Lectures Online about Elder Abuse

On Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. EST (12 noon PST), the first of two 30-minute lectures about elder abuse will be broadcast over the Internet, as produced by the University of California at Irvine.

According to a recent email message posted on the listserv of the National Commission on Elder Abuse by Elaine A. Chen (Email: eachen@uci.edu), Coordinator, Elder Abuse Prevention Programs, Center of Excellence in Elder Abuse & Neglect, Program in Geriatrics, at the University of California at Irvine, these two lectures are "part of the Coming of Age Lecture Series produced by UCTV."

Two 30-minute lectures on Elder Abuse by Laura Mosqueda, M.D., Director of Geriatrics and Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine * * * will be viewable in several formats:

• online through a live stream and then by video-on-demand at www.uctv.tv and YouTube,
  
• locally on cable television throughout California, and
  
• nationally on Dish network.

They are scheduled to air initially on May 13th and 26th to commemorate Elder Abuse Awareness Month in California and to kick off activities for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

The videos are described as follows:

Forensic Markers of Elder Abuse (first airdate 5/13/2008, 12:00 pm PST [9:00 am EST]):

• This program details the forensic signs of elder abuse. Dr. Mosqueda's presentation is essential viewing by anyone who treats this vulnerable population. In this program, Dr. Mosqueda explains how to discern the normal signs of aging from signs of abuse.

Elder Abuse (first airdate 5/26/2008, 7:30 pm PST [4:30 pm EST]):

• The lecture "Elder Abuse" addresses the lay public, describes the nature and scope of elder abuse, explaining some of the vulnerabilities to mistreatment and posing some ethical questions to ponder.

The online availability for these videos will be through www.uctv.tv. The feed will also be available through a dedicated YouTube link for UCTV.

For those selecting an online mode to view the lectures, Elaine noted:

There is an advantage to watching on YouTube for people who prefer that the size of the screen can be enlarged to full screen for viewing archived programs, if one clicks on the little box on the lower right hand corner. This cannot be done from the UCTV website for watching the live streaming programs online.

After their initial broadcasts, these two programs should join other archived lectures for online, on demand, video replay through the website of the Coming of Age Lecture Series.

2008 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the third such recognition on June 15th annually, as sponsored by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, is designated for Sunday, June 15, 2008.

According to the U.S. Administration on Aging's webpage about "Elder Rights & Resources", that day "serves as a call-to-action for individuals, organizations and communities to raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect and exploitation."

Update: 05/19/08:

This email message was posted to the NCEA Listserv by Elaine A. Chen:

Recently I sent an email announcement regarding two 30-minute lectures on Elder Abuse by Laura Mosqueda, M.D., Director of Geriatrics and Professor of Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine are featured as part of the Coming of Age Lecture Series produced by UCTV.

They are now available to view online.

YouTube has a feature that allows you to view in full-screen mode.

You may also access the online videos via the UCTV website [or here].

• Forensic Markers of Elder Abuse -- (first airdate 5/13/2008, 12:00 pm PST) * * *
  

• Elder Abuse --(first airdate 5/26/2008, 7:30 pm PST) * * *
  

Please pass this information on to your colleagues and partners. We are eager for as many people as possible to be exposed to these seminal presentations. These lectures may be used by others in the field as long as they are not altered and UC Irvine Center of Excellence in Elder Abuse & Neglect (or UC Irvine Program in Geriatrics) is given attribution.