Dear Lise,
Could you please post this conference announcement? Thanks.
Betty
Please see below the announcement of a 7CE credit one-day conference in Tucson, Arizona on Jan. 18, 2013 sponsored by the Arizona Psychological Association. For further information, visit www.psychology.arizona.edu/ACoSA. To register for CE credits, contact Cortney Jessup at 520-621-5213.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON SUCCESSFUL AGING
Promoting Successful Aging and Brain Health
Department of Psychology and the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
College of Science and BIO5 Institute presents:
Friday, January 18th, 2013
7:30 am to 6:30 pm
University of Arizona, Grand Ballroom (North)
GOOD FOR THE HEART, GOOD FOR THE BRAIN:
ENHANCING COGNITIVE FUNCTION AS WE AGE
This year's conference will be the first in annual series that will focus on successful aging and brain health. We will review the science of successful aging, providing participants with the most up-to-date research that is available, as well as practical ways to incorporate the science of successful aging into their daily lives.
Objectives include:
To educate participants with practical ways to incorporate successful aging in their daily lives.
To provide health-care workers with methods for helping older adults age successfully.
To review the science of successful aging and educate participants about ongoing UA research initiatives.
Topics include:
Exercise – The cognitive benefits of aerobic fitness, strength training, and balance exercises
Healthful eating – How diet and (some) supplements promote brain health
Brain fitness – The effectiveness of cognitive exercise and cognitive strategies
Stress reduction – How stress reduction can influence well-being and cognitive functioning
Wisdom and emotional balance – Unwrapping the gifts of age
Who should attend? All members of the community, of any age, who are interested in learning about successful aging, as well as health-care workers who interact with older adults. Audience level is intermediate.
Schedule of Events
7:30 - 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 am Welcome and Overview on Aging, Lee Ryan Ph.D.
9:30 - 10:30 am Exercise, Gene E. Alexander, Ph.D.
10:30 - 11:30 am Healthful Eating, Cynthia Thomson, Ph.D.
11:30 - 1:00 pm Lunch (Carol Barnes, Ph.D speaking 12:00 to 12:30 about UA Aging Research)
1:00 - 2:00 pm Brain Fitness, Elizabeth Glisky, Ph.D.
2:00 - 3:00 pm Stress Reduction, Mary Frances O'Connor, Ph.D.
3:00 - 3:30 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm Wisdom and Emotional Balance, Alfred Kaszniak, Ph.D.
4:30 - 5:15 pm Panel discussion and questions (All speakers, Chair: Lee Ryan, Ph.D.)
5:15 - 6:30 pm Wine reception (All speakers attending)
CE CREDITS: This program is co-sponsored by the Arizona Psychological Association (AzPA). AzPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AzPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program has been approved for 7 CE credits for psychologists.
SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS: The University of Arizona is fully handicap accessible. To request special accommodations or a map of elevator access points, please call Kristina Irwin at 520-626-4571.
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"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art" - Stanislaw Lec
Elizabeth L. Glisky, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Department of Psychology
1503 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-621-9289
FAX: 520-621-9306
