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Approximately 200 aging network professionals and 53
seniors attended Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging’s 2004 Annual
Conference held September 23, 2004 at The Mark of the Quad Cities. The
conference opened with a welcome from Greta Brooks, Executive Director
of Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
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| 2004
Annual Conference at The Mark |
Among the day’s highlights was Sara Sanders from
University of Iowa, faculty member of the School of Social Work, who
presented the opening session on "Caregivers Across the
Generations". This session gave an overview of male caregivers.
Dr. Nicholas Shammas, founder and president of Midwest Cardiovascular
Research Foundation presented on "Fighting Heart and Blood Vessel
Disease…and Winning". Each participant of the conference also
received a copy of Dr. Shammas’ book Learn About Your Heart. . .
Made Simple.
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| Dr.
Nicholas Shammas |
Participants could choose between twelve breakout
sessions on a variety of subjects. 53 seniors joined our afternoon
sessions "Workshops At The Mark". The halls were lined with
vendor displays for the participants to enjoy between sessions. Some
comments made by participants: "excellent key note speaker",
"always enjoy coming to this conference", "good variety
of sessions" and "great vendor displays.
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| Breakout
group doing yoga |
We would like to thank our sponsors for making this
event possible. Major funding was provided by SBC and The Dispatch, The
Rock Island Argus and The Leader. Additional funding was provided by
Addus Healthcare, Help at Home and Home Instead Senior Care.
Please join us next year for our 2005 Annual Conference
to be held at The Mark of the Quad Cities on Wednesday, September, 21,
2005.
Major
Funding Provided by:
Additional
Funding Provided by:
Addus Health Care, Inc., Help
At Home,
Home Instead Senior Care
For
more information:
email:
beskildsen@wiaaa.org
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