2008 CHPR Conference

Advancing Healthy Aging
February 6, 2008
UT Alumni Center Connally Ballroom

Dear Colleague

We are pleased to invite you to Promoting Health in Underserved Populations: Advancing Healthy Aging, a research conference sponsored by the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations (CHPR).   The elimination of health disparities in underserved populations through interdisciplinary and collaborative research in health promotion and disease prevention is a central aim of CHPR and we are pleased to partner with the Ex-Students’ Association of The University of Texas, the School of Social Work, the Center for Social Work Research, Seton Family of Hospitals, and Sigma Theta Tau’s Epsilon Theta chapter to disseminate important information on promoting health in aging. 

CHPR was established in 1999 through funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Nursing Research (P30NR005051).  This grant provides support for the development and dissemination of research to improve the health of underserved populations.  The conference will feature a keynote presentation by noted elder health researcher Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN (University of California, San Francisco), a closing address by Mark Hayward, PhD (from UT-Austin’s Population Research Center) and the work of ten other distinguished researchers.

Please take a moment to review this brochure and register to join this important dialogue on promoting the health of underserved elders on February 6, 2008.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN is a Professor of Gerontological Nursing and Medical Anthropology at the University of California, San Francisco. She founded the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, where she has taught for the past 28 years.

Dr. Kayser-Jones is recognized nationally and internationally for her rigorous, systematic investigation of the social, cultural, clinical, environmental, and political factors that influence the quality of care in nursing homes.       She has lectured to large interdisciplinary audiences in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, England, Scotland, Germany, the former Soviet Union, and the Netherlands. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Academy of Nursing, and the American Anthropological Society. Throughout her career, Dr. Kayser-Jones’s research efforts have been directed toward improving the quality of care and the quality of life of older people who spend the last days of their lives in nursing homes.

 

PROGRAM       Wednesday, February 6, 2008

8:00 - 8:30	Continental Breakfast & Conference Check-in
8:30 - 9:00	Welcome & Introductions Alexa K. Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN    Dean Dolores Sands, PhD, RN, FAAN Vice Provost William Sage, MD, JD	The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The University of Texas at Austin Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
9:00 – 10:00	Keynote: Promoting Health and the Quality of Care for Older Americans in Nursing Homes: Current Issues and the Need for Change in Policy and Practice Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN	University of California, San Francisco
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 11:45	SESSION 1: Health Promoting Lifestyles and Mental Health Moderator: Lynn Rew, EdD, RN, FAAN Does the Timing of Impairment in Women's Lives Matter? A Theory of Health Promotion Lifestyles Tracie Harrison, PhD, RN, FNP Resilience Across the Lifespan Roberta Greene, PhD       Low-Income Older Adults' Attitudes Toward Depression Treatments Namkee Choi, PhD   Depressive Symptoms and Cigarette Smoking in Older Adults: A 10-Year Model Charles J. Holahan, PhD	The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The Univer sity of Texas at Austin School of Social Work The Univer sity of Texas at Austin School of Social Work The Univer sity of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
11:45 - 1:15	Poster Session & Lunch (provided)
1:15 - 2:45	SESSION 2: Interventions to Promote Healthy AgingModerator: Alexa Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN Promoting Well-Being of Stroke Survivors & Spousal Caregivers Sharon K. Ostwald, PhD, RN, FGSA  The SeniorWISE Trial:  Memory Training vs. Health Promotion Graham McDougall, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN      Role of Regular Exercise on Preventive Gerontology Hirofumi Tanaka, PhD      Growing Older in America: Opportunities and Challenges in Aging Research J. Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FAAN	The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The University of Texas at Austin College of Education National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Aging
2:45 - 3:00	Break
3:00 - 3:50	SESSION 3: Cultural Aspects of Health Promotion Moderator: Lorraine Walker, EdD, MPH, RN, FAAN Structural and Cultural Factors in Healthful Aging Among Older Hispanics Ronald J. Angel, PhD   Health Promotion in Hispanic Family Caregivers Gayle Acton, PhD, RN	The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing The Univer sity of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing
3:50 - 4:20	Closing Remarks: Bringing the Body Back In: The Integration of Biology in Life Course Research on Health Disparities Mark Hayward, PhD	University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center
3:00 - 3:50	Evaluation

CALL FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS -  Abstract Deadline: December 10, 2007

Poster Presentations are invited on topics addressing ANY aspect of health promotion research in underserved populations. Please note: poster topics are NOT required to be only about aging and health. Original and previously presented posters at refereed regional/national conferences will be considered.  Graduate students are encouraged to submit posters. Posters may report work in progress (including conceptual and theoretical work); however, preference will be given to posters presenting findings. Scholarly presentations consistent with CHPR’s mission will be selected, and first author notified by email by January 11, 2008.

POSTER PRESENTERS MUST REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE.

Requirements for submission
Abstract:
Format: One page, single spaced, Times 12-pt, 1” margins, 500 words maximum
(Use formatted document on CHPR website - Poster Abstract Template)
Organization: Purpose; Methods; Findings; Conclusions
Cover Letter:  Request to submit, author(s) name, credentials, affiliation, address, phone, email, where previously presented (if appropriate) and a permission to publish statement as follows:
(If selected, I agree to present a poster at the CHPR Conference on February 6, 2008. I give permission for the abstract and a photo of the poster to be used for distribution in all forms of media [print, electronic, website, video].)
First Author: First author can be selected only once; first author will be contact person

Poster:
Format: Maximum size to fit a poster board of 4’ x 6’; tacks will be provided
Handouts are optional and must be provided by the author (25 copies suggested)

Submission: Email (electronic copy)

Center for Health Promotion Research
The University of Texas at Austin
School of Nursing
1700 Red River
Austin, Texas 78701-1499

Email: CHPR@mail.nur.utexas.edu
Phone: 512 - 471 – 9910
Website: http://www.utexas.edu/nursing/chpr

2008 CHPR Conference Registration Form (Word file)

 

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