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AALS Aging and the Law Listserv, May 8, 2012

By Elder Law Prof Blog
May 8, 2012

Listserv Member News: A new international elder law book has been published by Springer Publications, entitled Beyond Elder Law: New Directions in Law and Aging. http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Elder-Law-Directions-Aging/dp/3642259715.The authors are the following:

Terry Carney, Professor of Law University of Sydney, Australia;

Israel Doron (CO-EDITOR), Professor of Law at the Department of Gerontology at the University of Haifa, Israel;

Albert Evrard, Member of the Law Faculty, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belguim;

Jonathan Herring, Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom;

Nina A. Kohn, Associate Professor of Law, Syracuse University, USA;

Clemence Lacour, Member of the Law Faculty, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belguim;

Helen Meenan, Solicitor and Visiting Professor at Kingston University, United Kingdom;

Ann Murphy, Professor, Gonzaga University School of Law, USA;

Charles P. Sabatino, Director of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging, USA;

A.M. Soden (CO-EDITOR), Executive Director of the National Institute of Law, Policy and Aging, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;

Benny Spanier, Ph.D. Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Haifa, Israel;

Erica Wood, Assistant Director of the ABA Commission on Law and Aging.

Listserv Items:

  1. Preparing For A Future That Includes Aging Parents: http://www.npr.org/2012/04/24/150587638/preparing-for-a-future-that-includes-aging-parents
  2. Summer 2012 Volunteer Opportunities for Seniors: http://news.yahoo.com/summer-2012-volunteer-opportunities-seniors-172800476.html
  3. ‘Unique’ Character Makes Debut on ‘Glee’ While Seniors Struggle to Find ‘Direction’: http://news.yahoo.com/unique-character-makes-debut-glee-while-seniors-struggle-200900781.html
  4. Medicare Bidding Program Boosts Savings on Medical Equipment: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/story/2012-04-17/medical-equipment-savings/54385222/1
  5. Medicare Trustee Report Hangs on Uncertain Assumptions: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/24/us-usa-healthcare-medicare-idUSBRE83M0WM20120424
  6. Big Gaps Found in Nursing Homes’ Disaster Plans: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-04/D9U5Q4Q00.htm
  7. Tips for Fighting Fraud: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/tips-for-fighting-fraud/
  8. Heart Transplants for Older Patients: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/heart-transplants-for-older-patients/
  9. VIVA Su Segunda Juventud Talk Show – Spanish radio program on SiriusXM Focuses on Issues of Interest to Older Hispanics: http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/viva-su-segunda-juventud-radio-show-siriusXM.html?intcmp=HP-CAR3B
  10. Frontotemporal Dementia Seen in Elderly: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/Dementia/32306
  11. National Alzheimer’s Dinner:

http://www.alz.org/nationaldinner/

12. NFL Great Dan Marino One of New Spokespersons for AARP:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/26/dan-marino-interview-aarp-50-autism-nfl-draft_n_1455531.html?ref=fifty

13. Discovering the True Cost of At-Home Caregiving:

http://www.npr.org/2012/05/01/151472617/discovering-the-true-cost-of-at-home-caregiving?sc=fb&cc=fp

14. Long–Term-Care Insurance: who Needs It?:

http://www.npr.org/2012/05/08/151970188/long-term-care-insurance-who-needs-it?sc=fb&cc=fp