2024 Healthy Aging Conference

Join us on May 17, 2024

Please Join us at our annual Healthy Aging Conference!

We hope to educate, inform and shape understanding of dementia and care-giving practices.

Event Information

Date:  Friday, May 17, 2024
Time:  8am - 12pm
Location:  Radisson Hotel, 200 Second Street South
Cost:  $30/registrant (includes all program materials, breakfast and beverages)

Please register no later than Friday, May 10. Registration fees are non-refundable.

Sessions and Presenters

Conference Purpose

To educate attendees and raise awareness on actions we can take to help others preserve healthy bodies and minds. This conference will explore what it takes to motivate others to strive to age with good health, including both physical and mental well-being.

Sessions and Presenters

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Len Elmore, Sportscaster and former NBA player

IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE AS WE AGE
Dr. Christine Jacobson, MD, Family Medicine, Gundersen Health System

FINDING JOY in our ordinary/mundane/hectic lives without losing ourselves in guilt
Heather Quackenboss, Human Development and Relationship Educator, Extension La Crosse County

Those Encouraged to Attend

• RNs, LPNs, certified nursing assistants, resident care assistants, social workers at all levels, recreational therapists, health educators, administrators
• Case managers
• Care coordinators
• Home care providers
• Long-term care facility employees
• Family care network providers
• Service referred agency staff (i.e. Aging Unit, ADRC)
• Family or professional caregivers
• Anyone interested in learning more about healthy aging

Special Accommodations
If you have any questions or concerns about this program or require special assistance/accommodations in order to participate, (including dietary needs) please contact Shayna Schertz at (608) 775-3885 or (800) 362-9567, ext. 53885, by Monday, May 6.

ADA Statement
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Gundersen Medical Foundation seeks to make this conference accessible to all. If you have a disability that might require special accommodations, please e-mail your needs to slschert@gundersenhealth.org or call (608) 775-3885.

Grievance Statement
If you have questions or grievances, please contact Shayna Schertz at (608) 775-3885.

Additional Information
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
For more information, please contact Gundersen Health System Office of Population Health, (608) 775-4717 or (800) 362-9567, ext. 54717.