Careers in Aging Week
| The Health Sciences Library at University of Colorado Denver, AMC is pleased to be participating in Careers in Aging Week. Visit our Collection of Aging Resources and stop by the library to page through other resources. |
The graying of America’s population is resulting in a shortage of people trained to meet the unique needs of these older adults. To close this gap, University of Colorado Denver’s Anchutz Medical Campus is taking part in Careers in Aging Week, which will take place from April 13th – 19th, 2008. The event is an annual joint venture between The Gerontological Society of America and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. On the Anschutz Medical Campus the Geriatric Health Student Interest Group, the Career Options Student Academic Community and the Geriatric Health Student Academic Community sponsor the event.
Careers in Aging Week activities will provide important information about the wide range of healthcare careers in the field of aging and aging research, and raise awareness about older populations and their needs.
By 2020, there will be 53.2 million Americans older than age 65 – forming 15.8 percent of the population – and 6.5 million of those will be over 85, according to the Census Bureau. The array of industries that will be affected by this shift is quite diverse. The graying of this country’s population is resulting in a shortage of people trained to meet the unique needs of these older adults.
The Careers in Aging Week activities on the Anschutz Medical Campus will include lunch lectures highlighting the career options in several healthcare professions, a display of library resources relating to aging and a listing on the library’s online listings in the aging field. For more information please email Rebecca Case at Rebecca.Case@uchsc.edu.
Schedule of Lunch Lectures
Monday April 14th (12:00pm to 12:50 pm): Career Options in Geriatric Medicine Lecture by Dr. Jeff Wallace, MD
Location: Ed 2 North P28-3108 Conference Room
Wednesday April 16th (12:00 pm to 12:50 pm) Career Options in Geriatric Pharmacy
Lecture by Dr. Sunny Linnebu, PharmD
Location: Ed 2 North P28-2301
Thursday April 17th (12:00 pm to 12:50 pm) Career Options in Geriatric Physical Therapy
Lecture by Dr. Jenny Rodriguez
Location: Ed 2 North P28-1206
Friday April 18th (12:00 pm to 12:50 pm) Career Options in Geriatric Nursing: How Nursing Can Play a Role in Changing the Modern Nursing Home.
Lecture by Mirian Bildner, MS, RN
Location: Ed 2 North P28-1206
Lunch will be provided at all of the above lectures.
Please RSVP to Rebecca.Case@uchsc.edu.