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Oral Health and Older Adults: Free CE Credits!

Monday, July 30, 2012 at 02:14PM

The purpose of this self-directed video is to provide training for a wide range of health care professionals and direct care providers pertaining to oral health care in the geriatric population. An interdisciplinary approach is utilized to 1) Increase clinical knowledge related to maintenance of oral health for elders in long term care settings and in private practice 2) Increase awareness of the importance of interdisciplinary oral care on the impact of overall health status and quality of life for elders. To access this free video, please click here.

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40 Issues for an Aging Society: A Guide

Monday, July 30, 2012 at 02:08PM

J. James Cotter published on Thursday his first e-book: 40 Issues for an Aging Society: A Guide for Students. It highlights forty of the problems, issues, and trends that affect U.S. society with its growing population of older persons. The e-book features a brief discussion of each issue and includes website resources and suggestions for further research. It argues for a focus on greater individual responsibility to attain a more successful aging society. Ideas for business opportunities are briefly presented as are political and policy ramifications for each issue. Although its role is to orient students to aging issues, the e-book is a good introduction for anyone interested in aging issues in the United States today. 40 Issues is available in iTunes under books or for the iPad at the iBooks store.

J. James Cotter, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gerontology, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University. Evan J. Cotter, a collaborator on this project, owns the graphic design company Order Design in Richmond, Virginia.

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2011-2012 Scholarly Publications

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 01:11PM

Publications – in print:

Gendron, T., and Welleford, E.A. (2012). Care for the older patient, in PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach, Drain (Ed.).

Goldberg, D.G., Cotter, J.J. & Clement, D. (Fall, 2011). Development and Assessment of an Interdisciplinary PhD Program for Allied Health Professions Offered through a Blended Learning Environment. Journal of Allied Health, 20, 3, 137-142.

Ehlman, K., Ligon, M., Moriello, G., Welleford, E.A., & Schuster, K. (2011). Oral History in the Classroom: A comparison of traditional and on-line Gerontology classes. Educational Gerontology, 37(9), 772-790.

Ligon, Mary; Welleford, E. Ayn; Cotter, J. J.; Lam, Marco. (2012). Oral History: A Pragmatic Approach to Improving Life Satisfaction of Elders. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. Apr2012, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p147-159.

Welleford, E. A., & Netting, F.E. (2012) Integrating aging and civic engagement into the curriculum. Educational Gerontology, 38(4), 243-256.

Publications – accepted / in press:

Gendron, T., Myers, B. J., Pelco, L., and Welleford, E.A. (accepted/in press). Promoting the development of professional identity in Gerontology. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education.

Gendron, T., White, J., Lockeman, K., Metcalfe, Y., and Aggarwal, S. (accepted / in press). Cultural Competence Training for Healthcare Professionals Working with LGBT Older Adults, Journal of Educational Gerontology

Gendron, T., Pelco, L., Pryor, J., Barsness, S., and Seward, L. (accepted / in press). A Telephone Support Program for Adult Day Center Caregivers: Early Indications of Impact. Journal of Higher Education, Outreach and Engagement.

Moriello, G., Cotter, J. J., Shook, N., Dodd-McCue, D., & Welleford, E. A. (accepted / in press, 2012). The effect of implicit stereotypes on the physical performance of older adults. Educational Gerontology.

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