Elder Abuse AND Older Autism AND Campus Blood Donation

Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Director of the Geriatrics Program at U.C. Irvine Medical Center, and U.S. Dept. of Justice award recipient for her contribution toward the founding of the model Elder Abusic Forensic Center; and the Orange County Vulnerable Adult Specialist Team talks about elder abuse: the red flags, the culprits, the delicate way of reporting about and the role that clinicians have in mitigating this transgression. More information is available on www.centeron elderabuse.org. Recommended read: Susan Jacoby's "Never Say Die; The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age." The second guest is Bonnie Gillman, executive director of the Grandparent Autism Network (GAN), in advance of its 6th annual conference, " Aging with Autism," to be held on Jan. 21st 9am-noon. Attendees are welcome to walk-in if not yet registered. Dr. Minh-Ha Tran, Associate Medical Director of the Transformation Medicine Service at the U. C. Irvine Medical Center, talks about the U.C. Irvine main campus' newly established blood donation center.