Festival & Conferences
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SUCCESSFUL AGING FESTIVAL:
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Annual Successful Aging Festival
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Wednesday May 15, 2024, 9:00am - 3:30pm
Stockton University Campus Center
A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED
TO MAKE THIS A MEMORABLE EVENT!
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Keynote Hesburgh Lecture by Paul W. Bohn, Ph.D.
Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Inaugural Director, Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative (BELS)
Director, Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health
University of Notre Dame
The Future of Personalized Healthcare
through Precision Medicine
We are living in the midst of a revolution in the way that biomedicine approaches disease. Inspired by the revolution in genomics and related technologies (imaging, advanced delivery systems, etc.), we are moving away from traditional epidemiological views of disease states towards a personalized approach that promises to revolutionize healthcare. This presentation will describe the exciting opportunities and attendant challenges in realizing the potential of personalized medicine, while highlighting the work of Notre Dame researchers to make it a reality.
- See BELS Press Release (2/26/24) Here
- Watch Brief "What Would You Fight For?" video featuring work in Dr. Bohn's lab to identify and treat lethal Sepsis Infections
Help commemorate SCOSA founding director
Dave Burdick's many contributions and
40-year Stockton career as he retires in June.
Festival Sessions:
Workshops/Lectures:
- Smart Devices, Apps, and AI (Dr. Helen Wei)
- How old is your brain? Using EEG and MRI to estimate brain health (Dr. Jessica Fleck)
- Multicultural Wheel of Wellness (Dr. Christine Gayda & Service Learning Students)
- Baby Step into the Blue Zones (Peppy Margolis & Gina Maguire- multiple programs throughout the day)
- SILL: Health, Healing, & Spirituality
(Dr. Guia Calicdan-Apostle) - Chair Yoga
- The 4M's of Age-Friendly Health Care
(Dr. Dave Burdick and others)
- Active Aging: A Physical Therapy Workshop for Maximizing Independence
- Getting out Exploring: Things to Do and See in South Jersey
- SILL: Teaching to our Times (Dr. Richard Miller)
Performances & Displays:
- Music by Pan Gravy
- Miss Lois & the Silver Dancers
- 'Powered by Connection' Contest Entries
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2024 Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Notre Dame Club of South Jersey
William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy
Bronze Sponsors
CONTACT Cape-Atlantic
Preferred Care at Absecon
South Jersey Gas
UMC The Shores
Session Sponsors
AtlantiCare
Care Patrol
Home Instead
Visiting Angels Atlantic County
Additional Support Provided By
Frances Leonilda Acerra Christopher Memorial Fund
Teski-Burdick Gerontology Fund
Southern New Jersey Council on Issues of Aging Endowment Fund
2024 Exhibitors
Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging
Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter
Atlantic County Surrogate's Office
Cancer Support Community New Jersey
Complete Care at Victoria Commons
Gateway Community Action Partnership - Foster Grandparent Program
2024 Marketplace:
The Bauble Nook- Dolores Ogara
Lois Allen
SCOSA Writers Bookshop (including Mary Blakeslee, Janet Bodoff, Lucy Jerue, & Janet Reilly)
Tom Lubben- Author
Cathleen Engelsen Historical Paintings
South Jersey Culture & History Center
Stockton Maple Project
Mary Ann Trail, Author
2024 Advertisers
Gateway Community Action Partnership - Foster Grandparent Program
Health Center at Galloway
JBA Insurance
Jeffries and Keates Funeral Home
Journey Hospice
Murphy Writing of Stockton University
NJ Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Ocean Financial Associates
Partners in HomeCare Services LLC
BAYADA Home Health
Support Also Provided By
Atlantic County Area Agency on Aging(Older Americans Act Funds)
Past Festivals ...
2023 Successful Aging Festival
Tuesday May 23, 2023
SCOSA's Annual Successful Aging Festivl returned after three years of COVID-19 related cancellations. By many accounts, this was one of our best, with packed meeting rooms, enthusiastic exhibitors and approximately 300 guests.
The Festival Theme coincided with the national Older Americans Month Theme: Aging Unbound, and "explored diverse aging experiences and discussed how communities can combat stereotypes" and promote flexible thinking about aging – and how we all benefit when older adults remain engaged, independent, and included.
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2019 Annual Successful Aging Festival
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Click Here for Photos from the MSOT Student Displays
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CLICK HERE for 2019 Press Release
Click Here for Pre-Festival Story in Press of AC story by Claire Lowe
2018 Annual Successful Aging Festival
May 17, 2018
Campus Center, Galloway, NJ
View 2018 Program Book Online Here
View 2018 Program Book PDF Here
View a 2018 Festival Story from Stockton News Here
