MGS Webinar Recordings

Browse Past Webinar on topics related to Gerontology and Aging below. All Monthly Webinars are recorded, and available free of charge to MGS Members along with handouts and a downloadable CEU Certificate. Webinar recordings, handouts, and CEU Certificates are also available to non-Members for a $25 fee. Webcasts with "free" in title are free for everyone.

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Aging in a Place with a Warming Climate (October 23, 2024)

Lessons From the Dakotas: Ideas to Promote Aging in Place in Minnesota

Lessons From the Dakotas: Ideas to Promote Aging in Place in Minnesota (September 17, 2024)

Age-Friendly Minnesota Ethics Issues & Approaches

Age-Friendly Minnesota Ethics Issues & Approaches (August 20, 2024)

HIV & Aging Toolkit (July 30, 2024)

To Live in Dignity: Changing a Culture of Care

To Live in Dignity: Changing a Culture of Care (April 5, 2024)

Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research (February 22, 2024)

Ethics & Healthcare Access (January 18, 2024)

Celebrating and Caring for Loved Ones with Memory Loss During the Holidays

Celebrating and Caring for Loved Ones with Memory Loss During the Holidays (November 15, 2023)

What Matters? – The Foundation of Age Friendly Health Systems

What Matters? – The Foundation of Age Friendly Health Systems (October 18, 2023)

A Community-Based Approach to Social Connections

A Community-Based Approach to Social Connections (September 21, 2023)

How Sensory Changes with Aging can Impact Function

How Sensory Changes with Aging can Impact Function (July 26, 2023)

Cannabis and Older Adults in 2023 (June 12, 2023)

Valuing the Invaluable: Strengthening Supports for Family Caregivers

Valuing the Invaluable: Strengthening Supports for Family Caregivers (May 15, 2023)

Can a New Approach Help Older Persons Confidently Self-Manage Medications?

Can a New Approach Help Older Persons Confidently Self-Manage Medications? (April 17, 2023)

Using Labor Market Information to Inform Workforce Strategy

Using Labor Market Information to Inform Workforce Strategy (February 28, 2023)

Senior Nutrition in 2023 (January 11, 2023)

Grief and the Holidays (December 15, 2022)

Education Resources to Teach Age-Friendly Care

Education Resources to Teach Age-Friendly Care (November 16, 2022)

Paying MN’s Long-Term Care Bill: A Study of Private- and Public-Pay Patterns

Paying MN’s Long-Term Care Bill: A Study of Private- and Public-Pay Patterns (October 12, 2022)

LGBTQ Aging: Exploring the 2022 Needs Assessment and Applying it to Your Work

LGBTQ Aging: Exploring the 2022 Needs Assessment and Applying it to Your Work (September 13, 2022)

Scrambling to Meet the Need: Mental Health Resources for Older Adults

Scrambling to Meet the Need: Mental Health Resources for Older Adults (August 3, 2022)

New Training on Elder Sexual Abuse (June 28, 2022)

Current Issues in Ethics (May 24, 2022)

Making Sense of Brief Cognitive Testing for Older Adults

Making Sense of Brief Cognitive Testing for Older Adults (March 23, 2022)

Effective Medication Self-Management (February 10, 2022)

Gray Matters: Understanding Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults

Gray Matters: Understanding Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults (January 18, 2022)

Speaking of Dementia: How to Refer to Dementia in Racial-Ethnic Minority Communi

Speaking of Dementia: How to Refer to Dementia in Racial-Ethnic Minority Communi (December 14, 2021)

Lessons Learned in LTC During A Pandemic

Lessons Learned in LTC During A Pandemic (November 15, 2021)

COVID-19 Caregiving: Older Adults, Adults with Disabilities, Somali-Americans

COVID-19 Caregiving: Older Adults, Adults with Disabilities, Somali-Americans (October 27, 2021)

Building the Workforce Pipeline in Long-term Care

Building the Workforce Pipeline in Long-term Care (September 27, 2021)

What Were We Thinking: Past, Present and Future of Aging Policy and Practices

What Were We Thinking: Past, Present and Future of Aging Policy and Practices (August 18, 2021)

Assisted Living Licensure: What to Do if You Work with Older Adults

Assisted Living Licensure: What to Do if You Work with Older Adults (June 24, 2021)

Loss, Grief, and Aging in a COVID World (May 13, 2021)

Older Adults, Homelessness, and COVID-19: Facts and Response

Older Adults, Homelessness, and COVID-19: Facts and Response (April 15, 2021)

Therapeutic Activities for Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the Global Pandemi

Therapeutic Activities for Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the Global Pandemi (March 10, 2021)

What’s New in Supported Decision Making in Minnesota?

What’s New in Supported Decision Making in Minnesota? (February 11, 2021)

Effective Communication Strategies: Decoding and Responding to Verbal and Behavi

Effective Communication Strategies: Decoding and Responding to Verbal and Behavi (January 12, 2021)

Elder Loneliness & Isolation: Fact, Fiction or Epidemic?

Elder Loneliness & Isolation: Fact, Fiction or Epidemic? (December 17, 2020)

The Impact of Sleep Disorders: Changes in Sleep Patterns as We Age

The Impact of Sleep Disorders: Changes in Sleep Patterns as We Age (November 19, 2020)

Free Webcast - Understanding Trauma in African American Communities

Free Webcast - Understanding Trauma in African American Communities (October 27, 2020)

Caregiving Research 2020: Eye-Opening National and Minnesota Findings and Trends

Caregiving Research 2020: Eye-Opening National and Minnesota Findings and Trends (October 15, 2020)

Senior Centers for the Third Age (September 17, 2020)

Geriatric Depression Disorders (August 13, 2020)

Electronic Monitoring in LTC in Minnesota and Allowable Compassion Care Visits

Electronic Monitoring in LTC in Minnesota and Allowable Compassion Care Visits (July 15, 2020)

Telemedicine for Physical and Mental Health: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Telemedicine for Physical and Mental Health: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic (June 11, 2020)

End of Life Planning for Body and Spirit

End of Life Planning for Body and Spirit (May 19, 2020)

Free - 44th Virtual Annual Age-Friendly Conference

Free - 44th Virtual Annual Age-Friendly Conference (April 24, 2020)

Free Webcast - COVID-19 and Living with Dementia

Free Webcast - COVID-19 and Living with Dementia (April 17, 2020)

Mindful Presence in Stressful and Uncertain Times

Mindful Presence in Stressful and Uncertain Times (April 2, 2020)

Access to Transportation: An Essential Ingredient for Choice

Access to Transportation: An Essential Ingredient for Choice (March 10, 2020)

The Juniper Network Improving Health and Strengthening Communities Throughout MN

The Juniper Network Improving Health and Strengthening Communities Throughout MN (February 12, 2020)

Sing me a Memory: Music Therapy in Eldercare

Sing me a Memory: Music Therapy in Eldercare (January 14, 2020)

Stand Up for Yourself and Each Other: A Self-Advocacy Training

Stand Up for Yourself and Each Other: A Self-Advocacy Training (December 18, 2019)

Strategies for Home Modification (November 12, 2019)

Parkinsons Disease - Improving Care (October 2, 2019)

Developing a Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card

Developing a Minnesota Assisted Living Report Card (September 19, 2019)

Palliative Care - It's not just for Dying Anymore!

Palliative Care - It's not just for Dying Anymore! (August 13, 2019)

Medical Cannabis in Minnesota–Thoughts for Those Who Work with Seniors

Medical Cannabis in Minnesota–Thoughts for Those Who Work with Seniors (July 22, 2019)

Elder Abuse Prevention and Vulnerable Adult Protection in Minnesota

Elder Abuse Prevention and Vulnerable Adult Protection in Minnesota (June 17, 2019)

Giving Up Driving - It Takes a Village (May 16, 2019)

Conference Panel Presentation-Future Visions for MN Aging Services

Conference Panel Presentation-Future Visions for MN Aging Services (April 12, 2019)

Quality Long Term Care-How Research and Innovation Lead to Better Outcomes

Quality Long Term Care-How Research and Innovation Lead to Better Outcomes (April 12, 2019)

Long Term Care Rethink Tank: Re-thinking Eldercare

Long Term Care Rethink Tank: Re-thinking Eldercare (March 18, 2019)

Ethical Dilemmas with Older Adults in Health and Human Services

Ethical Dilemmas with Older Adults in Health and Human Services (February 20, 2019)

Keys to Understanding and Treating Geriatric Depression

Keys to Understanding and Treating Geriatric Depression (January 22, 2019)

Boomers and Advocacy (December 18, 2018)

Future Generation in Geriatrics (November 15, 2018)

Ageism in Healthcare (October 17, 2018)

The Future of Aging Solutions: Intergenerational Solutions

The Future of Aging Solutions: Intergenerational Solutions (September 18, 2018)

Beyond Diagnosis: Rehabilitation Aspects in Dementia

Beyond Diagnosis: Rehabilitation Aspects in Dementia (August 16, 2018)

Opioids and Older Minnesotans: What to Know and What to Do

Opioids and Older Minnesotans: What to Know and What to Do (July 18, 2018)

Start Seeing Caregivers (June 13, 2018)

Elder Abuse Prevention in Minnesota (May 15, 2018)

Promoting Physical Activity: Guidance from the Wellness Motivation Theory

Promoting Physical Activity: Guidance from the Wellness Motivation Theory (April 12, 2018)

Let’s Stay Upright and Independent! Falls Prevention Across Minnesota

Let’s Stay Upright and Independent! Falls Prevention Across Minnesota (March 21, 2018)

Healthy Living for Your Brain (February 22, 2018)

Supportive Decision Making - An Emerging Alternative to Guardianship

Supportive Decision Making - An Emerging Alternative to Guardianship (January 16, 2018)

Seniors and Technology: Observations from Above and at Ground Level

Seniors and Technology: Observations from Above and at Ground Level (December 12, 2017)

How's Your Posture? (November 15, 2017)

Hearing Loss Matters (AKA, Hear for the Health of It!)

Hearing Loss Matters (AKA, Hear for the Health of It!) (October 17, 2017)

Opportunities and Challenges of Hospice Delivery in Diverse Sites

Opportunities and Challenges of Hospice Delivery in Diverse Sites (September 20, 2017)

Growing Older with a Smile - Promoting Oral Health for Older Adults

Growing Older with a Smile - Promoting Oral Health for Older Adults (July 20, 2017)

A Backup Plan for Solo Seniors Health Care Decision Making for People

A Backup Plan for Solo Seniors Health Care Decision Making for People (June 12, 2017)

Vision Loss and the Senior Population A Top Public Health Priority

Vision Loss and the Senior Population A Top Public Health Priority (May 10, 2017)

Older Workers Asset and Opportunities (April 10, 2017)

Preventing Deaths by Suicide of Older Adults in Minnesota

Preventing Deaths by Suicide of Older Adults in Minnesota (March 21, 2017)

Managing Personality Disorders (February 17, 2017)

Polypharmacy - Preventing Unnecessary Medications for Older Adults

Polypharmacy - Preventing Unnecessary Medications for Older Adults (January 19, 2017)

Lets Talk About Sex - Conversations About Aging and Sexuality

Lets Talk About Sex - Conversations About Aging and Sexuality (December 12, 2016)

Diagnosing Dementia: Doing So Effectively for Patients, Families and Society

Diagnosing Dementia: Doing So Effectively for Patients, Families and Society (November 14, 2016)

Advance Care Planning: What you Need to Know

Advance Care Planning: What you Need to Know (October 17, 2016)

Caring for Minnesota's Aging Population (September 15, 2016)

A Win - Win - Win: When Gerontology and Geriatrics Work Together

A Win - Win - Win: When Gerontology and Geriatrics Work Together (August 16, 2016)

Older Women in Minnesota: Approaches to Social and Economic Security

Older Women in Minnesota: Approaches to Social and Economic Security (July 19, 2016)

Addiction in Older Adults (June 21, 2016)

Long Term Care Ombudsman and Adult Protection

Long Term Care Ombudsman and Adult Protection (May 24, 2016)

Living Well, Dying Well (April 6, 2016)

Aging Trends: The Survey of Older Minnesotans

Aging Trends: The Survey of Older Minnesotans (March 9, 2016)

Depression in Seniors (February 18, 2016)

Mindfulness: A New Frontier in Healthy Aging

Mindfulness: A New Frontier in Healthy Aging (January 20, 2016)

How to Better Serve LGB and T Older Adults

How to Better Serve LGB and T Older Adults (November 19, 2015)

Minnesota Elder Justice Center - How We Can Help

Minnesota Elder Justice Center - How We Can Help (October 13, 2015)

ACT on Alzheimer's (September 24, 2015)

Impact of Hoarding on Seniors - A Panel Discussion

Impact of Hoarding on Seniors - A Panel Discussion (August 27, 2015)

The Future of Family Caregiving - Part 2

The Future of Family Caregiving - Part 2 (August 13, 2015)

Recommendations from Minnesota for the 2015 WHCOA

Recommendations from Minnesota for the 2015 WHCOA (July 9, 2015)

Safety vs. Self Determination - Decisions Made While Leaving the Hospital

Safety vs. Self Determination - Decisions Made While Leaving the Hospital (June 24, 2015)

The Future of Family Caregiving - Part 1

The Future of Family Caregiving - Part 1 (May 21, 2015)

Urging Minnesotans to Face Aging (April 9, 2015)

Workforce Solutions for Aging Services Careers

Workforce Solutions for Aging Services Careers (March 25, 2015)

New Americans: Solutions to Work Force Challenges in Long Term Care

New Americans: Solutions to Work Force Challenges in Long Term Care (February 25, 2015)

Empower Change Through Advocacy (January 21, 2015)

Aging: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (December 9, 2014)

Using Yoga for Managing Chronic Disease in Older Adults

Using Yoga for Managing Chronic Disease in Older Adults (November 20, 2014)

Ethics and Values in Aging and Long Term Care

Ethics and Values in Aging and Long Term Care (October 14, 2014)

The Healthy Brain Initiative (September 23, 2014)

Impact of Hoarding on Seniors (August 21, 2014)

Bipolar Disorder in the Older Adult (July 9, 2014)

Risks of Hearing Loss in Our Aging Population

Risks of Hearing Loss in Our Aging Population (May 21, 2014)

Age and the Workplace: A New Perspective

Age and the Workplace: A New Perspective (April 14, 2014)