ASA offers both live and pre-recorded online presentations on a wide array of topics. More presentations are being added regularly so check back often for new offerings!

LIVE WEB SEMINARS

Web Seminar Access Instructions

Guidelines for the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease February 11, 2010 (Thursday) | 10:00 a.m. (PST) Presenter: Debra Cherry MindAlert presents: Journalists Exchange Online Briefing–National Forum on Brain Fitness March 4, 2010 (Thursday) | 10:00 a.m. (PST) Speaker: Paul Nussbaum; Moderator: Nancy Ceridwyn Long Term Care Planning Options March 11, 2010 (Thursday) | 10:00 a.m. (PST) Speaker: Brian Gordon MindAlert presents: Senior Center Without Walls April 29, 2010 (Thursday) | 10:00 a.m. (PST) Speaker: Terry Englehart

To join the live web seminars, simply follow these steps 5 minutes before the event: 1. STEP ONE: Call  this phone number: (402) 237-2015 (Note: This is not a toll-free number) and  enter Caller Access Code: 566483# STEP TWO: To see the slides and access the "Chat" feature, you must follow these new steps: Log in to your member account at www.asaging.org  using the "Members: LOG IN HERE" link on the upper right side of the page. If  you forgot your member number or password, request them using the instructions  on the page Click  “Continue” after you have logged in. Select the “Visit the ASA Learning Communities” link. Follow the prompts to enter the site. Choose the “Live Events” button (on left side of screen) to see the session Click the title of the session to view the slides and send your questions by chat. Questions?  Call 415-974-9600 or 800-537-9728.

 

 

ON-DEMAND WEB SEMINARS

The following presentations are available for viewing 24/7. Simply the link below the title you are interested in. More presentations are being added regularly so check back often for new offerings!

Alcohol and Other Drugs

A unique collection of six presentations covering multiple aspects of problem behavior, interventions, and initiatives for older adults affected by alcohol and other drug use. Please click here and register to view all six sessions. Please click here for more information about available CEUs (a $45 fee is charged for CEU processing) and ASA's Alcohol and Other Drugs program, funded with a contract from the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.

• Session #1: Alcohol and Aging: Obstacles to Identification
• Session #2: Communication Skills to Create Conversations with Older Adults Who May be Abusing/Misusing Substances
• Session #3: The Deadly Triangle: The Relationship between Depression, Alcoholism, Suicide and Older Adults
• Session #4: Medication Issues in Older Women
• Session #5: Medications Used by the Senior Community: A Double-Edged Sword?
• Session #6: Cultural Competency & Older Adult Substance Abuse Treatment

Civic Engagement

• Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Communities of Color with
  Jennie Chin Hansen, President, AARP Board of Directors| Go directly to the presentation
  
• How Communities Can Promote 50+ Civic Engagement moderated by
  Nancy Henkin, Executive Director, Center for Intergenerational Learning | Go directly to the presentation
• Civic Enterprise with Laura Robbins, Programme Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies,
  and Jim Hinterlong Associate Professor, College of Social Work, Florida State University | Go directly to the presentation
• New Models for Increasing Organizational Capacity
  moderated by Sabrina Reilly, Director, RespectAbility | Go directly to the presentation

MetLife MindAlert

Lecture Series

• *NEW* Brain Health: An Update of a New Frontier
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• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
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• Intervening with Late-Life Cognition: Lessons From the ACTIVE Study
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• Art and Dementia
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• Building Awareness and Actions to Promote Brain Health
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Award Winning Programs

• The Memory Academy (winner of 2009 Mind Alert Award)
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• Gerontechnology Consortium of Westchester (Winner of 2009 MindAlert Award)
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• Stagebridge (Winner of 2009 MindAlert Award)
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Transportation

• Concerns about Unsafe Driving: What do I Say?
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• Mobility Equals Independence: Creating Greater Transportation Options for Older Adults
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• Mobility Equals Independence: Practical Applications
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