Newsletters – Issue Briefs – Resources
In the newsletter and resources pages, you will find a number of helpful reports, links, videos, and community resources. The ICA ROC’s goal is to connect you with the information that you need. Please take time to look through the following pages and to scroll through the community resources and programs that are available below.
ICA Issue Briefs
Four NEW Direct Care Worker Issue Briefs Just Released by the Iowa CareGivers Association
Click here for End of Life Care. A grant partnership between Iowa CareGivers Association, Des Moines University, Hospice of Central Iowa, and funded by the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation has made this brief possible.
Click here for The Need for Data Collection on the Direct Care Workforce
Click here for Establishing Educational Standards and a Support System for Iowa’s Direct Care Workforce
NEW Click here for Improving Continuing Education Opportunities for Iowa’s Direct Care Workforce
Community Resources and Programs
Iowa Geriatric Education Center in collaboration with the Iowa Older Adult Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics is excited to share with you the schedule for the 2010 Geriatric Lecture Series, which will focus on mental health in older adults.
Date / Presenter / Topic
June 2010 — Marianne Smith, PhD, RN — Non-Pharmacologic Management of Behavior Problems in Dementia
July 2010 — Ryan Carnahan, PharmD, MS — Cognitive Enhancers for Dementia & Drug-Induced Cognitive Impairment
August 2010 — Susan Schultz, MD — Management of Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms in Dementia
September 2010 — Michelle Weckman, MD — Assessment and Interventions for Delirium
October 2010 — Jess G. Fiedorowicz, MD — Major Mental Illness: Schizophrenia & Bipolar Illness in Older Adults
November 2010 — Michael Kelly, PharmD, MS — Alcoholism and Substance Use in Older Adults
December 2010 — Jeffrey Reist, PharmD, BCPS — Nursing Home Regulations and Psychotropic Medication Use
For details about this online series, please see our website.
Iowa Department for the Blind
The Iowa Department for the Blind serves blind and visually impaired Iowans to help them live independent and successful lives. The Department’s programs include vocational rehabilitation and employment services, independent living services, adult orientation and adjustment center and the Iowa Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. For more information, call 800-362-2587 or visit www.IDBonline.org.
Nurse Aide Refresher Course
Nurse Aide Refresher Course to be held at Northeast Iowa Community College. Click here to view the flier.
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