Calendar of Aging-Related Events

March 15-19, 2010

Aging in America 2010 - 2010 Joint Conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging (Washington, DC)

March 18, 2010 (every third Thursday of the month)

Round Table Discussion Group

(Seattle, WA)  Monthly group about clinical practice for professionals in the field of aging, facilitated by Barbara Green, MSW

March 24-25, 2010

NW Regional Rural Health Conference "Weathering the Perfect Storm: Challenges and Changes"  (Red Lion Hotel at the park, Spokane Washington)

April 8, 2010

Gerontological Professionals Network Meeting (Seattle, WA)**.  This is a network of individuals and organizations that provide services and support to older adults throughout the area.Contact Heather Wicklein Sanchez at 206.616.4276 or wicklein@uw.edu for more information.

April 9, 2010

Foot Care for Older Adults  Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education. (Shoreline Conference Center, Shoreline,WA)

April 16-May 14, 2010

Nursing Leadership Management in Long Term Care Spring 2010 (UW Tower Seattle, WA)* Sponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging and Continuing Nursing Education

April 22, 2010

Spring Healthy Aging Lecture - Active through the Ages (2-4pm at the UW Center for Urban Horticulture, Seattle, WA)**.  A panel of researchers from the UW School of Nursing will provide lively and informative presentations on physical activity through the ages.  They will feature Seattle-developed activity programs that have expanded nationally, new technologies like Wii Fit to improve balance, intergenerational programs, and yoga to support healthy aging. 

April 26-28, 2010

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference, Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline (Bethesda, MD).

June 10, 2010

Gerontological Professionals Network Meeting (Seattle, WA)**.  This is a network of individuals and organizations that provide services and support to older adults throughout the area.  Contact Heather Wicklein Sanchez at 206.616.4276 or wicklein@uw.edu for more information.

July 10-15, 2010

         Uniting Thought and Theory to Advance Alzheimer Science.

        Alzheimers Association (Honolulu, Hawaii)

July 10-16, 2010

Summer Institute on Aging Research (Queenstown, MD) Sponsored by the National Institute on Healthy Aging, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging

September  22-24, 2010

IMPACT Implementation Center training meeting (Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle, WA)

October 14-17, 2010

Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence in Gerontological Nursing - National Gerontological Nurses Association Annual Convention (Palm Springs, CA)

November 19-23, 2010

Transitions of Care Across the Aging Continuum

Gerontological Society of America 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

(New Orleans, LA)

  *de Tornyay Center co-sponsored event.

**de Tornyay Center sponsored event.