UAMS Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program to Host Caregiver Action Network Class on Sept. 9
| Aug. 17, 2017 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free “Caregiver Lunch & Learn” workshop Sept. 9 for caregivers who want to learn about the newest information about caregiving.
The workshop will be held 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Jo Ellen Ford Auditorium at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, 629 Jack Stephens Drive. Trainers from the Caregiver Action Network will instruct on using caregiver tools, creating patient- and family-centered goals in caregiving and engaging in shared decision making, and will review comparative research on effective caregiving.
Although there is no cost to attend, registration is required and space is limited. Lunch and caregiver kits will be provided. A $75 gift card will be awarded to one of the registrants who signs up for the class before Aug. 25. A $75 gift card also will be awarded to registered attendees who complete the pre- and post-workshop surveys.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Caregiver Action Network is a nonprofit organization providing education, peer support and resources to family caregivers across the United States, working to improve the quality of life of the more than 90 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease or frailties of old age.
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