Dizziness in older adults will be the topic of a free April 14 statewide education seminar sponsored by the Nebraska Geriatric Education Center. The seminar is open to health care professionals and others interested in geriatrics.
The conference, scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. CDT, will be broadcast live from the UNMC Durham Research Center to 10 cities across Nebraska.
The conference is part one of a two-part series and provides a foundation of information on approaches to dizziness from medical and pharmacological perspectives. The second part of the series, to be scheduled in the next year, will focus on the prevention and rehabilitation perspectives of care.
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Presenters at the seminar will be William Lyons, M.D., geriatrician and assistant professor, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, and Linda Farho, Pharm.D., assistant professor in the UNMC College of Pharmacy.
“Dizziness among older adults is a big problem because it can result in falls, broken bones and potential disability,” Dr. Lyons said. “It’s challenging for health care professionals because of the difficulty in diagnosing its underlying cause or causes.
“It’s important that health care professionals work together to collectively optimize care for individuals with dizziness.”
Pre-registration is not required. Registration will take place onsite. Continuing education credit will be available for most professions for $10.
The seminar will be broadcast via the Nebraska Telehealth Network to the below locations.
- Ainsworth — Brown County Hospital, 945 E. Zero, Teleconference Room
- Chadron — Chadron Community Hospital, 821 Morehead, Teleconference Room
- Cozad — Cozad Community Hospital, 300 E. 12th St., Conference Room
- Hastings — Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, 715 N. St. Joseph Ave., Classroom D
- Kearney — Good Samaritan Hospital, 10 E. 31st St, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Room D
- Lincoln — VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, 600 S. 70th St., Auditorium, 1st Floor (enter from north parking lot) and St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, 555 S. 70th St, Bonzel Conference Room
- Norfolk — Faith Regional Health Services, 2700 W. Norfolk Ave., Nebraska Rooms
- Ord — Valley County Hospital, 217 Westridge Drive, Specialty Clinic Room No. 3
- Pender — Pender Community Hospital, 603 Earl St., Hospital Conference Room
- Scottsbluff — Regional West Medical Center, 4021 Ave. B, Monument Room
For more information about the seminar, contact Joan Husted in the UNMC Center for Continuing Education, at jhusted@unmc.edu or (402) 559-6235. For more information about other Nebraska Geriatric Education Center educational opportunities, visit www.unmc.edu/nebgec/, e-mail gec@unmc.edu or call 402-559-8421.