Seminar Series
Spring 2012 Lecture Dates and Topics
February 28th: "Is Alzheimer's Disease a Systemic Disease" by Jeffrey Burns, MD, MS. LANDON CENTER ON AGING 270
March 27th: "Relieving Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Review from the IOM Committee" by Myra Christopher: LANDON CENTER ON AGING 270
April 10th: Teresa Shireman, PharmD, PhD-Topic TBD LANDON CENTER ON AGING 270
April 24th: "Communicating Risk to Older Adults" by David Johnson, PhD LANDON CENTER ON AGING 270
May 15th: "Automated GFR Reporting in the Hospital: Does it help reduce dosing errors in older adults?" by Jessica Kalendar-Rich, PhD and Sally Rigler, MD, MPH LANDON CENTER ON AGING 145
May 24th: *Special Session* Dr. Stephen Bonasera, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Title TBD LANDON CENTER ON AGING 145
May 29th: Neena Sharma, PT, PhD, CMPT. Exact title TBD-Chronic low back pain and brain imaging LANDON CENTER ON AGING 270
All seminars are from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch is provided for the first twenty attendees. Continuing education is available for health professionals. There is no cost to attend the series.
How to Participate:
In person:
University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160,
or Landon Center on Aging, 3599 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160, Room 270.
Interactive Televideo (ITV) Sites:
Participating by ITV will allow you to see and hear the speaker, see the speaker's PowerPoint presentation, and see and interact with participants at other sites. This seminar will be broadcast by ITV tothe sites listed below. We will broadcast to other sites upon request by the host site. Please contact us for additional information.
- Dodge City, KS - Dodge City Community College, 2501 N. 14th Ave., LRC 114 Document Room
- Manhattan, KS - Meadowlark Hills, 2121 Meadowlark Road
- McPherson, KS - The Cedars, 1021 Cedars Dr., Conference Room
- Pratt, KS - Pratt Regional Medical Center, Jud Stanion Meeting Room, 200 Commodore
- Scott City, MO - Benchmark Healthcare at Ramsey Creek, 28601 US Highway 61
- Sterling, KS - Sterling Presbyterian Manor, 204 W. Washington
- WaKeeney, KS - Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital, 320 N 13th Stm Hamilton Room
- Winfield, KS - Kansas Veterans' Home, 1220 World War II Memorial Drive, MacArthur Room or Computer Lab
More ITV sites are currently being scheduled, and may be added at the request of host facilities.
From your Computer:
Adobe Connectis being offered for those who do not have access to an ITV site. Adobe Connect is a web-based conferencing system. You will be able to see the Powerpoint slides (if any) and see and hear the presenter. You will also be able to interact through text chat. To know more about Adobe Connect and see if it fits with you, see theAdobe Connect website.
Registration Information:
There is no charge for attending. However, everyone planning to attend by ITV or Adobe Connectmustpre-register so that we can coordinate attendance with sites, make sure that all involved ITV sites will be connected, and send out Adobe Connect information as needed. It is optional for those planning to attend on site at KUMC to pre-register, however, doing so will save you time from filling out on-site registration paperwork.
CE Availability:
This series is offered in collaboration with the University of Kansas Area Health Education Centers (AHEC). Transcripts for programs will be mailed on a quarterly basis. If you need your transcript earlier, please call the AHEC office at (620) 235-4040.
All participants are required to sign attendance rosters at the beginning of the program. A certificate of completion will be provided to all activity participants based on documentation of actual attendance time.
PHYSICIANS:This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education and the Central Plains Geriatric Education Center. The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSING:KUMC, AHEC East, Pittsburg, KS is an approved provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KS Provider # LT0056-0749). This course offering is approved for a total of 1 contact hour, applicable for re-licensure of RNs, LPNs, and LMHTs.
ALL OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALSwill receive a Certificate of Attendance
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