The SC-GEC Certificate

The SC-GEC is offering a 40-hour certificate of training in geriatrics and gerontology to health and social services providers. Participants can accrue 40 contact hours of training over a 5 year period and become eligible to receive the SC-GEC Training Certificate.

Participants should complete a SC-GEC Participant Registration form whenever the SC-GEC is co-sponsoring a training event and the forms are distributed.

For more information contact the SC-GEC.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT:

SC-GEC/Center on Aging Collaborative:
The overall goal of the Center on Aging is to create a collaborative environment on specific topic areas in aging, as well as to recruit new faculty and function as a resource in our field for the South Carolina general public and health care professionals. To create a forward momentum, it is critical that all participants recognize and agree with the foundational pieces of the center.

The Center on Aging is a research, service, and education center at the Medical University of South Carolina. The center was approved by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education December 3, 1987, giving it the status of the oldest research center at the University. Dr. Lotta Granholm came on board, as director for the center, July 1 of 2001.

Dr. Esther Forti, Director of the SC-GEC acts as the Associate Director of Outreach/ Education for the Center on Aging. For more information on the Center on Aging,
Visit the Center on Aging Website

AGING SEMINAR SERIES:

The SC-GEC co-sponsors a monthly faculty development seminar series pertaining to Geriatrics and Gerontology with MUSC's Center on Aging. Below is a listing of past presentations from co-sponsored by the Center on Aging and the SC-GEC. To view
click on the link of the presentation title:
Jan. 2005- Aging in South Carolina:Living Longer, Living Better
Presented by Nela Gibbons, Director, Office of the Lt. Gov.
Feb. 2005- Beyond Health: Using Health, Education, and Social Services Data to Assess Minority Populations
Presented by Amy Brock Martin, DrPH SC Rural Health Research Center
Mar. 2005- Aging in Place: What it Means to the Health and Welfare of SC
Presented by Paul Franklin, Franklin & Assoc.
Apr. 2005- Introducing the First Step Active Aging Toolkit
Presented by Margaret Matthews, MD, PhD, Senior Primary Care Practice, Palmetto Health, USC School of Medicine/Division of Geriatrics
May 2005- FOCUSED Alzheimer's Disease Communication Guide
Presented by Danielle Ripich, PhD Dean- College of Health Professions, MUSC

RESOURCES:

Demographic trends related to Aging Boomers
Download the full article

Alzheimer's Disease Research in SC
This presentation reviews Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) in South Carolina. It discusses the implications for ADRD research, preventive mechanisms that should be promoted to delay onset of ADRD, and reviews the Alzheimer's Disease Registry in SC. The presentation was developed by Jim Ladika, PhD USC School of Public Health, Office for the Study of Aging. Download the Presentation

South Carolina Respite Coalition has developed a Notebook for Families and Caregivers Click to Download this Resource Guide For more information about this resource or the SC Respite Coalition, Please contact
Susan Carlton, MSW Executive Director at P.O. Box 493, Columbia, S.C. 29202
Phone: (803) 935-5027 Toll free: 1-866-345-6786 Fax: (803) 935-5250

Aging in South Carolina
Lieutenant Governor’s Newsletter to South Carolina’s Senior Community
The March 1, 2005 Issue addresses "Helping Seniors Quit Smoking, the Medicaid
Discount Card Deadline, and the White House Conference on Aging Community Forums." For more information and for updates, please see the website of the Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging www.aging.sc.gov

Download the Full report of the Lieutenant Governor Office on Aging's five major initiatives for the coming year, which is referred to as “5 for 2005.”

View Nela Gibbons'-Director of the SC Office on Aging under the Lieutenant Governor powerpoint presentation entitled "AGING IN SOUTH CAROLINA: LIVING LONGER LIVING BETTER"

WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING UPDATES:
The South Carolina White House Conference on Aging (SC WHCOA) occurs once a decade to make aging policy recommendations to the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA). Recommendations from the White House Conference on Aging are then sent to the President and Congress. These recommendations assist the public and private sectors in promoting dignity, health, independence and economic security of current and future generations of older persons. The 2005 South Carolina White House Conference on Aging occurred on April 25-27th at Springmaid Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC.

SC Priority Issues: In-migration; Planning for the Future; Workforce Issues; Healthcare; Long Term Care and a Continuum of Care; Impact of Alzheimer's Disease on Families, Business, and Government; Caregiving; Need to Develop Senior Friendly Communities; Housing; and Research.

2005 State White House Conference on Aging Speech:
Transcripts from Lt. Governor's and Assist. Secretary for Aging Administration on Aging Speeches

Lt. Governor’s Keynote Address, Opening Session April 26, 2005
Seniors’ Impact on South Carolina: Today and Tomorrow

Invited Guest: Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging Administration on Aging SC WHCOA Speech