{"id":34228,"date":"2009-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/03\/31\/dizziness-in-older-adults-the-focus-of-april-14-seminar\/"},"modified":"2009-03-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T05:00:00","slug":"dizziness-in-older-adults-the-focus-of-april-14-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/03\/31\/dizziness-in-older-adults-the-focus-of-april-14-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dizziness in older adults the focus of April 14 seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n


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\n“Dizziness among older adults is a big problem because it can result in falls, broken bones and potential disability. It’s challenging for health care professionals because of the difficulty in diagnosing its underlying cause or causes.”
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\n<\/TABLE>The Nebraska Geriatric Education Center is a consortium includes UNMC, the Nebraska Health Care Association and the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. The seminar, which is also sponsored by the UNMC Center for Continuing Education and the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association, is made possible by support of a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“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. <\/p>\n

“It’s important that health care professionals work together to collectively optimize care for individuals with dizziness.”<\/p>\n

Pre-registration is not required. Registration will take place onsite. Continuing education credit will be available for most professions for $10.<\/p>\n

The seminar will be broadcast via the Nebraska Telehealth Network to the below locations.<\/p>\n