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Tony Chicotel and Michael Molland – June 15, 2016

Tony Chicotel and Michael Molland In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, our June speakers will be Tony Chicotel, staff attorney for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) and elder abuse attorney Michael Molland of Molland Law.  Tony and Michael will address patient’s rights, how elder care has become corporate care, and how the California law applies.  When…

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Who do you call when your patient is overmedicated? Dr. Michael Fraga, MSCP

Personal Art of Aging – Janet Caliri

Our January speaker will be: Janet Caliri I help Baby Boomers and Retirees struggling with the transition, take charge of their future and sustain their well-being. I do this by nurturing the grief that is typically associated with this transition, by identifying their personal life visions and desires, using a photographic methodology. I then translate those into an action plan….

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Healthy Joints, Healthy Spine and You!

Janelle Coleman-Smith, Bone and Joint Health Navigator St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa Janelle Coleman-Smith has been an outpatient navigator with the hospital for one year after taking the Health Navigation Certification course at Sonoma State University. She received her RN license from MCTC in Minneapolis, MN. Janelle has been working as an Orthopedic Nurse for 9 years and in…

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Leaning Into Death – Stan Goldberg

Our October 21st speaker! Leaning Into Death: The fear of death shapes how we approach life, coming at us with the force of a sledgehammer or creeping into our interactions with the subtly of a master manipulator. Stan Goldberg, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Communicative Disorders at San Francisco State University. He taught more than 3,000 graduate students in speech-language…

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Sonoma West Medical Center

Presentations and Panel Discussion Raymond Hino, CEO of Sonoma West Medical Center, discussed what it takes to open a new hospital in the State of California, and brought our members up to date on the status of the opening. R. Michael Collins, CCO of Sonoma West Medical Center, discussed age-related treatment modalities and the benefits of integrative health practices for…

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John Wotring – Alzheimer’s and the Future of Treatment

John Wotring Video of this presentation will be posted soon… John Wotring has been specializing in the care for the elderly for 20 years, the last 18, specifically for elderly with memory loss. In working with Alzheimer’s patients, John has gathered research and experience to educate the community about aging successfully. Come and learn what you can do to make…

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Betti Conder – Senior Advocacy Services

Betti Conder, HICAP Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor, began working with the Senior Advocacy Services, HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program), as the Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor in 2013. Betti has extensive experience as a liaison working with Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance. Prior to 2013, she served as a state-certified volunteer HICAP counselor for 3 years. Her…

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Lanie Abrams – Visualization and Imagery as Earliest Forms of Healing

Lanie has been an Art Therapist since 1969, one of the first to practice in San Francisco and then Sonoma County. She has worked with many populations: psychiatric, rehab, brain injury, convalescent, and trauma including Ritual Abuse and Sexual Abuse.

Yoga and Japanese Acupressure Self Healing Practices

This presentation will include gentle stretches, chair yoga, a couple of “golden oldie” songs, an introduction to self-healing practices from Japanese acupressure, and perhaps a bit of flute music as you relax! Years ago, Hannah had a yoga student named Faye who engaged Hannah for private lessons at the age of 88… Hannah continued to visit her each week until…

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