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On Becoming Invisible, Edward F. Ansello
On Becoming Invisible, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Age or impairment tends to render us less likely to be noticed. We can readjust how we see those becoming invisible.
Filling The Gap, Edward F. Ansello
Filling The Gap, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
There is need for multiple initiatives focusing on the pipeline from professional undergraduate education through the continuing education of current practitioners, in order to make some dent in the looming shortfall of geriatric health care providers. It is particularly gratifying to announce that Virginia has been awarded federal funding of a Geriatric Education Center (VGEC). The overall goal of the VGEC is to improve the training of health professionals in geriatrics.
The Blank Tablet Of Aging, Edward F. Ansello
The Blank Tablet Of Aging, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
The 16th annual conference of the Virginia Coalition for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (VCPEA) will include the basics of geriatric crisis assessment, depression and suicide among older adults; alcohol and medication misuse; older prisoners; training faith and community-based leaders to respond to domestic violence in later life; and brain injury in later life as a precipitant or a consequence of mistreatment. The Area Planning and Services Committee (APSC) conference will recognize the values, opportunities, and challenges associated with growing older with lifelong disabilities. These two conferences symbolize how we as a people can celebrate the good and confront the …
Aging As An Option, Edward F. Ansello
Aging As An Option, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Sometimes people treat aging as if it were an option or a discretionary exercise. Aging is neither a fad nor an option but a bedrock reality that should be constantly under consideration, especially by those charged with protecting the common good. We need to remember that we should not treat aging and aging-related research, training, and services as an option.