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Mindful.org posted: New evidence that physical activity can forestall the mental decline in aging brains. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/sweat-smart/?_r=1

CEU Alert: Geriatric Falls Prevention Symposium

Geriatrics Falls Prevention Symposium-

Watch Your Step

 April 19 – 20, 2016

Marshall University

Marshall University Main Campus

Memorial Student Center Room BE-5
Huntington, WV

April 19^th

            Session #1       Physical Therapy in Older Adults: Because Age is Just a Number

                                    9:15am – 10:15am       Dr. Shirley Neitch

            Session #2       Geriatric Pharmacology

                                    10:30am – Noon         Dr. Nicole Winston

            Session #3       Exploring MindMate: An App for People with Dementia

                                    12:30pm – 1:30pm      Dr. Ted Muilenburg

            Session #4       Physical Therapy in Older Adults: Because Age is Just a Number, part II

                                    1:30pm – 2:45pm        Dr. Rania Karim

            Session #5       Healthy-Steps

                                    3:00pm – 4:30pm        Bonnie Vermillion

April 20^th

           

            Session #6       Mind the Cap – Winning and Minds in Residential Care Settings

                                    8:45am – 10:00am      Bob Laventure

            Session #7       Vision, Feet, and Falls – Watching Your Step!

                                    10:30am – Noon         Professor Dawn Skelton

Cost:    Before 31 March $65.00

            After 31 March $75.00

            ATRA CEU fee $10.00.  This symposium has been approved for .90 CEU’s by ATRA.  

ATRA   cannot guarantee that every session offered for this continuing education opportunity       will be granted CEU’s.

For more registration and more information please see below website:


https://somwebapps.marshall.edu/healthysteps/gerisymp_form.asp  

Some advice from the elderly:

I had taken a leisure and aging course during graduate school at Indiana University.
There was a strong likelihood that people in the human services field would be working with the elderly because of the number of baby-boomers.

I did my undergraduate training with the elderly at nursing homes and some who were in a skilled nursing facility.

I thought I would work the elderly for sure, but my first job offer was working with kids (who have abuse-reactive needs). I was only 22 at the time. I've grown a lot over the years.

Back on topic:

Here is a link that offers some advice form the elderly:
http://imgur.com/gallery/ygq7RK8 

Lower risk of alzheimer's disease

Rec. therapists who work with the elderly may be interested in this article I found on foxnews.

It suggests 7 ways to decrease risk of alzheimer's disease.

In a nutshell, here are the tips:

1. increase cinnamon in diet.
2. drink apple juice
3. drink coffee (my personal favorite tip)
4. socialize more.
5. meditate
6. Mediterranean diet helps.
7. Protect your vison.

Rec. therapist could develop social activities, meditation, coffee and conversation, offer apple jucie during sessions, and include cognitive activities. It was said that the social activities increase cognitive functioning.

Read the full article here:

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/09/7-ways-to-lower-your-risk-alzheimers/?test=faces

Read more here:
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/09/7-ways-to-lower-your-risk-alzheimers/?test=faces#ixzz1gH5OG9nf

Prevent Cognitive Loss

Brenda Torress, CTRS informed me about Dr. Levine's TTAP Program that teaches Brain and domain functioning in preventing cognitive loss, Alzheimer's, and rebuilding/maintaining a healthy brain!

Brenda is also TTAP Certified and she plans to utilize the technique in her professional practice through cognitive,physical,social,emotional,and spiritual stimulation!

Here is a video with Dr. Levine that Brenda had shared:




Here is a link for Dr. Linda LEvine's book:

Last World War I Vet passed away

I'm writing today to post the sad news that the last living World War I Vet has passed away.

Frank Buckles was 110 years old when he passed away at his home in Charles Town, West Virginia.

He had been a strong advocate for a World War I Memorial to be created in D.C. There is currently a WWI Memorial in Kanasas City, but not in D.C.

President Obama, Sen. J. Rockefeller (W.Va.), Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), and Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito all expressed kind words about Frank Buckles.

Frank Buckles may lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.

I suppose the next person would be the last living person of World War II. The baby boomer generation is here. There will be a growing demand for people working with the elderly.

Read the full story here:
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/02/28/new-calls-wwi-memorial-washington-reacts-passing-frank-buckles?test=latestnews