Dementia Friendly Healthcare and Community
This free virtual symposium is presented by Dakota Geriatrics, the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Center on Aging, and Saint Louis University's Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gateway Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 8:15 am-5:15 pm CT.
For further details please see the flyer. Registration can be found here.
32nd Annual Saint Louis University Summer Geriatric Institute: The Future of Geriatric Care in Older Adults and Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Certification
Thank you to everyone who attended the 32nd Annual Summer Geriatric Institute and CST Certification. All attendees will receive an email from cme@health.slu.edu by the last week of June with an evaluation and instructions for downloading your certificates.
Aging Friendly Healthcare
Janice Lundy, MA, MHA, BSW, CDP, the Director of Social Work and Geriatric Care Management at our partner, Perry County Memorial Hospital, in Perryville, Missouri recently presented on "Age Friendly Health System 4M Initiative (Mentation)" at the GWEP-CC Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community Virtual Meeting on November 4, 2020.
See the presentation here.
In the News
The Memory Clinic is a service provided by the Center for Counseling and Family Therapy at Saint Louis University and supervised by Max Zubatsky, Ph.D., LMFT, program director. New Cognitive Stimulation Therapy at the Memory Clinic
View the story that appeared on KSDK on April 9
Recent Broadcasts
Dr. John Morley on COVID-19 and Older Persons - Breitbart News - March 16, 2020
Steamy St. Louis Heat Life-threatening for Some
Dr. Berg-Weger speaks of the compounding risks to the elderly population.
Read or Listen to the Broadcast
Family Caregivers Feel the Strain as More People Choose to Age at Home
Dr. Marla Berg-Weger is quoted in a broadcast on St. Louis Public Radio on Caregivers.
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What Should Doctors Be Asking Their Older Patients? A New Screening Tool May Help.
John Morley, M.D., director of the Gateway Geriatric Education Center, discussed the health issues older adults should watch for, as well as a new screening tool to identify them.