NMDAC Training & Professional Development 
Aging & Diabetes
The Challenges of Aging and Managing Diabetes

Friday, September 5, 2014
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
New Mexico Cartpenters Training Center

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DRAFT AGENDA

DRAFT Agenda & Accreditation Statements

9:30 – 10:00 AM     Registration & Networking

10:00 – 10:30 AM      Welcome and NMDAC Update
                                      Linda Reineke, RD, CDE  NMDAC Chair

10:30 - 10:45 AM      New Mexico Department of Health Update
                                      Judith Gabriele, MPH, Program Manager Diabetes Prevention & Control Program 

10:45 – 11:30 AM      Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Ways of Healing and Modern Medicine
                                       Mitzie Begay, Cross-Cultural Coordinator for Tséhootsooí Medical Center

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM        LUNCH & Networking

CONTINUING EDUCATION SESSION 

12:00  – 1:30 PM        Diabetes Management in the Elderly: More Ain’t Better  
                                       Dr. Richard Ortega, Medical Director of Hospice de La Luz

 1:30 – 2:00 PM           Mitigating Health Risks for Dementia: Caregiver Programs & Services 
                                       Chris McCaffrey, Regional Manager for Alzheimer’s Association

SPECIAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIY SESSION

2:00 – 2:30 PM            Keeping Seniors Moving
                                        Kim Smith, Zumba Gold Instructor