volume 6 number 1 summer 2003
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Get the Facts!

get the facts documentThe Get the Facts! sheet has been revised and updated. It was distributed to all Florida Legislators on March 6, 2003, at Ambassadors for Aging Day in Tallahassee.

You can obtain a free copy of the new fact sheet by calling Sharon Anderson at 813-974-1976 or go to the web page: http://fcomha.fmhi.usf.edu/



The 6th Annual Conference of The Florida Coalition for Optimal Mental Health & Aging

will be held
October 23 & 24, 2003
Fort Lauderdale Airport Hilton
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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The Conference brochure will be mailed out in early September and registration will also be available on the web site beginning September 1st: http://fcomha.fmhi.usf.edu/

For more information on the Conference, exhibit tables or sponsorship, check out the web site, or contact: Stephen Ferrante at 954-537-2805 or sferrante@broward.org

The Broward Older Adult Workgroup is co-sponsor and organizer of the Conference this year. They are planning an exciting program including sessions on therapeutic interventions and practices, ethics in aging practice, suicide prevention, substance abuse prevention, differential diagnosis, medications and updates on recent legislative changes.

Up to 13.0 CECs will be available for Addiction Professionals, Marriage & Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nurses, Psychologists, and Public Guardians. Geriatric specialists, aging network staff, physicians, pharmacists, recreational therapists and others will find this Conference of interest.

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