News - 2005
Wednesday December 14 , 2005
Oldest Living USC Alum turns 103
The USC Rossier School of Education helped USC’s oldest living alum celebrate his 103rd birthday Dec. 13. Emery Stoops, professor emeritus in the USC Rossier School and a recipient of the USC Distinguished Emeritus Award in 1993, was feted by Dean Karen Symms Gallagher at a luncheon held in Stoops’ honor.
Stoops taught at USC for 17 years before retiring in 1970. more...
Friday December 9 , 2005
Leonard Davis School Affiliates Honored at the GSA 58th Scientific Meeting
The Gerontological Society of America recently honored Professor Vern Bengtson, Ph.D. of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology with the 2005 Award for Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology and doctoral student Gretchen E. Alkema, MSW, recipient of the New Hartford Doctoral Fellowship. more...
Tuesday November 22, 2005
Study Challenges View on Aging Research
Deleting the ‘anti-aging’ gene from yeast greatly lengthens life span, say USC molecular scientists, led by Dr. Valter Longo of the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.
A counterintuitive experiment has resulted in one of the longest recorded life-span extensions in any organism and opened a new door for anti-aging research in humans.
Scientists have known for several years that an extra copy of the SIR2 gene can promote longevity in yeast, worms and fruit flies.
Now, USC molecular geneticists suggest that SIR2 instead promotes aging. more...
Tuesday November 8, 2005
Signal Interference
A research finding indicates that ovarian cancer may be the result of a correctable biochemical problem.
Ovarian cancer strikes about one out of every 57 women in the United States. The vast majority of these malicious malignancies begin in the epithelium of the ovaries; this is called epithelial carcinoma.
What makes one woman more likely to get epithelial ovarian cancer than another woman is still largely a matter of conjecture. Based on data collected by epidemiologists, older women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer, as are women who have never had children. It is possible that women who take fertility drugs, women who use hormone replacement therapy after menopause, and even women who use talcum powder on their genital area are at increased risk. more...
Tuesday November 8, 2005
Medicare physician payments have AMA worried
The American Medical Association wants Congress to stop proposed cuts to Medicare physician payments that the organization says will make it tougher than ever for seniors to get health care.
Physicians want to serve seniors, but it will be difficult for them to accept new patients if Medicare payments are cut by 26 percent as proposed beginning with a 4.4 percent cut in January, AMA President J. Edward Hill said Monday at the American Medical Association House of Delegates meeting in Dallas. In a national AMA survey in April, 38 percent of physicians said they will be forced to decrease or stop the number of new Medicare patients they see if the cuts go into effect next year, he said. more...
Monday November 7, 2005
Nowhere to Hide
Radiologists are improving current breast cancer imaging techniques to better detect tumors and discern masses.
The message has been spread far and wide: Breast cancer is most treatable when it is caught early, so women should be vigilant and get routine testing to find tumors when they are still tiny and have not had the chance to spread.
Unfortunately, some women find that despite their best efforts—and the persistence of their physicians—tumors still slip by, going undetected until their size makes them impossible to hide.
So USC Keck School of Medicine radiologists, knowing that the lives of mothers, daughters and sisters are at stake, are fast-forwarding imaging technology to uncloak more of these tumors. more...
Friday, November 5, 2005 - The California Caregiver Resource Centers’ 20th Anniversary “Salute to Family Caregivers!” Los Angeles, CA Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
The California Caregiver Resource Centers’ 20th Anniversary celebration will sponsor “Salute to Family Caregivers!”, a free conference for family caregivers and professionals on Nov. 5 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
There will be over 25 workshops that will help upgrade care giving skills, discuss current research, anticipated breakthroughs and effective treatments for disease such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and stroke. more...
Monday, September 12, 2005
ADRC Request for Pilot Proposal
Researchers,
Below is a Request for Pilot Proposal (RFP) inviting interested clinical and basic investigators to submit letters of intent for one year pilot projects (up to $35,000 direct costs) to be funded as part of the NIA/NIH Center Grant "Alzheimer Disease Research Center". All researchers with a faculty appointment are eligible to apply. Postdoctoral fellows who would like to apply must do so with a faculty member who is identified as the Principal Investigator in the pilot proposal. Letters of intent are due Monday, October 3, 2005.
Sincerely,
Helena Chui, M.D., Principal Investigator ADRC
Click here to Download the Request for Pilot Proposal (RFP) 
For more information please contact Elena Taylor-Munoz.
Thursday, September 8, 2005
St. Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles looking for a Social Director
Post Date: Sep 08, 2005
Type: Full Time
Start Date: 15-45 days from posting
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Location: United States - California - Los Angeles
Specific Education, Certification and Skill Requirements (if applicable):
MSW or master's in a closely allied field required. Case management experience required. Experience as a supervisor and mentor and/or teacher required. Excellent oral and written communication skills and analytical skills required. Working knowledge of PCs, including Word, email and Internet required; ability to learn PowerPoint, Excel and database entry required. LCSW desired but not required. Bilingual English + Spanish, Korean, Mandarin or Cantonese a plus but not required.
Job Description:
Reports to the Executive Director and functions as a member of the senior management team of agency with 53 employees in downtown Los Angeles, which has been recognized for its progressive programs, including multi-cultural case management, a model adult day health care center for people with dementia, and a state-of-the-art cyber café for seniors. Agency also received the 2005 Exemplary Employer Award from the Governor of California for its hiring and management practices.
Supervises and mentors 10 bilingual (English plus Spanish, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese) degreed social workers who provide case management at 5 sites, including the main office, affordable senior housing complexes, and an urban store front office, as well as operating in the field. Supervises interns in social work, gerontology and allied fields from various universities, as well as a small group of volunteers.
Social workers are the gateway to more than two dozen services available from the agency, and are expected to find creative solutions for additional client needs through effective networking and information and referral. Incumbent is responsible for inter-agency and intra-agency coordination and oversight that assures such networking and referral opportunities are active and readily available.
St. Barnabas practices a proactive, community-based model of social work that emphasizes prevention through the practical solution of common problems associated with difficulties with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and aging in place in an urban environment.
Incumbent should have a general knowledge of 1) Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and aging in place; 2) provisions of Medicare, MediCal, Social Security and the Older Americans Act; 3) basic structure and function of government-based and nonprofit social services; 4) principles of leadership, management and supervision; 5) principles of human and organizational behavior from a sociological and/or psychological perspective; 6) multi-ethnic perceptions and environments; 7) documentation, accountability and confidentiality.
Must be a mature leader, a team player, organized, proactive, flexible, self directed, and capable of multi-tasking, with a creative approach to problem solving, and an ability to manage difficult or ambiguous situations. Should be able to establish measurable objectives for individual and departmental job performance, perform program analyses and assessments, write and speak concisely and persuasively, make presentations, and anticipate and reason potential short- and long-term consequences.
Job requires interfacing with a variety of social service agencies, professional colleagues, community leaders, foundation representatives, donors, contracting organizations, other department directors, staff, seniors and their family members in order to promote the agency and assist seniors and their caregivers.
Other Information About This Job:
Benefits include 2 weeks vacation at end of first year, 4 weeks vacation at end of third year, sick leave, 5 personal days, and 12 holidays annually; medical and dental plans.
If you are interested please contact Martha Spinks <mspinks@saintb-la.org> for more information.
Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Davis School Professor Dr. Crimmins and Collegues Pubish Article in The Gerontologist
Sandra L. Reynolds, PhD, Yasuhiko Saito, PhD, and Eileen M. Crimmins, PhD recently had an article published in The Gerontologist titled The Impact of Obesity on Active Life Expectancy in Older American Men and Women.
The purpose of the article is to estimate the effect of obesity on both the length of life and length of nondisabled life for older Americans. To read the Full Article click here...
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Team Finds Drug is Tough Tumor Fighter
Led by USC associate professor Axel Schonthal, researchers focus on Celebrex, a drug capable of eliminating tumor cells that may be resistant to conventional therapies.
A close structural relative of the celebrated COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (brand name: Celebrex) is a potent tumor fighter, able to wipe out tumor cells that are resistant to conventional chemotherapies, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers from USC. more...
Monday : August 29th, 2005
AARP Launches Intern Program
AARP has started a new intern program which will place students in paid internships at its national headquarters in
Washington
,
DC
and in its offices in 53 states and territories.
Undergraduate and graduate students may apply for internships that relate to aging issues, public policy, research, communications, publications, web production, financial management, and many other areas. Internships are generally for one semester or the summer, and the number of hours worked is flexible. Pay ranges from $13 to $30 per hour, depending on the level of study and experience of the student. Students must be currently enrolled in school, either part-time or full-time.
In order to ensure a steady flow of applicants for the intern positions, AARP would like to work with AGHE member institutions to identify faculty or academic staff who are responsible for placing students in internships. This could be someone within the gerontology center or aging program, someone in a department where students are interested in issues related to aging or non-profit management, or someone in academic services or the career center.
If you are interested in placing students at AARP for internships, please send the name, phone number, and e-mail of your contact person(s) to Dr. Betsy Sprouse at AARP Academic Affairs (bsprouse@aarp.org, 202-434-6362). Individual students interested in internships can e-mail their resumes and a description of the type of internship they want to Dr. Sprouse at any time.
Monday : August 15th, 2005
Position Announcement: AGHE Administrative Assistant
The following part-time position is open in the office of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Administrative Assistant Position: The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) has a part-time (32 hours per week) administrative assistant position available immediately. Salary is low to mid $20K, plus benefits. Duties include: serving as a receptionist for the Association, answering information requests, filling publication orders, performing basic bookkeeping tasks, data entry, and general office duties. Applicant must have excellent oral and written communication skills, be detail oriented, have basic program management skills, and be knowledgeable in Microsoft Office applications. Send a resume and cover letter to AGHE at
1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 240
,
Washington
,
DC
20005
or via e-mail to info@aghe.org. EOE.
Monday : August 15th, 2005
USC Surgeons Perform Novel Procedure
Surgeons at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC University Hospital can now repair life-threatening thoracic aortic aneurysms through a minimally invasive procedure, without opening the chest or cutting the aorta.
The team recently performed its first two procedures to install the Gore TAG endoprosthesis, a high-tech, sleeve-like device that fits inside the aorta and relieves the pressure on vulnerable aneurysms before they can burst. “For patients who are appropriate candidates for this procedure, this is a valuable option,” Hood said. “We’re very excited about it.”
more....
Wednesday : July 14th, 2005
Financially Set, Grandparents Help Keep Families Afloat, Too
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Vern Bengtson of the USC Davis
School was quoted in a story about the changing roles
grandparents play in their grandchildren's lives. "For
many Americans, multigenerational bonds are becoming
more important than nuclear family ties for well-being
and support over the course of their lives," Bengtson
said.
For more information click here click here.
Tuesday : July 12th, 2005
Scientists shed new light on aging process
Scientists in Hong Kong have shed new light on why cell repair is less efficient in older people after a breakthrough discovery on premature aging, a rare genetic disease that affects one in four million babies.
Premature aging, or Hutchison-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (progeria), is obvious in the appearance of a child before it is a year old. Although their mental faculties are normal, they stop growing, lose body fat and suffer from wrinkled skin and hair loss.
Like old people, they suffer stiff joints and a buildup of plaque in arteries which can lead to heart disease and stroke. Most die of cardiovascular diseases before they are 20. more...
Friday : July 8th, 2005
Training in the Neurobiology and Endocrinology of Aging
Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, USC Andrus Gerontology Center
CALL FOR POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING APPLICATIONS
DEADLINE: MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2005
A specific call for Post-doctoral training applications is now made. Required application materials for the Post-doctoral training position are as follows:
- Cover letter from applicant stating why you wish to be considered for appointment to this particular training grant and who your proposed preceptor would be.
- Statement of research interests related to biogerontology and your possible future plans for an independent career in research.
- Curriculum Vitae (must be signed on first page at top right).
- A letter of reference and statement of the research project from your proposed preceptor.
- Two letters of reference from scientists outside the University of Southern California.
- Must be a United States Citizen or current holder of a U.S. Green Card.
Please submit all application materials by Monday, August 1, 2005, to:
Lisbeth Ruiz, Finch Laboratory Program Office
GER 334
USC Andrus Center for Gerontology
3715 McClintock Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
Applications for this training grant may be accepted at any time for both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees unless a specific call for applications is made. Application materials submitted outside of a specific call for applications are kept on file and will be considered by the next meeting of the review committee. Review committee meetings are arranged when the program office is officially notified of a pending pre-doctoral or post-doctoral termination. At that time, the review committee is organized and a general call goes out to all training grant preceptors and trainees that applications are being solicited and a deadline for receipt of applications is determined. The committee reviews all applications (pre-doctoral and post-doctoral candidates are reviewed separately). The Finch Laboratory Program Office notifies appointees and their preceptors of the results.
Grant Application Materials
In order to apply for this training grant please provide the information listed above in the call for applications.
Wednesday : May 22nd, 2005
Online Masters Program Graduate Selected as the Lead Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA)
Mich Magness has been selected by the governor of Oklahoma to represent the state as the lead delegate at the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). Mich, a graduate of our Master of Arts in Gerontology Online Program, currently holds the position of Coordinator of Aging and Long Term Care at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
WHCoA is a place for delegates to offer aging policy proposals to the President and Congress. Delegates will help our government to support a healthy and secure lifestyle for seniors to come. It takes place only once every decade and this year, it will be held from December 11-14.
For more information on the WHCoA click here.
Wednesday : July 6th, 2005
Oral health linked to Alzheimer's risk
A new study of dementia led by USC researchers revealed that missing teeth and
chronic inflammation of the mouth at an early age quadruples the risk of
developing Alzheimer's disease.
The study, which was presented at the first Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia last week, examined the histories of over a hundred pairs of identical twins. Each pair consisted of one twin who had developed dementia, and one who had not. Acting on the premise that identical twins share an identical genetic blueprint, the study looked into external factors that could have led to the mental demise of the demented twin.
Among these were periodontal disease before age 35, the experience of a stroke before the onset of dementia, physical exercise between ages 25-50 and years of education. more...
Tuesday : June 2nd, 2005
Treatment May Trigger Cognitive Problems
Cancer survivors are twice as likely to develop cognitive problems as individuals who have never been treated for cancer, according to an article in the June 1 Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Previous research has raised concerns about a possible link among cancer, cancer therapies and cognitive dysfunction. This USC study found that long-term cancer survivors were at increased risk of cognitive impairment. more...
Tuesday : May 24th, 2005
Active seniors demanding surgery
Vito Buffalo didn’t let his age stand in the way of open spine surgery to relieve his back pain. The 73-year-old retired butcher from Wauconda, Ill., said he needs to feel good because he leads an 18-piece swing band.
“I’m a singer, and there are a lot of songs I have not yet sung,” he said, explaining his decision to try surgery.
Active senior citizens like Buffalo are choosing — sometimes demanding — surgery that once would have seemed extreme for older patients. Healthier older people and medical advances make it possible for surgeons to say yes to those demands.
“Obviously we turn some patients away, but that group is getting smaller and smaller,” said Dr. Dean Karahalios, the Chicago neurosurgeon who did Buffalo’s surgery. more...
Monday : May 2nd, 2005
SGA President Kali Peterson to Accept Internship Offer at the United Nations
Student Gerontology Association President Kali Peterson has recently accepted an offer to intern at the United Nations in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Here at the Leonard Davis School, Kali will receive her Master of Arts in Gerontology as well as a Master of Public Administration before she partakes in this exciting new endeavor.
“I am truly honored to be able to experience the UN and if nothing else expose my colleagues to issues facing the elderly within the context of public administration,” expressed Ms. Peterson. more...
Monday : April 29th, 2005
Patti Davis Favors Hope Against Alzheimer’s
President Reagan’s daughter speaks at a conference that focuses on emerging treatments, alternative therapies and support groups. ‘Hope is not false,’ she says.
It is important not to lose hope in the face of Alzheimer’s disease, said Patti Davis, daughter of the late President Ronald Reagan, at a gathering of health-care professionals and researchers attending a conference at USC titled “The Many Faces of Dementia: From Prevention to Treatment.”
Monday : April 29th, 2005
Duo Get Grant to Study Oral Health in L.A
Janet Schneiderman, assistant professor in the USC School of Social Work, and Roseann Mulligan,research associate at the Davis School of Gerontology, professor, and associate dean for community health programs in the USC School of Dentistry, have received a USC Urban Initiative Grant to evaluate the oral health and adherence to follow-up care among individuals with cognitive impairments.
Monday : April 25th, 2005
California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) Awards
The California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) presented awards to four individuals for outstanding contributions to gerontology and geriatrics education in California at the CCGG Annual Meeting on April 22, 2005. Two of the recipients were from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Dr. Phoebe S. Liebig, an Associate Professor, received the Betty and James E. Birren Senior Scholar Award. Ms. Echo Chang, a doctoral student, received The David A. Peterson Student Achievement Award.
Thursday : March 31th, 2005
Chair Yoga Catching on Among Seniors
A more gentle form of yoga is catching on in some retirement communities. The yoga mat is replaced by the chair. Sometimes two.
Instructor Lakshmi Voelker-Binder says her students can duplicate any yoga pose typically done on the floor, but it’s easier on those less limber muscles.
During a recent one-hour session, she taught her comfortably supported participants to stretch by holding modified versions of traditional yoga poses. The normally upright forward bend, for example, entailed sitting in one chair and positioning both legs on a facing chair, the hands reaching for the second chair’s arms. more...
Wednesday : March 30th, 2005
Unkindest Cuts
Will Bush’s budget cripple programs that are important to you?
The reductions President Bush seeks in this year’s budget could inflict serious damage on an array of federal programs that benefit older Americans—from Meals on Wheels and public transportation to rent subsidies and medical research. more...
Wednesday : March 30th, 2005
The Right Drugs for Your DNA
Is the medication your doctor prescribed really going to work? Often it doesn’t, and sometimes it even does more harm than good, in the form of adverse side effects. Because people metabolize drugs at different rates, medicines don’t work quite as intended in 25 to 60 percent of patients.
But a newly approved genetic test may soon eliminate the guesswork in prescribing many drugs.The AmpliChip CYP450, cleared for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December and expected to be available by June, is the first test that will allow doctors to tailor medication doses to a patient’s genetic makeup. more...
Wednesday: March 30, 2005
Mind Aerobics: 10 Ways to Get Your Memory Into Shape
Andrew A. Skolnick, a 57-year-old editor and writer, moved last year to Amherst, N.Y., to take a new job with the Center for Inquiry, a research institute promoting science and reason. To his chagrin, Skolnick, overloaded with new numbers, addresses and passwords, couldn’t memorize his phone numbers for three months.
"I pride myself on my mathematical ability," Skolnick says, "so it was a humbling experience."
Talk to almost anyone over 50 and you hear the same stories about memory glitches—time-consuming searches for misplaced glasses and keys, difficulty recalling names only minutes after an introduction and, perhaps most frustrating of all, coming up empty when a familiar word is on the tip of the tongue. more...
Monday : March 28th, 2005
Not Fade Away
Age-related hearing loss is more common than previously believed, especially among the generation raised on rock-and-roll music.
Age-related hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults, according to the National Institutes of Health. One out of three people over age 60 have some form of hearing loss. By age 80, says House, “almost half the population has a hearing loss serious enough to affect their lives.” more...
Monday : March 28th, 2005
Changing Social Security - Will Young People Go For it?
President Bush is proposing a dramatic change that could divide the generations. In rousing campaign-style rallies across the country, Bush tells older Americans not to worry—he will preserve the traditional Social Security program for people age 55 and older. Then he offers young people a "better deal" through private accounts.
But young workers may not be the solid base of support some politicians had counted on to help them change the venerable system. Spiegelman, for example, says if he could depend on the same kind of guaranteed Social Security benefit 55-year-olds will receive in a few years, he'd prefer that. more...
Monday : March 28th, 2005
Second-Class Retirees
AARP goes to court to block policy that would shrink benefits at age 65.
Responding to a lawsuit filed by AARP and six retirees, a federal judge in Philadelphia has entered an order that temporarily blocks a Bush administration policy under which millions of older retirees could lose some or all of their employer-sponsored health benefits.
The policy, adopted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, would, by exempting retiree health plans from the federal age discrimination law, give employers a green light to reduce or eliminate benefits for their retirees who are 65 or older and thus eligible for Medicare. more...
Friday: March 25th, 2005
Seniors Face Medicare Premiums Jump
Senior citizens can expect at least a 12 percent increase in their Medicare premiums for doctor visits next year, and that could rise even higher, if physician reimbursements aren't reduced.
Richard Foster, the chief actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Friday that physicians who treat Medicare beneficiaries are slated to see a 5 percent cut in their reimbursement rates beginning January 1. But, Foster said, he would be surprised if lawmakers allow such a cut to occur. more...
Friday: March 25th, 2005
Music, Pets may Soothe Dementia Patients
Approach should be tried before drugs, study recommends. Music, pets and aromatherapy should be used to calm agitated or delusional patients before turning to drugs that often prove ineffective or have unhealthy side effects, researchers said Tuesday.
After evaluating 29 studies dating to the mid-1960s, researchers at Wake Forest University said “it was discouraging to find that we currently don’t have good drug therapies (for dementia-related behaviors)." more...
Monday : March 7th, 2005
AARP Responds to President Bush's 2006 Budget Plan
AARP shares the President's goal of fiscal discipline in the nation's budget. We believe that the federal budget should be crafted in a way that provides real help for people in need, promotes fairness across all generations and is affordable.
Read the Federal Budget Update
We are concerned that the President's 2006 budget, which cuts or eliminates 150 domestic programs, could significantly weaken our nation's commitment to the most vulnerable, including children and older Americans.more...
Thursday : February 24th, 2005
Davis School Alumna Appointed Assistant Secretary for
Long-Term Care in California
Davis School of Gerontology alumna Sarah Sutro-Steenhausen has recently been appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the position of Assistant Secretary for Long-Term Care. She will be working at the Health and Human Services Agency serving under Secretary Kimberly Belshe enhancing a team that has placed a priority on ensuring that California moves forward thoughtfully and responsibly with implementation of the Olmstead decision.
“I am really looking forward to focusing on the issues and policies that impact the health and welfare of California 's seniors and persons with disabilities,” expressed Ms. Sutro-Steenhausen. more...
Monday : February 14th, 2005
Happily Ever After
Every town has at least one: the silver-haired married couple, a lifetime of togetherness behind them, slowly strolling arm-in-arm through the fading light of day. Younger couples, too polite to stare, sneak admiring, affectionate—sometimes envious—glances. There are lessons to be learned there, bits of wisdom to be shared. more...
Monday : February 14th, 2005
Cardiologists Praise Implant Coverage
The government’s coverage of implantable defibrillators – a move likely to save thousands of lives a year – draws the praise of USC cardiologists. Until now, many patients have been unable to afford the devices.
“Sudden cardiac death causes about a thousand deaths in this country every single day,” said cardiac electrophysiologist Leslie A. Saxon, professor of medicine in the Keck School. more...
Monday : January 24th, 2005
USC to Host Conference on Dementia
As care needs change throughout the course of a dementing illness,
healthcare providers will benefit from a greater understanding of
these changing needs and ultimately provide improved care. The purpose
of this conference is to offer a forum for healthcare professionals
in Greater Los Angeles to identify and discuss improved care delivery
for those with dementia and their familes. The workshop sessions
will emphasize these changing care needs and model care delivery
systems. "The Many Faces of Dementia: From Prevention to Treatment"
is the theme for the biannual conference which is scheduled for
February 25, 2005 here at USC. . more...
Monday : January 24th, 2005
Caring
about the elderly: School of Gerontology
THE DAILY TROJAN: Let's face it - our society has rarely paid much
attention to the elder generations, instead putting its focus on younger
generations and the "youth of America."
It seems, though, that we have finally come to a time where we
can no longer brush aside the elderly just because their time is
almost up.
Students in the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology are very much
involved with the concept of aging and the importance of the elderly.
USC is one of the few universities that has a gerontology department
and the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center is one of the most
resourceful research and service centers on the study of the process
of aging. more...
Tuesday : January 4th, 2005
Don't
overreact to an aging relative's decline
THE MIAMI HERALD: Donna Benton of the USC Davis School of Gerontology was quoted
in a story about how absent family members often overreact to a decline
in
a relative's health. "It might have been a gradual change, but
because they've not been around for a while, it seems dramatic,"
she said.. more...
Monday: January 3rd, 2005
Fall Prevention Center Established
Falls are a preventable problem for many older persons. The new unit will train health-care and social-service
professionals, creating model programs and best practices for California and the nation. more...
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