RRTC on Aging with a Disability--Training and Dissemination Activities

Training and Dissemination Activities

Training

The Training Program at the RRTC on Aging with a Disability is man with post-polio syndrome speaks with first year medical student directed
toward improving the knowledge, skills and experience of current and future allied health professionals as well as consumers, family members, community service providers, and researchers. Our mission to train on a national level is accomplished through workshops at well-established conferences, for example, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Gerontological Society on Aging, National Council on Independent Living, and the Abilities Expos. Another avenue is through co-sponsored national conferences with the other institutions doing similar/complementary work (e.g., Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (1991, 2001) Western University of Health Sciences' Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions (2003)), and our own Center-sponsored educational events.

A variety of training projects are being planned and implemented, including:

Opportunities for first year medical students to interview persons with a disability

Curriculum development for medical students and primary care residents

Center-sponsored conferences for professionals

Center-sponsored educational events for consumers

Presentations at national conferences

Publication of articles and chapters in scientific journals and consumer publications

Consumer Dissemination

A unique feature of this Center is the strong emphasis on providing useful and current information to people with disabilities and their families. These consumers are the ultimate beneficiaries of the Center's efforts. A variety of techniques are used to disseminate information, including articles in consumer magazines, presentations at consumer meetings, our website and others, distribution of current research updates and publications, and a resource manual.

Recent and Upcoming Training Events

The RRTC will be an exhibitor or have faculty giving presentations at the following educational events:

DATE

CONFERENCE/Event

LOCATION

August 17-20

2007

American Psychological Association Convention

San Francisco

October 26,

2007

Consumer Conference on Aging with a Disability

Lakewood

Aging With A Spinal Cord Injury: What The Professional And The Consumer Need To Know Powerpoint presentation, Presented at the AASCIPSW & AASCIN Annual Conference September 9, 2004 – Las Vegas is now available.

Videos from the March, 2003 joint RRTC-Center for Disability Issues and the Health Profession Conference on "Aging with a Disability: Putting Research into Practice and Education" are now available.

March 28-30,

2008

Abilities Expo: New York Metro

Edison,

New Jersey

May 30-June 1,

2008

Abilities Expo: Southern California

Southern CA

Sept. 12-14,

2008

Abilities Expo: Minnesota

Minnesota