Date: Aprill 6, 2006
Contact: Barbara Schoof Conant
barbara.conant@aging.ks.gov
Director of Communications
(785) 296-6154
Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders headlines the keynote speakers for the 2006 Governor’s Conference on Aging Services that will be held May 3-4 at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Maner Conference Center in Topeka.
Elders, who started college at age 15 and now is a Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the University of Arkansas, will speak on “Healthy Aging in the 21st Century” at the luncheon on May 3.
Other keynoters are Dr. Jerry L. Old, who left his private practice in Arkansas City after 25 years to teach in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine; and Tim Bays, a songwriter and humorist from Nashville, Tenn.
Old, board certified in both family practice and hospice and palliative medicine as well as author of Vintage People - The Secrets of Successful Aging, will speak on “Paradigm Shifts in Natural Aging” at the afternoon general session on May 3.
Bays will combine humor, insight, stories and songs in his “Everyday Magic” presentation at lunch on May 4. Pointing out the extraordinary in the ordinary, he suggests that the resources to lead successful and abundant lives are often sitting right in front of us.
In addition, more than 30 break-out sessions will focus on a variety of aging issues and topics for both the elderly and their caregivers, including Medicare, fitness, culture change in nursing homes and health issues. A number of exhibitors will be displaying their goods and services as well.
Early registration is due April 15. For more information or a registration form, check the Kansas Department on Aging website at www.agingkansas.org or call KDOA at 785-296-4986 or 1-800-432-3535.