Monday, May 4, 2020

Supporting Older Adults in Emergencies: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

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Webinar on Supporting Older Adults in Emergencies: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

ACL, CDC, HRSA, and NIA are partnering to provide a new series of webinars: Focus on Aging: Federal Partners' Webinar Series. This webinar series will address important topics for public health and health care professionals, aging services organizations, the research community, and other stakeholders in aging. Each webinar will include information specific to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, as well as their caregivers.

 

This May 13 webinar will be the first of the Focus on Aging series, and will emphasize emergency preparedness.

Register for the webinar 1:30 - 3:00 PM ET on Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

 

For more on the series and future topics please visit the NIA Focus on Aging webpage. .

The program will include:

  • Background on Emergency Preparedness and resources;
  • Practical examples of Preparedness, Response And Recovery;
  • Review of Red Cross Report - Closing the Gaps: Advancing Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery for Older Adults:
  • CDC Covid Review

Presenters:

  1. Samir Sinha, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, Sinai Health
  2. Margaret Sanders, MA, LSW, Northeast Ohio Medical University
  1. Jeffrey Klein, FACHE, Nevada Senior Services
  2. Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP, University of South Florida
  3. Nia Reed, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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