The Arkansas Geriatric Education Center is proud to announce
“Nutrition and Exercise for Older Adults”
held in conjunction with the
Center on Aging North East
April 23, 2008
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
White River Medical Center
Josephine Rogers Women’s Center
Conference Room B
1710 Harrison
Batesville , Arkansas
For additional information and to pre-register, please contact
501-930-9900 or 1-800-745-0557
This program has been approved for Four-hour CEUs by the following accrediting bodies:
American Academy of Family Practice Physicians
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy
Arkansas Nursing Association
American Dietetic Association
Arkansas Nursing Home Adminstrator Licensure Program
Objectives: At the completion of this 4 hour conference attendees will be able to:
1. Identify the benefits of physical activity in optimizing health and functioning in older individuals, as supported by current and landmark research studies;
2. Describe appropriate types of physical activity for older adults;
3. Formulate a basic exercise prescription (training program) specifically for older individuals;
4. Evaluate a physical activity program for older adults;
5. Discuss possible etiologies for risk of malnutrition in elderly people;
6. Identify the essential nutrients that may be deficient in the diets of older adults;
7. Summarize basic drug use principles; and,
8. Develop strategies to maximize beneficial drug effects and avoid adverse drug events in the elderly.
Schedule of Events:
| 9:30 – 10:00 |
Registration |
| 10:00 – 10:05 |
Opening Remarks — Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, FADA |
| 10:05 – 11:00 |
Exercise in Older Individuals: Health Benefits and Practical Guidelines– Nicholas Hays, PhD |
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Safe Physical Activity for the Older Adult – Kellie S. Coleman, MS |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 |
Nutritional Requirements for Older Adults–Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, FADA |
2:00 – 3:00 |
Food-Drug Interactions in Older Adults–Beverly McCabe-Sellers, PhD, RD, LD |
Speakers
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD, FADA- Dr. Chernoff is the Director of the Arkansas Geriatric Education Center, Director of Education at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, UAMS; and Associate Director, Education at the Geriatric Research, Education Clinical Center at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. A professor at the DWR Department of Geriatrics, she is a past president of the American Dietetic Association.
Kellie S. Coleman, MS-Ms. Coleman is the fitness Coordinator at UAMS. She has been teaching water exercise for the past 18 years, and she has also taught Tai Chi for 1 year. Ms. Coleman trains instructors for the Arthritis Foundation in both their aquatic and PACE (People with Arthritis Can Exercise) land based exercise program.
Nicholas P. Hays, PhD- Dr. Hays is a Research Assistant, Professor in the Nutrition, Metabolism and Exercise Laboratory, Department of Geriatrics, College of Medicine, and Assistant Professor (with Graduate faculty status), Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Related Professions University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (primary appointment). His research interest is on age-related changes in energy regulation, macronutrient metabolism nutrition, and physiology.
Beverly McCabe-Sellers, PhD, RD, LD- Dr. McCabe-Sellers is Research Coordinator/Nutritionist, Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (NIRI), United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services. Until 2003, she was Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, College of Health Related Professions, UAMS. Dr. McCabe-Sellers developed, planned and implemented a new Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition program.
Accreditation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical
education for physicians.This entire program has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4.0 hours by the American Academy of Family Physicians. The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of this activity to cmecomment@aafp.org
The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy has approved the program for up to 4.0 continuing education hours.
This educational activity is provided by the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Arkansas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Participation in this activity provides 4 contact hours of continuing nursing education credit.
This continuing education activity has been approved for 4.0 contact hours for Nursing Home Administrators and/or nurses by the Arkansas Office of Long Term Care approval ID # AR 3038-AGEC8-4.
This continuing education activity has been approved for 4.0 contact hours for dietetics practitioners by the Arkansas Dietetic Association approval ID # 177.
If applicable, this program has up to 4.0 hours of social work credit.