Next week and the week following is the 2020 International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) Virtual Conference, Leadership Summit and Expo https://icaaconference.icaa.cc/

The theme this year is “Aging well: the great disruptor.” In addition to prominent keynotes by Colin Milner and Ken Dychtwald, there will be presentations on a variety of topics from cognitive and emotional health to employee wellness, leadership and management, physical activity, programming, research, technology, trends and innovations, and wellness for health.

I will be presenting “Thanks for the Memory: Strategy Training for Older Adults” on Wednesday, October 28 from 7:45 to 8:45 a.m. Pacific Time. Below are a description and the objectives:

Adults without cognitive impairment may still have challenges with absentmindedness and forgetfulness. Research shows a positive correlation between memory training and better memory performance as people age, with group formats appearing to be most effective for ameliorating memory loss problems. Engaging older adults in memory exercises and teaching them strategies for maintaining attention and remembering names and information can be of great practical benefit. Prospective memory (remembering to do things in the future) can be made more reliable through training in the use of external memory aids.  

You’ll be able to:

• Dispel myths and present accurate information about how memory changes with aging.
• Explain how memory works and the importance of attention for encoding.
• Design sessions to teach research-supported strategies that older adults can use to better remember names and information and to enhance their prospective memory.

My second presentation, “Using Emotional Intelligence to Deal with Difficult People,” will be on Thursday, November 5 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.  Below are the description and the objectives:

People who are difficult make interactions in the workplace challenging, create stress, and arouse strong negative emotions. Stress affects neurons in the hippocampus, a brain area responsible for reasoning and memory. Because of neuroplasticity, learning and practicing emotionally intelligent responses to difficult people trains your brain to handle stress more effectively, control what you can, and adapt to what you can’t. This ability to manage emotions and remain calm under pressure can positively impact your work performance.

You’ll be able to:

• Define emotional intelligence and explain its components.
• Identify types of difficult people.
• Apply emotionally intelligent behavioral strategies for dealing with difficult people.

Hope you will register and “attend” my sessions! This Virtual Conference will be presented on October 27 and 28 and November 5 and 6.