Past Events

This is an archival page for Departmental events that have occurred since 2005.
Some past events have no descriptive links.

 

10th Annual Geriatric Care Update:
Management of Chronic Disease in the Older Patient

Friday, Oct 30, 2009; 7:30-5:00 CST

Keynote Speakers: Jeanne Wei, MD & Aimee Garcia, MD

OkGEC Tidbits Webinar: 10/16/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM

Interventions Related to Falls
Denise J. Bender, PT, JD, GCS, Associate Professor

OkGEC Tidbits Webinar. 9/18/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM

Who Decides? Caring for Patients with Diminished Capacity.
Catheryn Koss, JD, Executive Director, Senior Law Resource Center

OkGEC Tidbits Webinar. 8/21/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM

Granny's Garden: The Future Impact of Marijuana on Baby-Boom Elders
Mich Magness, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

 OkGEC Tidbits Webinar. 7/24/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM
Oklahoma Cancer Survivorship Education Program
(Made possible by the Lance Armstrong Foundation)
Toni Hart, Program Manager Oklahoma Area Health Education Centers

OkGEC Tidbits Webinar. 5/15/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM
Integrating Caregiver Health into Patient Care
Kristen Sorocco, PhD

OkGEC Tidbits Webinar. 4/17/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM
Promoting Successful Aging through Activity
Cyndy Robinson, MS/OT/L

2009 Oklahoma-Kansas Judgment and Decision Making Conference May 2, 2009 OUHSC Family Medicine Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

Palliative Care Week April 12-18, 2009 on campus and around OKC.

OUHSC Palliative Care Week Schedule

National Healthcare Decisions Day.

End-Of-Life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC)

People Connected By Cancer.

Custodial Grandparenting Conference April 15, 2009 University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK

National Association of Social Workers OK Chapter meeting March 29-31, 2009 OU-Norman. Download Dr. Teasdale's slide set.

Dr. Marilyn Rantz, Distinguished Scholar in Aging. Reynolds Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. March 26, 2009.

OkGEC Tidbits Webinar. 2/20/2009 from 12:15-1:00 PM.  Stress, Urge and Overflow Incontinence.  Ricki Loar, PhD, ARNP, FNP, GNP

Active Aging Photo Contest.  Click here to see the 2009 Winners! 

Oklahoma Gerontological Nurses Association Spring Conference. March 26, 2009.

"Darwin Across the Disciplines".  Fri, Feb 13th, 2009 (daylong event).  Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. 

Summer Geriatric Institute for 2009! Celebrating 20 Years of Interdisciplinary Education. July 15-16, 2009. Keynote by Deputy Dir of NIH Nat Institute of Aging.

Jianyuan Luo, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "SIRT1 and its Novel Target RecQ4, Function in DNA Replication and Premature Aging", Jan 21, 2009, 8:30-9:30 am; BRC Conf Room 103. 

Zoltan Ungvari, MD, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: at the Crossroad of Aging, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease", Jan 14, 2009. 

Guohua Xi, M.D. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Mechanisms of Secondary Injury After Intra-Cerebral Hemorrhage", Dec 8, 2008. 

Yong Xia, M.D. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Nitric Oxide Synthase Uncoupling: A Novel Mechanism of Oxidant Injury", Dec 3, 2008. 

Bruce Carnes, PhD, David Staats, MD, and Bill Sonntag, PhD have new publication in Mechanics of Aging and Development (Oct 2008).  "Does senescence give rise to disease?"

Bruce Carnes, PhD, et al have new publication in the British Medical journal (July 2008).  "New model of health promotion and disease prevention for the 21st century."

Fu-Ming Zhou, Ph.D. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "An Ultra-Short Dopamine Pathway Regulates Basal Ganglia Output-Implications for Parkinson's Disease", November 12, 2008.

Interdisciplinary Geriatric Interest Group Meeting Learn about and volunteer for the Senior Games. Sept 3, 2008; 12:00 pm; BSEB, Room 272

Mikiei Tanaka, Ph.D. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Biological Consequence of mRNA Oxidation-induced Translation Errors", Aug 19, 2008. 

Barry Setlow, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Animal Models of Decision-making: Risk, Reward and the Ventral Striatum", Aug 6, 2008.

Joint Video-conference between OUHSC ROCA and UAMS CoA. July 15, 2008, noon-1 pm. Bird Library room 489, on OUHSC campus.

Caregiving: Surviving & Thriving - 2008 Summer Geriatric Institute. July 16-17, 2008.   NOTE: Online registration is now closed. Please register at the event.

Kay Beavers, DDS; Associate Professor, Oral Biology.  OkGEC Grand Rounds, "Aging and Dental Management of the Older Adult".  June 13, 2008; 1:00-2:00pm CST. Click here for Live webcast.

Jennifer Bizon, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Normal and pathological aging across multiple cognitive domains", May 16, 2008; 10:00 – 11:00 am, BRC West Conf Rm (BRC 103).

Rajesh C. Miranda, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "Teratology and MicroRNAs: A story of competing epigenetic influences on neural stem cell maturation", May 12, 2008; 2:00 – 3:00 am, BRC West Conf Rm (BRC 103).

Jeanne Wei, MD, PhD. Visiting Professor and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. “Cardiovascular Disease in Seniors”.  Wed, April 23, 2008; 12:15-1:15, BSEB East auditorium.

Judith A. Kitzes, MD, MPH.  OkGEC Grand Rounds for Palliative Care Week, in partnership with College of Medicine and College of Nursing.  "Emerging Palliative Issues: American Indians/Alaska Natives".  4/16/08 from 12:15 – 1:15 PM CST.

Farida Sohrabji, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. "The Aging Blood Brain Barrier: Implications for Stroke Injury and Repair in Acyclic Females".
Wed, April 16, 2008; 2:00 – 3:00 pm, BRC West Auditorium (BRC 109).

Michelle Nicole, PhD. Visiting Professor and Aging Grand Rounds. “Aging, Memory, and Receptor/G-Protein Coupling”. Thu, April 10, 2008; 1:00 – 2:00 pm, BRC West Auditorium (BRC 109).

Jeff Seaman, MD, Dept of Psychiatry.  Clinical Grand Rounds. Wed 2 April 2008.  Mechanisms of Delirium.  Dr. Seaman will summarize the recent chapter he wrote discussing newer mechanisms of delirium.

Malaz A. Boustani, MD, PhD visiting professor and Aging Grand Rounds
Wed, Mar 26, 2008.

OkGEC Grand Rounds with Matzo, Marianne, PhD, APRN, BC-GNP, FAAN; Frances E. and A. Earl Ziegler Chair in Palliative Care Nursing, OUHSC College of Nursing. "Gerontological Palliative Care".  2/13/08.

Yuji Ikeno, MD, PhD visiting professor and Aging Research Grand Rounds Tues, Feb 12, 2008.

IGIG Meeting: Wednesday, January 30th at noon Nicholson Tower.  Speaker:  Ms. Watson, a 91 year old retired nurse.

YongWoo Lee, PhD visiting professor and Aging Grand Rounds

Wed Jan 23, 2008 2-3 pm.

Huber Warner, PhD visiting professor & Aging Research Grand Rounds speaker. Thursday, December 13, 2007.

Gerontological Society of America 60th Annual Meeting. Nov 16-20, 2007.

Geriatrics Update IX! Nov 2, 2007.

Osvaldo Delbono, MD, PhD visiting professor & speaker ... at the
10th Anniversary of the Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine. Wed, Oct 10, 2007.

Faculty Retreat. Oct 3, 2007. Contact Jewell Oliver for information.

Department Picnic! Sept 22, 2007. Contact Jewell Oliver for information.

Annual Clergy Conference. The Quest for immortality: Does the Church Have a Response? May 14, 2007.

Summer Geriatric Institute for 2007! Successful Aging: Overcoming the Hurdles. June 20-21, 2007.

Dr. Marie Bernard on MSNBC Feb 20, 2007
(also click on 'Trading Places' at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/)

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Genome dysfunction and transcriptional deregulation in aging and disease. Elliott Mufson, PhD; Professor, Rush University.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Genome dysfunction and transcriptional deregulation in aging and disease.
Jan Vijg, PhD; Professor, Buck Institute.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Aging in the Growth Hormone, IGF-1 Era Realities, Controversies and Opportunities.
William E. Sonntag, PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D.(center), University of Illinois at Chicago; Visiting Professor. Public lecture hosted by College of Public Health, Thursday Oct 26, 2006 noon-1pm.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Is our failure to cure Parkinson’s disease the result of wrong animal models?
Paul Carvey, Ph.D., Dean Graduate College, Rush University Medical Center

Videoconference with Central Arkansas GRECC/ UAMS
Influence of genetics and aging on inflammation and macrophage function within skeletal muscle after resistance exercise.
Richard A. Dennis, PhD: Oct 3, 2006.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disease: Nutritional Interventions.
Paula Bickford, PhD: Sept 18, 2006.

OUHSC Cardiovascular Grand rounds by Bruce A. Carnes, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept of Geriatric Medicine. “An Interspecies Examination of Aging”
Objectives: To provide insights into the origins of aging. To discuss the biological and demographic implications of aging. To illustrate the similarity of human mortality to that of other species. To discuss population aging and the biomedical challenges it poses for humans.
Fri, Sept 8, 2006. OUPB, room 2107

Summer Geriatric Institute for 2006! Cognitive Issues in the Elderly: Aiming for Quality of Life. June 21-22, 2006.

2006 Oklahoma Conference on Aging. Dr. Bruce Carnes speaks, May 2nd.

Drs. Allen and Bonnie Dobbs join us for Journal Club and a presentation of their driving assessment program for older drivers.
March 8, 2006.

Fourteenth Annual Summer Training Course in Experimental Aging Research. June 11 – 15, 2006, Buck Institute, Novato, California

OK GEC Grand Rounds Teleconference. Feb 17th, 2006 from 1:30-3:30.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Randy Strong, PhD. Director NIA-Aging Intervention Testing Center, San Antonio;
Director, Research Development, Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Biology of Aging, San Antonio; Co-Director, VA Neurodegeneration Research Center, San Antonio.
"Detoxification of Biogenic Aldehydes in Parkinson’s Disease"
Tuesday Dec 6, 2005 in the VA Chase Auditorium.

Faculty presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, Florida Nov 18-22, 2005.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
William Evans, PhD, visiting professor. Sarcopenia: Influence of exercise and nutrition on muscle and body composition. Nov 7, 2005.

Aging & Disabilities Grand Rounds
A. Prince, LCSW, JD and G. Odenheimer, MD. Friday, Oct 28th, noon.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
Studying the Role of Superoxide and Oxidative Stress in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy that Occurs During Aging and in ALS.
Holly VanRemmen, PhD: Oct 25, 2005.

Aging Research Grand Rounds
A Critical Look at the Oxidative Stress Theory of Aging in Mammals.
Arlan G. Richardson, PhD, visiting professor: Oct 3, 2005.

Tele-conference with Mark E. Kunik, MD, MPH, noon July 13, 2005.

Geriatric Medicine Update VIII: Rheumatologic Problems of the Aged, Friday Sept 9, 2005.

16th Annual Summer Geriatric Institute: The Team Approach toComplex Problems in the Elderly, June 22-23, 2005.

New Interdisciplinary Geriatric/Gerontology Certification Program.

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Mary E. Tenetti, MD, visiting professor. April 10, 2005.

2005 Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (Hosted by the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine).

2005 Summer Geriatrics Student Research Experience