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Adelphi University–Parker Jewish Institute Centers on Gerontological Care
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First Annual Conference on Gerontology Hosted by Adelphi University–Parker Jewish Institute Centers on Gerontological Care
Partnership Addresses Critical Issues in Growing Field
Garden City, NY
November 7 2003
The Adelphi University–Parker Jewish Institute Centers for Gerontological Care (CGC) will host its first Annual Conference on Gerontology, "Academic and Clinical Frontiers in Gerontology," on November 13, 2003 at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY and November 14, 2003 at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, NY. Designed for area professionals and students involved in elder care, the conference will address important topics in the growing field of gerontology, including New York State’s legislative agenda on aging, legal and ethical issues in elder care, medical problems of the elderly, and Alzheimer’s research and respite.
The conference is the first public program offered by the CGC, a pioneering clinical-academic partnership forged between Adelphi University and Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation. Started with generous assistance and support from New York State Senator Michael Balboni and the New York State Department of Health, the CGC serves as a model for a community-based alliance in caring for seniors and their caregivers at all points in the health continuum.
Topics on the first day of the conference at Adelphi University will center on wellness in elder care and aging. Day two of the conference at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation will address issues of illness in the elderly.
Day 1 - November 13, 2003:
Keynote Address by Gloria Ramsey, director, Division of Nursing Program in Bioethics at New York University
The Honorable Michael Balboni, New York State Senator and member of the Senate committees for aging, children and families, higher education, and insurance
Francine Conway, assistant professor, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University
Sharon Mullon, commissioner, Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs
Philip Rozario, assistant professor, Adelphi University School of Social Work
Day 2 - November 14, 2003:
Keynote Address by Dr. Conn Foley, chairman, Department of Medicine, and Nerken Chair in Geriatric Medicine, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation; associate professor of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Erica L. Kathryn, associate professor and director of research and grants, Adelphi University School of Nursing; interim executive director, Adelphi University–Parker Jewish Institute Centers for Gerontological Care
Michael Rosenblut, acting chief executive officer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
Martha Wolf, manager, Granat Alzheimer Center, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation
Gisele Wolf-Klein, director of medical education, training, and research, and physician-in-charge of the Community Health Center, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation; associate professor of medicine on the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; chief of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center’s Division of Geriatric Medicine.
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
About Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation: From its beginning in 1907 as the Harlem House of the Daughters of Israel, Parker has evolved into one of the nation’s leading health care and rehabilitation centers for older adults. An independent 527-bed Institute, Parker now offers a constellation of inpatient sub-acute and long-term care as well as outpatient/community health programs, including adult day health care, an Alzheimer’s center, a diagnostic and treatment center, home health care and hospice programs.
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