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| DEC 12 | Access materials from our December webinar, "Stopping Elder Financial Abuse: Promising Practices and How to Bring Them to Your Community," funded by the Archstone Foundation |
| NOV 16 | The Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse is grateful to the Archstone Foundation for its support through the years. Please view its impressive five-year report. |
| NOV 10 | All are welcome to call in with questions and concerns to this toll-free, nationwide calling service between 6:00am and 3:00 pm PST |
| NOV 04 | UC Irvine geriatrician, Dr. Laura Mosqueda, will speak about Elder Abuse at the 23rd Annual Arizona Geriatrics Society Fall Symposium at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix |
| NOV 02 | Congratulations to Center of Excellence co-Director, Mary Twomey, for receiving the Sentinel Award from the Elder Financial Protection Network! |
| OCT 23 | Congratulations to UC Irvine gerontologist Kerry Burnight for receiving the 2011 Senior Care Humanitarian Award for being an Outstanding Administrator! |
| OCT 22 | The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a resource for older Americans and their families to help address the problem of elder financial abuse. |
| OCT 21 | Look for the Center of Excellence booth at the 2011 Brea Senior Health Fair and Flu Clinic! |
| SEP 21 | JAMA and IHI team up to present the Author in the Room webinar series. This month features UC Irvine geriatrician Dr. Laura Mosqueda to discuss her recent published work from 2-3pm ET |
| SEP 20 | The 22nd Annual National Adult Protective Services Conference will be held in Buffalo, NY from September 20-23 and will be titled "Stemming the Tide of Adult Abuse" |
| SEP 20 | UC Irvine gerontologist, Kerry Burnight, will be presenting at the 2011 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) National Training Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach. |
| SEP 01 | UC Irvine receives $1.7-million federal grant to be the National Center on Elder Abuse, serving as clearinghouse for information, research and best practices. |
| AUG 31 | The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published an article on elder abuse and neglect co-written by UC Irvine geriatrician Dr. Laura Mosqueda |
| AUG 30 | UC Irvine's geropsychologist, Dr. Bonnie Olsen, and geriatrician Dr. Lisa Gibbs, aim to teach detectives to build successful adult neglect cases in private residences and facilities |
| AUG 25 | The Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse hosts its first webinar, "Medical Markers of Elder Abuse," presented by UC Irvine geriatrician Dr. Laura Mosqueda |
| AUG 13 | Kathleen Gouldy and Thomas Wallin of Aliso Viejo, California will take on the Leadville 100-mile Mountain Biking Race while raising money and awareness for the Center of Excellence. |
| JUL 29 | UC Irvine geriatrician, Dr. Laura Mosqueda, will be presenting at the 8th Annual Disability Rights Workshop, "Take Back the Power!" for older adults and people with disabilities |
| JUL 28 | After two years of hard work, the California Elder Justice Workgroup has published "Improving California's Response to Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation: A Blueprint" |
| JUN 15 | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was a blast! Find out what you can do to help in your community and online by clicking this link! |
| JUN 15 | The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Package is a series of free webinars presented by several experts in the field and hosted by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse |
| JUN 03 | The Violence Prevention Coalition of Orange County is recognizing UC Irvine geriatrician Dr. Laura Mosqueda at their 15th Annual Ambassador of Peace Ceremony |
| MAY 18 | Come visit the Program in Geriatrics booth at the 5th Annual Faculty and Staff Wellness and Safety Fair at the Anteater Recreation Center from 10:30am-1:30pm |
| MAY | Elder Abuse Bytes' spring newsletter highlights current events in the world of elder abuse, including an international webinar hosted by UC Irvine staff |
| APR 27-29 | Booth 808 will be represented by Center of Excellence staff, who will present elder abuse at the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging in San Francisco |
| APR 26 | Center of Excellence staff will present on elder abuse at the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging in San Francisco. |
| APR 15 | UC Irvine's own Dr. Laura Mosqueda will be a featured speaker on elder abuse at the upcoming Academy of Violence and Abuse Biennial Scientific Assembly |
| APR 14 | Mary Twomey, MSW, of UC Irvine will be lecturing on elder abuse to the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), which provides free counseling on Medicare options |
| APR 08 | Justice Department honors UC Irvine's Elder Abuse Forensics Center and its founder, Dr. Laura Mosqueda, for efforts to prevent elder abuse. |
| APR 01 | The 4th Annual South County Senior Summit, called "Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Aging, but were Afraid to Ask!" and will feature speakers including Drs. Mosqueda and Burnight |
| MAR 02 | UC Irvine study is cited by ABC News while covering legendary actor Mickey Rooney's gripping testimony on his own experience with elder abuse |
| FEB | Psychologist Bonnie Olsen, Ph.D. provides training on Client Decision-Making Capacity for APS workers and Public Guardians in partnership with Statewide APS Training Project |
