Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging—2018 Annual Conference

Updated on August 5, 2018

Now in its 28th year, The Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging (SWPPA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Annual Conference at The Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe on Tuesday, October 16.

This year’s theme is Embracing Aging.

A highlight of the conference will be the keynote address, “Embracing Aging: Reclaiming Your Inner David to Find Purpose, Promise and Peace of Mind in a World of Goliaths,” presented by Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq.  Mr. Andrews is a Regional Vice President of AARP.

This year’s conference will be expanded to include concurrent sessions to increase educational opportunities.  Additional presentation topics include: Holistic Well-Being, Addiction in Older Adults, Embracing the LGBT Older Adult, Age-Friendly Community Update, Successful Strategies for Recruitment and Retention Panel, Cost of Aging, Regulatory Updates, and Community Health Choices Panel (Lessons Learned from Western PA roll-out).

For more information, visit https://www.swppa.org/education/ or email [email protected].



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