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Alzheimer's: Are We Prepared?
Friday, April 11th 2008
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Scientists think that as many as 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's, and nearly half of those aged 85 and older may have the disease. With funding from Wyeth, Wider Horizons has planned a televised town meeting and live webcast, and a radio program about the family, professional and community impact of Alzheimer's and related dementias.
Tracy Matisak will host the program, along with a phone bank of experts to answer audience questions.
Boomervision!
"Creating a New Life Together: A Makeover for the Midlife Couple"
Wednesday, February 13th
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
WHYY Technology Center
RSVP: (215) 351-0511 or Online
Diet, weight, stress and other lifestyle issues affect mood and intimacy. Addressing these challenges thoughtfully and creatively can help midlife couples achieve a better life overall. Are you and your significant other looking to add a spark to your relationship. Join us at the next session of Boomervision! to learn some innovative new ways to rediscover each other and become partners in health and longevity.
Daniel Monti MD and Anthony Bazzan MD, of the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, will present ways to repair and nourish the "hardware" that runs the body and will teach creative behaviors and lifestyle to reinstall the "software" that programs the mind and body. Free for WHYY members; $15 for non-members.
Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
WHYY Technology Center
A special screening and panel discussion led by Philadelphia Inquirer medical staff writer Marie McCullough. Panelists include Jonathan A. Epstein, M.D., Chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Scientific Director of the Penn Cardiovascular Institute and Co-Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D., who is featured in the film, a priest of the diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, who has worked for several years as a molecular biologist at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and is the Director of Education at the National Catholic Center for Bioethics; and Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics.
ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA is a FREE monthly screening series, open to the public, featuring advanced screenings of films coming to PBS on Independent Lens. Through this partnership, public television stations and local organizations present films that engage audiences with resources to get involved in some of today's key issues.
Anatomy of Hospice:
The Psychological, Clinical and Legal Aspects of End of Life Care
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Chandler Hall
Wright Meeting Hall
99 Barclay Street
Newtown, PA 18940
Special Guest Presenters: Kimber Latsha, Esquire; Jill Astolfi, PharmD; Terri Maxwell, PhD, APRN, BC-PCM.
You Are What You Create
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
A moderated discussion with four of our area's most insightful minds about creative ways to approach being 50+:
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Mary and Ken Gergen, co-editors of the Positively Aging Newsletter,
on creative questions to ask yourself in order to live an effective
and vibrant life.
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Mary and Ken Gergen, co-editors of the Positively Aging Newsletter,
on creative questions to ask yourself in order to live an effective
and vibrant life
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Imam Muhammad Abdur-Razzaq Miller on mining your spiritual dimension
to enrich your life's meaning
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Storyteller Irma Gardner-Hammond on the purpose and power of telling
your life story.
Moderated by Coming of Age "Explore Your Future" Guide Chris
Robertson.
Town Meeting and Panel Discussion
DNA and Genetics
What Do They Mean To Us?
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Living With Dying
Monday, November 5, 2007
Penn Home Care & Hospice Services
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Presented by Susan Budenstein, Founder of Healthy Living. Attendees learned Susan Budenstein's Healthy Living techniques designed to enhance what we do naturally in our everyday routines, including how to relax anytime, anywhere, have perfect posture in 5 minutees, and how to give themselves and their patients a massage. Everyone will left the program rejuvenated and ready to start their day.
Caregiver Films
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Wright Meeting Hall
Newtown, PA
This event gave caregivers opportunities to interact with other caregivers and to ask questions from a panel of professionals from the Alzheimer's associations, the Area Agency on Aging, and Chandler Hall. Your time and efforts are invaluable. Let us be a resource for you.
Philadelphia Mayoral Discussion/Debate on Healthcare
October 15, 2007
5:30 p.m.
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 S. 22nd Street
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and The Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine hosted a discussion/debate on Healthcare in Philadelphia with Mayoral Candidates Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger. The Moderator for this event was Carolyn H. Asbury, PhD, ScMPH Chair, Section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
First Annual Bucks County Family Caregiver Expo
October 8, 2007
The Radisson Hotel in Trevose
Caregiver Expo Offered A Day of Learning, Sharing and Support to those who care for a family member at home
The first annual Bucks County Family Caregiver Expo was held on October 8th to help family caregivers deal with the challenges of caring for loved ones at home, and feel comfort in knowing they are not alone.
Family caregivers provide more than 80 percent of all homecare services. They play a vital role in our communities and in our health care system. Many caregivers fulfill multiple roles, most are married or living with a partner and most have worked and managed caregiving responsibilities at the same time. Over half of family caregivers spend an average of 20 hours each week tending to the medical needs, nutrition and activities of daily life while also serving as an advocate for their loved ones in communicating with doctors, insurance companies and Medicare.
The FREE expo featured educational seminars, health screenings, exhibits and product demonstrations as well as an opportunities to meet other caregivers and share ideas. Attendees were pampered by taking advantage of FREE SPA that offered mini facials, massage and many other spa services. Workshops on caregiving and coping with stress were offered by, AARP, Counseling for Caregivers/Abramson Center, the Alzheimer Association and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
"The Caregiver Expo is not only a great source of information and support, it's also a day of relaxation and rejuvenation. It's a chance for caregivers to find out about resources that are available, but also to learn how to take care of themselves as they deal with the stress of caregiving" said Dale Blair, President of LifeTime Expos Events, producers of the expo.
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