this workshop http://www.ithaca.edu/gps/gerontology/registration/
October 19, 2001
Fall Prevention Techniques for Home Health Workers
Carol John, OTR
Tompkins County Public Library
2p.m. to 4p.m.
In cooperation with the visiting Nursing Service of Ithaca
Registration is necessary for this workshop
November 2, 2011
The Legal Issues of Competence, Capacity and Guardianship
Marcy Finlay, Elder Law Attorney
Adults are assumed to be capable of making decisions unless a court determines otherwise. If an adult becomes incapable of making responsible decisions, the court can appoint a substitute decision maker, called a guardian.
This workshop will provide an overview of the most common causes of incapacity, and the methods used to determine if a person is incapacitated. It will also cover the steps required to bring a guardianship proceeding in court as well as alternatives to guardianship.
Registration is necessary for this workshop http://www.ithaca.edu/gps/gerontology/
November, 2011
Sorting Out the 3 Ds – Depression, Delirium, Dementia
Canandaigua, NY Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Registration is necessary for this workshop
November 19, 2011
Annual Conference on Depression
Depression in Older Adults
Tompkins County Public Library
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In cooperation with 6 Tompkins County Mental Health Agencies
Registration is necessary for this workshop
For more information on any of the training sessions listed above, contact Christine Decker at 607-274-1604 or decker@ithaca.edu
