SEMINARS/CONFERENCESTo View a detailed schedule of Seminars, Conferences and other Events related to Aging issues at the University of Utah, please click here.  The Division focuses on the education for a range of students, house staff, fellows, and faculty in the physiology, biology, research, and clinical aspects of aging. This includes an Aging module of the Organ System course for sophomore medical students, RRC-mandated rotations in Geriatric Medicine with three or four house staff on the Geriatric teaching service at all times, and an accredited Fellowship for two Geriatric Fellows each year. The Division also provides Gerontological training for student or resident nurses, pharmacists, social workers, dentists, podiatrists, and physical therapists, having completed training for over 2500 such allied health trainees since the Division’s inception in 1987. The Division’s national and regional Geriatric Conferences have also provided accredited CME educational experiences for attendees nationwide. Geriatric Seminars| | EVENT | | DATE | | AT-A-GLANCE | | | Geriatric Grand Rounds | | Monthly | | Geriatric Grand Rounds is held once a month from 8:00 to 9:00 in the Health Science Education Building and broadcast live over the web. For the current schedule and webcast url, click here. Speakers include geriatrics faculty, as well as invited experts. | | Clinical Conferences | | Weekly | | The division conducts clinical conferences on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th (if necessary) Tuesday of every month from 8:00 to 9:00 in AB193, SOM. The Division’s current resident and fellows generally present on a Geriatric-related topic. | | Research Conferences | | TBA | | Division and Salt Lake GRECC faculty combine to present and discuss ongoing research projects, upcoming proposals, and aging-related articles. |
To receive agenda's and updates on any of the above conferences, please email jack.christensen@va.gov to be included on the email list. Please indicate which conferences you are interested in. |
