2008 Events

2008 Conference on Aging/Medico~Legal Conference | 2 1/2 Day Combo {Now Open}
M~L08 Postcard (.pdf)   CoA08 Postcard (.pdf) 
  CoA08 Brochure {DRAFT} (.pdf) 
  M~L08 Brochure {DRAFT} (.pdf) 
 M~L08 Registration (.doc)   CoA08 Registration (.doc)
   Our signature conference with its recurring "Geriatric Primary Care: "Current Perspectives & New Horizons" theme is joined in 2008 by Medico~Legal Conference and its "Vulnerability in Geriatric Care" theme  §  Situated at San Antonio Airport Hilton 20^th through 22^nd of August  §  Day-and-a-half M~L08 kicks off Wednesday afternoon § Various CE and MCLE credits will be awarded  §  For more information contact the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2008 Health Care Literacy Seminar {Details TBA}
   New 27-hour interdisciplinary curriculum course  §  Goal is to increase geriatric literacy in health care providers to decrease hospitalizations and maximize care § Evolving into video course taped for and by local professors and disparate consortium partners § Movies will be available later on disc § For more information please contact Natalie Wright @ (210) 567-7439

2008 Palliative Care on the Road-Home Ed. {Successfully Completed}
Brochure (.doc)   Local Hotels (.doc)

   On the road last year, here in San Antonio 25^th thru 28^th of Feb this year §  Concludes with a special grand rounds from Palliative Pioneer Dr. Marion Primomo § Educational sessions free to attendees § Travel and lodging expenses borne by originating facility § Continuing Education certified § Dedicated Registration Link for VA Employees: http://vaww.sites.lrn.va.gov/registration/Default.asp?CourseID=1711 § For more information please contact Dr. Jeanette Silva-Ross @ (210) 617-5237

2008 Summer Institute in Aging {Successfully Completed}
Brochure (.doc)  Agenda (.doc)  Registration (.doc) Venue Preview w/Map (.pps)  

    Annual week-long course now set for 16^th thru 20^th of June, 2008 § Positive response has made us move to a larger venue: Maronite Center on Babcock Road (See attached slide show)  §  Open to VA and Non-VA  §  Beautiful, nearby location with free parking  §  CE credits offered  via VA EES  §  40 topic breakdown being finalized now  §  New in 2008 is a concentrated Tues>>Wed Geri-Psych focus  §  Brochure includes registration sheet  §  For more information call the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

Past Events

2007 Medico~Legal Conference
Venue Preview w/Map (.pps)     Exhibitor Info (.pdf)
Postcard (.pdf)    Brochure (.pdf)    Registration (.doc)

   Back by popular demand, this day-long course will be now held on Friday, September 28^th at an off-campus venue in beautiful San Antonio § Theme for 2007: "Competence & Capacity"  §  Offered in coordination between the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX  and SeniorBridge Elder Care (http://www.seniorbridge.net/) §  CLEs and CMEs awarded  §  More info to come soon from Points of Contact at the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

SA GRECC's Geriatric Consult Lecture Series
   Geriatric Presentations on all manner of topics  §  Runs from early June to the middle of November  §  Follows Thursday's G&G Grand Rounds and focuses on Geriatrics & Palliative Care  §  For more information contact the STGEC, (210)  617-5311

2007 Conference on Aging
  Registration (.doc)  Venue Preview w/Map (.pps)  
                                     Brochure (.pdf)
Agenda (.doc)    Postcard (.pdf)     Exhibitor Info (.pdf) 
     Our signature conference  §  Recurring Theme: Geriatric Primary Care: "Current Perspectives & New Horizons" §  Situated at the brand new La Quinta Conference Center on 24th of August, 2007  §  CE credits will be awarded  §  For more information contact the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2007 VAS-COG Conference
VAS~COG Overview (.pdf)    VAS~COG Program (.pdf)     Parking Help (.pdf)     

    Biennial event set for July 11^th --14^th, 2007 in San Antonio, TX §  Marriott RiverCenter Hotel on the famed RiverWalk § 1st US Venue for VAS~COG  §  Locally coordinated by the S. Texas Veterans Health Care System and the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio §  Register and upload abstracts at www.vas-cog.org  where much more information can be gleaned

  Pre-Conference Workshop
  PreConf Insert (.jpg)     PreConf Registration (.doc)
PreConf Flier-Inside  PreConf Flier-Outside PreConf Agenda (.pdf)   (General Hotel Info)
    VAS-COG 2007 is preceded by Dr. D. R. Royall's Executive Function pre-conference workshop on Tuesday the 10^th  §  Also coordinated through the S. Texas Veterans Health Care System and the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio § Separate registration and pricing  §  Continuing Education Credits available in multiple disciplines (see registration .doc above) §  Register for the hotel through VAS-COG  §  For more information call the STGEC, (210)  567-7410
Order Form to purchase DVDs of this popular workshop

2007 Palliative Care--On the Road
VA EES Brochure (.doc)

    First ever "road show" for the San Antonio GRECC will bring their expertise to Temple (5 June also for Bonham, Austin & Waco) and Dallas (13 June)  §  Lectures, Focus Groups and a Clinical Case from 9 am to 3 pm  §  Registration information on attachment  §  For more information call the VA EES, (210)  949-9790

2007 Summer Institute in Aging
  Brochure (.pdf)    Agenda (.doc) 
     Annual week-long course now set for 18^th thru 22^nd of June, 2007 on the UT Health Science Center's new Academic & Administrative Building  §  Convenient central location with close parking  §  CE credits offered  via VA EES  §  40 Topic breakdown on attachment  §  For more information call the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2007 Diversity and Leadership Conference with Texas Healthcare Summit  
Healthcare Summit Diversity Agenda   Keynote Bios

    Third Annual conference set for 15th and 16th of May inside the Dallas Convention Center §  2007 Keynote Speaker is former SecState Colin Powell  § Conference details & registration @ http://www.texasdiversityconference.com/  §  May 15th is the Healthcare Summit with M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Dr. Harry R. Gibbs and Treasury Sec Anna Escobedo Cabral as keynote speakers (registration @ www.healthcarediversitysummit.org) § CE Accreditation provided by the Minnesota GRECC §  For more info from the UT side of the house call  (210)  567-7410 and\or from the TDC side of the house call (210) 324-6353

2006 Conference on Aging
  Registration (.doc)   Agenda (.pdf)    Brochure (.pdf)   VA/EES Brochure (.pdf)     Parking Help (.pdf)
   Our signature conference  §  Geriatric Primary Care: "Current Perspectives & New Horizons" §  Set for August 18th, 2006 at the Marriott RiverWalk Hotel in San Antonio, TX  §  CME & CEUs will be awarded  §  For more information contact the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2006 Summer Institute in Aging
Agenda (.doc)     Brochure (.pdf)   VA Registration (VA Intranet)     VA Instructions  (.pdf) 
   Annual week-long course held each June at the UT Health Science Center in  San Antonio, TX  §  Set for 19th through 23rd of June §  CMEs & CEUs Awarded via VA EES  §  For more information call the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2006 Conference on The Medical Management of Elder Abuse     Flyer/Agenda/Registration (.pdf)

   Three years in the making  §  Three full days of APS-related activities beginning May 24th  §  Set for NW San Antonio's UTHSCSA Academic and Administration Building  §  Approved for CMEs & CNEs  §  For more information contact the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2006 VA VISN 17 Research Conference (FREE)
Agenda (.pdf)   Flyer 1 & 2 (.pdf)    Non-VA Registration (.doc)  VA Registration (VA Intranet)     
Postcard (.pdf)  EES Brochure (.pdf)
   A popular day-long "traveling" conference scheduled for the Alamo City this time around  §  The 21st of April venue is the Omni Hotel between the San Antonio Airport and the Audie Murphy VA Hospital  §  The theme for 2006: "Aging and Age-Related Disease: Cellular Signaling Perspectives"  §  Offered through the VA's South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio, TX  §  CMEs awarded  §  For more info click any links above or call the GRECC, (210)  617-5311 or EES, (210) 617-5300, x6909

2006 Medico-Legal Conference
Agenda (.pdf)  Brochure (.pdf)  Non-VA Registration (.pdf)    VA Registration (VA Intranet) 
   First ever day-long course to be held on March 10th, 2006 at the Hilton San Antonio Airport  §  From an idea by Dr. Colleen Kennedy § Offered in coordination with the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX  §  CLEs and CMEs awarded  §  For more info please click any links above or call the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2005 Summer Intensive Program in Geriatrics
Agenda   Brochure (With Registration Form)
                  
   Annual week-long course held each June at the UT Health Science Center in  San Antonio, TX  §  CME & CEUs Awarded  § For more info call the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

26th Annual Conference on Aging
Agenda   Brochure (2.9 MB)   Registration Form

    Geriatric Primary Care: "Current Perspectives & New Horizons" §  Friday, August 19, 2005, The Airport Hilton Hotel in San Antonio, TX  §  CME & CEUs awarded  § For more information contact the STGEC, (210)  567-7410

2004 Summer Intensive Program in GeriatricsAgenda

2003 Summer Intensive Program in GeriatricsAgenda

1st to 25th Annual Conferences on Aging

1986 to 2002 Summer Intensive Programs in Geriatrics