Aging and End of Life Series
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Aging and End of Life Series

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 3rd Wednesday of the Month

Sponsored By AAIDD – AUCD – The Arc of the United States - ANCOR – AAIDD Gerontology Division - UIC RRTC on Aging & DD

New Webinar Series Scheduled for 2010

 

March 17, 2010
1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern Time)

Advanced Directives for Health Care: Your Choices, Your Life- You’ve Got the Power!

Speaker: Stacy Yusim, Training Manager at Equip for Equality and Tia Nelis,  Self-Advocacy Specialist at Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Institute of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago.

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April 21, 2010

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) 

End of Life Through a Cultural Lens

Speaker:  Tawara Goode, PhD, Associate Director Georgetown UCEDD, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

Re-schedule for April 21, 2010
 
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Past Teleconferences Archives:

 

 

Principles of Medical Ethics in Health Care Provision

Speaker:  Michael Henderson, M.D. University of Rochester, Strong Medical Center     

February 17, 2010
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DEMENTIA AMONG ADULTS with DOWN SYNDROME: Individual Differences in Risk and Progression

Speaker: Wayne Silverman, PhD., Director of Intellectual Disabilities Research, Department of Behavioral Psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) and Associate Director of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at KKI and Johns Hopkins University.

January 20, 2010
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Aging and End of Life:  Crisis or Opportunity for Individuals and Service Providers?

Speaker:   Bill Gaventa, M.Div., Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Community & Congregational Supports, The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/UMDNJ

November 18, 2009
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COMPETENCE AND COMPASSION – Critical Qualities in Effective Supports for Individuals with Dementia

October 21, 2009
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Key Issues in Healthcare Decision Making and Care at End of Life: How to use person-centered practices to support quality planning with people with critical, chronic and/or terminal illnesses.

September 16, 2009
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Structural Supports for Agencies and Staff 

December 13th, 2006
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Architecture and the Environment: Eliminating Barriers to Participation 

November 15, 2006
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DEMENTIA: Understanding and Supporting People with Dementia

October 18, 2006
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What do you mean, I can retire?

September 27, 2006
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