AgeWorks Disclosure Statement

Purpose:

Developed by:

With the baby-boomer generation graying, the population the older persons is rapidly increasing.  To help keep these persons healthy, USC AgeWorks™ provides quality continuing education and information via the Internet and distance learning geared toward health professionals professionals looking to better their knowledge on how aging effects the mind and body.  Via the internet, we strive to improve access to the necessary knowledge on how to provide improved health care for the aging population.  Professions in which we intend to reach are the following: nurses and nurse assistants; occupational therapists; physical therapists; long term care administers; rehabilitation counselors; dietitians; case managers; audiologists; and any other health professional dedicated to helping the elderly.

 

Content From:

House Ear Institute

Doheny Eye Institute

USC’s Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

USC’s School of Occupational Therapy

 

Sponsors/Funding Agencies:

American Association of Retired Persons(AARP), www.aarp.org

The Auen-Berger Foundation

Kohlberg Foundation

Novartis Foundation, www.foundation.novartis.com

 

USC AgeWork’s ™ Development Team:

Dean Emeritus:     
Edward L. Schneider, M.D.    
Director:    
Maria G. Henke, M.A.   
Multimedia Producer:      
Greg W. Misiaszek    
AgeWorks.com webmasters:    
Fred Blalock   
Jim Alejandre     
Senior Graphic Designer:     
Long-hai Pham  
Production manager: 
Scott Gillies    
Instruction Designer 
Carolyn Roberson, M.S.ED. 
Accreditation Manager:  
Nicholas Greco   
Marketing Director: 
Alexis Abramson, M.A.    
Narrators: 
  Loral Sims 
George Shannon, M.A.
Spanish Translators    
Andre Enrique, Ph.D. 
Michelle Godinez  
Graphic Designers/Programmers  
Azad Jafarian  
Pearl Sun  
Sarah Hamblin
  

Course Content Providers:

Vision and Aging:    
Gretchen van Boemel, Ph.D.
Dean of the USC’s Keck School of Medicine
Stephen Ryan, M.D.   
  Debra Sheets, Ph.D.  
Hearing and Aging:       
John House, M.D.  
  Jim Boswell.    
David Lim, M.D.  
Debra Sheets, Ph.D.  
Nutrition and Aging:    
Edward Schneider, M.D.    
Debra Sheets, Ph.D.   
Occupational Therapy and Aging  
Jaynee Taguchi, M.A., OTR  
David Leary, M.S., OTR  
 
Department Chair of USC’s OT
  
 
Florence Clark , Ph.D.,OTR,FAOTA

 
Funded in part by grants from: AARP, AARP Andrus Foundation, and The Auen Foundation
Copyright © 2004, Ageworks, a division of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, USC
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