Free Community Symposium: “Reconciling Pain and Giving Hope to Seniors”

The Trager Institute at the University of Louisville (formerly the Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging) is hosting a community-based symposium entitled “Reconciling Pain and Giving Hope to Seniors” that will focus on providing alternative pain management strategies for older adults. This symposium will take place on May 13^th from 10 am – 3 pm in Oldham County at the John W. Black Community Center. This event is held in partnership with the Kentucky Coalition for Healthy Communities (KCHC), Tri-County Community Action Partnership, Barren River Area Development District, and the Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development District (KIPDA).

At this symposium, older adults, caregivers, and healthcare providers will explore the dangers of medication misuse and addition for older adults, alternative solutions to chronic pain management, advocacy needed to make alternative pain strategies accessible for older adults, and related resources. Speakers include:

• Anna Faul, PhD of the UofL Trager Institute, providing an overview of the UofL Trager Institute’s older adult pain management efforts
• Sarah Lawrence, PhmarD on “Pain and the Senior Adult”
• Rev. Dr. John Inscore Essick on “Talking About the Ways We Hurt”
• Sarah Teeple on “Natural Strategies for Pain Management: Your Holistic Toolkit”
• Justin Magnuson on “Compassionate Touch and Massage Therapy”
• Andrea Helton “Acupuncture’s Role in the Opioid Epidemic & a New Pain Management Model”

Other panel discussions and support groups are scheduled throughout the day. 

Attendees will receive free copies of two books: “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America" Beth Macy and “DreamLand: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic" by Sam Quinones. 

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Lunch is provided for those who RSVP by May 7^th. Contact Mona Huff at 502.845.6849 or [email protected] for additional information.