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Building an Age Friendly Community @ Davis & Elkins College
October 23, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
If you are in the Health and/or Human Services field, you don’t want to miss this one day symposium, “Building an Age Friendly Community.”
A one day symposium for health and human services providers serving the Potomac Highlands region of north-central West Virginia, presented by Davis Medical Center NICHE Leadership Team.
Davis Medical Center is a NICHE designated Senior Friendly hospital.
October 23, 2019 – 9am – 4pm
Byrd Conference Center
Davis & Elkins College
100 Campus Drive • Elkins, WV 26241
4Ms Framework
WHAT MATTERS
MOBILITY
MEDICATION
MENTATION
Registration – $40
Includes light breakfast and a full lunch catered by Graceland
Early Bird Registration – $30
Must register by October 4th for Early Bird rate.
REGISTER HERE – https://www.dhsfoundation.com/building-an-age-friendly-community
SPOTS LIMITED – REGISTER NOW!
CEU’s available pending approval.
Speakers/Topics
What is an Age Friendly Community?
Kim Haher, DMC NICHE Coordinator
Caring for an Aging Community
Dr. Huixin Wu, Chair, Division of Nursing, Davis & Elkins College
Medication Overload, America’s Other Drug Problem
Dr. Mindy Chua, DMC Chief Medical Officer
Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
Megan Daft, Health Center Pharmacy
Networking Lunch and Resource Showcase – Graceland Inn
Guidelines for Care for Persons with Alzheimer’s or related dementias
J.T. Hunter, WV Alzheimers Association
Cognitive Changes: Recognizing and Staging
Erin Browning, DMC Speech Therapy
Maintaining Mobility for Seniors
Julie Fleming DMC Physical Therapy
Legal & Financial Safeguards – Brian Elliott, Edward Jones & Michael Cholet, TransAmerica
What Matters to Me?
Tiffany Auvil, DMC Population Health
Thank you to our sponsors:
Davis Medical Center
NICHE – Nurses Improving Care for Health-system Elders
Davis & Elkins College
WV Alzheimer’s Association
Davis Health System Foundation
