Events
Be sure to check back, as events will be added as confirmed.
OASIS St. Louis program June 3, 2024 -- Registration Required!!
Upcoming session: Monday 6/3/24
LOCATION: Five Oaks on Warson in Olivette, MO
TIME: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
COST: $17 per session
Mastering Our Medications: Let's Do Something About It
Description: Overmedication remains a significant problem among adults age 65 and older. Mastering the medications we take requires that we advocate for our specific medication concerns. Learn what it means to advocate for safe medication use. We will discuss various types of medication errors, drug information resources, and how to initiate conversations with the health-care team to tackle the problem of unnecessary and harmful medication use.
Monday June 3, 2024 -- REGISTRATION LINK HERE
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Emory University in Atlanta -- REGISTRATION REQUIRED!!
PROGRAM: Maybe It's Your Medications: Mastering Meds For Healthy Aging
DATE: Monday, June 24, 2024 (one 90-minute course)
TIME: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
LOCATION: 2635 Century Parkway NE (Century Center), Atlanta
DESCRIPTION: Taking multiple medications might be the "new norm," but medications come with both benefits and harms. What steps can we take to reduce the risk of unwanted or adverse effects? This session will explore medication safety issues that are specific to older adults. Participants will gain a better appreciation of how healthy aging includes an informed approach to medications and what questions we need to be asking. Tips and strategies for avoiding medication problems and errors will be discussed.
CLICK HERE to Register (https://register2.ece.emory.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=4685298)
COST: $10
Past Events
Rotary Club, St. Louis
May 23, 2024
Missouri Athletic Club -- Forever Young Club
May 17, 2024
Mirowitz Center, St. Louis, MO
We Need to Talk: Maybe It's Your Meds
May 1, 2024
Joseph-Beth Booksellers, book signing
Cincinnati, OH
April 13, 2024
Author Meet & Greet
The Kenwood by Senior Star
Cincinnati, OH
April 12, 2024
American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA)
Oklahoma Chapter, Broken Arrow, OK
KNOW YOUR MEDICATIONS: STEPS TOWARD SAFER MEDICATION USE
April 6, 2024
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Cleveland
VIrtual education program
February 20, 2024
Lunch & Learn education program
Shaare Emeth, St. Louis
February 12, 2024
The Gatesworth senior living community
Medication Resolutions for the New Year
December 27, 2023
Book talk and signing, Maryland Heights Community Center
Maryland Heights, MO
December 4, 2023
AUTHOR MEET & GREET: ST PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, LADUE, MO
November 21, 2023
PARKINSON'S EDUCATION PROGRAM: "KNOW YOUR MEDICATIONS: STEPS TOWARD SAFER MEDICATION USE"
November 15, 2023
Book talk and signing, Chesterfield Community Center
November 2, 2023
AUTHOR MEET & MINGLE: WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT MEDICATION USE AND HEALTHY AGING?, Oasis of St. Louis
October 19, 2023
Let's Talk Medications: Opportunities for Interprofessional Advocacy, University of New England, Portland, ME (virtual presentation)
October 4, 2023
Author meet & greet with pharmacy students at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
October 2, 2023
Author meet & greet with pharmacy students at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
October 2, 2023
Presentation at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
October 2, 2023
Book signing at Fireside Book Shop, Chagrin Falls, OH
September 9, 2023
Book talk & book signing, Mid-county Senior Response Team
August 24, 2023
Book signing at Barnes & Noble, Ladue Crossing
August 20, 2023
Networking event at Manor Grove -- book signing
August 17,2023
Presentation & Book Signing, Find Out Fridays, a monthly continuing education program for healthcare professionals
Hosted by Amen, Gantner & Capriano, Your Estate Matters, LLC
August 11, 2023