Aging Reconsidered Monday, May 18, 2015 • 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. David M. Lupan Auditorium (Room 111) Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno CME/C Oppor EU tunity Dr. Bill Thomas will discuss new understandings of the personal, economic, and cultural consequences of aging and ageism. The author of eight books and numerous articles, Dr. Thomas takes an evidence-based approach to his subject and leavens the information with illustrative examples drawn from history and mythology. The presentation will conclude with an active and engaging question and answer period. Following the activity, participants should be able to: • Describe “elderhood” as a distinct component of the human lifecycle • Explain similarities and differences between sexism, racism and ageism • Compare and contrast “declinist” and developmental perspectives on aging • Describe the impact of age-related functional polymorphism on how we think about care and organize care and structure public policy related to aging • Review the practical and functional barriers to creating new models of care, including gaps in education related to aging and “overhang” created by outmoded regulatory structures • Discuss simple changes that can alter the experience of older people within the health care delivery system Registration is required. Contact Collette Witt at 784-8072 or collettew@unr.edu Bill Thomas is a world-renowned author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, and physician whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. Best known for his health care system innovations, he is the founder of a global non-profit (The Eden Alternative) which works to improve the care provided to older people. He is the creator of The Green House® which Provider Magazine has called the “pinnacle of culture change.” Dr. Thomas also developed the Senior ER model of care and is now working to transform the acute care services provided to elders. CME/CEU Accreditation and Designation The University of Nevada School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education to physicians. The University of Nevada School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has also been approved through the University of Nevada School of Medicine for 1.5 hours of Continuing Education Credit for Nurses and Pharmacists. This program has been submitted to the State Board of Examiners for social Workers for 1.5 CEUs. This workshop is offered in partnership with the Nevada Geriatric Education Consortium, a partnership of the University of Nevada School of Medicine, Desert Meadows AHEC, and University of Nevada Las Vegas. This workshop is supported in part by funds from the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services under Geriatric Education Centers grant #UB4HP19205 for a total award of $2,082,315. Additional costs are embedded into general operations and are incalculable. University of Nevada School of Medicine