36th Annual Conference Spanning the Continuum of Care
Innovations in the Practice of Age-Friendly Care
Friday, September 30, 2022
Ithaca College established the Gerontology Institute in 1992 to serve as a campus and community resource that promotes and supports aging-related research, curriculum development, community education, and community service activities.
More information can be found at
https://www.ithaca.edu/gerontology-institute
We Really Need to Talk
Listen to a podcast about the conversations we should be having with our loves ones about the end of life.
Gerontology professor Elizabeth Bergman and Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinator Lisa Richards and their guests will talk about how to approach these conversations as well as how to sort through last wishes, advance care planning and choices about life-sustaining treatment. And they do it all with a healthy dose of love and humor.
Mindfulness Across the Lifespan
Many of us are hard on ourselves, functioning as our own worst critic. Mindfulness and self-compassion practice can help us to examine and even befriend this inner critic, which can benefit ourselves as well as those we live and work with.
Join Associate Professor Mary Ann Erickson and her “Mindfulness Across the Lifespan” students for practice and discussion of self-compassion.
Join Associate Professor Mary Ann Erickson and her “Mindfulness Across the Lifespan” students for practice and discussion of self-compassion.
All The Lonely People
A film and discussion with people developing resilience over loneliness and experts discovering solutions for isolation.
Join the creators of Gen Silent, for a presentation centered around a documentary film followed by audience discussion. It places a human face on the hidden epidemic of chronic loneliness and isolation. Built on hope, it shares the latest research and interventions for individuals and communities and leaves audiences feeling empowered and reconnected.
Health Literacy Month
Health literacy plays an important role in providing effective services for clients and patients. It’s so much more than just about a person’s ability to read and understand health-related information. This one-hour training will cover what health literacy is and why communicating more effectively makes your job easier and improves outcomes for those in your care.
A certificate of completion will be provided for those who register and complete the questions. The Ithaca College Gerontology Institute will report your participation to your home care agency.
