Third Annual St. Louis Times
Geriatrics Symposium
The 2009 St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium will be held
at Saint Louis University this year in the Busch Student Center,
Room 170, 20 N. Grand Boulevard. The event transitions to a
different area university each year. The event will be from
7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Early registration online is $45 (Seniors 65+ $10) / Students
- $10. Walk-in registration is $50. Registration fee includes
event registration, parking in garage, morning refreshments,
lunch and networking.
Three hours of free CEU’s will be available for Social Workers.
Open to the public, students, and professionals, this half-day
educational & networking event presents some of our area’s
foremost experts on aging issues. This year’s speakers and
topics include:
- Margaret T. Donnelly – Director / Missouri
Department of Health and Senior Services
Topic: Aging in Missouri
- Dr. Miguel Paniagua – Department of Internal
Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine Topic:
Falls in Elders
and Injury Prevention
- Dr. Abhilash K. Desai - Associate Professor
and Director of the Center for Health Brain Aging, Saint Louis
University
School of Medicine Topic: Stimulating and Maintaining a Healthy
Brain
- Linda Weiner, LCSW - Diplomate and ASSECT
certified Sex Therapist since 1987
Topic: Human Sexuality and Aging
Nina Tumosa, St. Louis University / Veterans Administration,
will kick off the event with a talk on “The Field of Gerontology
Here and Abroad.”
The St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium is endorsed by some
of our area’s leading aging-focused organizations including:
Alzheimer’s Association – St. Louis Chapter, Area Agency on
Aging of Southwestern Illinois, Breakthrough Coalition, COCMA
– St. Louis Chapter, Greater St. Louis Hospice Association,
Healthy Communities - St. Charles Senior Task Force, Mid-East
Area Agency on Aging, Missouri Care Planning Council, National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys – Missouri Chapter, Parish Nurses,
PRCL, Social Workers in Home Care, Social Workers in Long Term
Care, Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care of
Greater St. Louis, Inc., St. Louis Area Agency on Aging, and
St. Louis Unit Professional Geriatric Care Managers.
If you have questions about this or other aging related events,
please call the St. Louis Area Agency on Aging at (314) 612-5918.
Human Services
City of St. Louis
Human
Services web site
