Education

The AGS Spring 2026 Symposium

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Spring 2026 Symposium

Title: Promoting Healthy Aging

When: Thursday, April 9, 2026

Where: Online. This will be a virtual-only symposium.

Continuing Education Credit: This course has been approved for CE contact hours through the Arkansas Health Care Association (Approval #: 20250267) for active Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; and by the ADHS Office of Long-Term Care for Nursing Home Administrators.

Time Session

8:15 – 8:30 AM Welcome, Disclosures & Introduction - Tracey Zeiner, OTD

8:30 – 9:15 AM Promoting Healthy Aging: Heart Health and Aging - Michael Huber, MD, FACC

9:15 – 10:00 AM Pills, Thrills, and Deprescribing Skills - Michelle Hernandez, PharmD & Morgan Streett, PharmD, BCPS

10:00 – 10:15 AM Break

10:15 – 11:00 AM Fall Fitness: A Requirement to Survive the Inevitable - Samantha Chamberlain, PT, DPT

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch Break

12:00 – 12:30 PM By Learners, For Learners: How Older Adults in Arkansas Shape Lifelong Learning - Leah Greenfield, MA, MBA

12:30 – 1:15 PM Person-Centered Care for Older Adults Managing Diabetes - Jennifer “Jenn” Clampitt, DCN, RD, LD, CDCES

1:15 – 1:30 PM Break

1:30 – 2:30 PM Chronic Pain in Older Adults: From Conservative Care to Advanced Interventions - Aparna Jindal, MD

2:30 – 3:30 PM Dementia Prevention & Current Treatments - Naomi Armstrong, RN Educator & Reino “Randy” Henderson, BMS, PA-C, DC

3:30 – 3:45 PM Wrap-Up: In order to receive C.E., Submit Conference Evaluations & Attestation of Attendance

The AGS Voice - Watch for new issues later this year (2026)!

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