Approved for CFLE Continuing Education Credit (4 Contact Hours/.4 CEUs)

The population growth of older adults in Oklahoma is out-pacing the number of health care and other professionals trained in Gerontology and Geriatrics. The University of Oklahoma and several consortium partners make up the Oklahoma Geriatrics Education Center (OKGEC), a group who seeks to train health professionals throughout the state of Oklahoma using evidence-based education specific to gerontology and geriatrics.

OSU, a consortium partner with OKGEC, is having its first annual conference that is focused on three primary themes: (a) Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren; (b) Special Populations of Older Adults in Oklahoma, such as widows and older Oklahoma prisoner populations; and (c) Health and Wellness with a two-part session on information on and diagnostic assessments for Dementia and Alzheimer's.

Objectives

Conference participants will be able to:

• Identify links between Gerontology and Geriatrics
• Apply evidence-based information to enhance the best practices or meet practice gaps in working with older adults

CE Credit

Those completing the workshop will be awarded 4.0 contact hours. The University of Oklahoma College of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. UOC#0613. Approval active July 8, 2010 - June 30, 2013.

Continuing Education applications have been submitted for LPC, LMFT, MSW, PT/OT, and CLE.

Location/Parking

The conference will be held at Wes Watkins Conference Center, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.

For more information, please contact:

Tammy Henderson, Ph.D. at
(405) 744-8350 (OFFICE) or
(405) 744-2800 (FAX) or
tlhokgec@okstate.edu.