SAVE THE DATES!!! September 30, October 1, 2010
2010 CONSUMER ISSUES CONFERENCE, Located on the University
of Wyoming Campus, Laramie, Wyoming
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Theme: Unlocking the Digital Marketplace: Legal
and Ethical Issues |
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This conference will serve as the CO/WY AFCS Joint
Fall Conference. A business meeting time is 7:30 pm
Wednesday, September 29, 2010, and the place will be
posted soon. |
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PDU Information: For attendance at full conference
9 PDUs can be earned. However, if also enrolled in the
one credit graduate course accompanying the conference,
15
PDUs can be earned. Course registration deadline is
September 1, 2010. |
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For Information, go to: www.uwyo.edu/consumerconference,
including information for enrolling in the graduate
course, registering for the conference, and for submitting
a project or research poster abstract. |
Subjects and workshops include selling, shopping and participating in the online
world. Sessions to date include:
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Consuming kids: The hostile takeover of childhood
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Data protection in the era of social media – an oxymoron?
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Counterfeit goods in the digital marketplace
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Enduring issues in communication and cyberspace
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Online businesses: Legal and ethical issues
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Protection of consumer online privacy – federal initiatives
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International commerce and the Internet
If you want to receive conference updates request to be put on the mailing
list by contacting Cole Ehmke at cehmke@uwyo.edu or (307)766-3782. The conference
can also be followed on Facebook – search for UW Consumer Issues Conference
at Facebook.com.
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CAFCS Annual Conference was held March 5-6, 2010 |
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Guest speakers included the following: |
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Keynote Speaker: A Piece of
Her Mind, Presenters Stacy Gupton and Mona Gupton |
| On April 10, 2003 Stacy Gupton,
a 21-year-old University of Wyoming art education major,
suffered a massive stroke. Life as she and her family
knew it came to a screeching halt. A Piece of Her Mind
chronicles the powerfully personal story of Stacy’s
stroke and recovery. Her mother Mona guides us through
a recount of their journey from diagnosis to critical
care, through rehabilitation, and finally a poignant
return home. Forever changed by the event, Stacy and
Mona forged ahead, defied the naysayers, and created
a new life for Stacy, as an artist defined by her abilities.
A special collection of Stacy’s paintings and journal
entries are featured along with accounts of the impact
of her valiant fight for life on other women in her family.
The decision to share this story came from the encouragement
of friends and family who insisted other people could
benefit from this tale of survival and hope. |
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Workshop Presentation: Relationship
of Diabetes to Brain Atrophy & Alzheimer's |
Doug Ishii, Ph.D, CSU Professor,
Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Ishii's research is focused on the neurobiology as
well as potential medical uses of the insulin-like growth
factors (IGFs). IGFs are members of a gene family that
is involved in the development and maintenance of the
nervous system. Recently, Ishii's group has been studying
the causation of brain atrophy (shrinkage) and dementia
that is common to diabetes and Alzheimer's disease (AD).
There are an estimated 27 million people worldwide with
AD. Aging and diabetes are strong risk factors. The total
annual overall cost of treating 4.5 million AD patients
is $147 billion in the USA, and the number of patients
is anticipated to triple by year 2050. More than $3 billion
is expended annually for drugs that do not prevent the
ongoing brain atrophy responsible for ever worsening
dementia. Ishii's research group discovered that brain
shrinkage and impaired learning may be due to the age-dependent
loss of two key brain proteins in both diabetic and AD
patients. Proof-of-concept tests show that both brain
atrophy and impaired memory can be prevented in animal
models of disease by replacing these two brain proteins.
What has emerged is the discovery of critical factors
that normally maintain the preponderant bulk of adult
brain mass, and that may be used to prevent brain atrophy.
Ishii's challenge now is to join with others who have
a commitment to developing novel drugs for AD to prevent
the terrible suffering inflicted on patients and their
families. If new treatments are not found soon, the public
health expenditure for AD will exceed $1.47 trillion
within the next 10 years, and this may well have devastating
consequences for the future availability of public health
resources.
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Workshop Presentation: Life
Span and the Brain |
Patricia Butler, Consultant and
Author, Alzheimer's Disease Specialist
What happens in the brain during the life span? Butler will bring her expertise
in working with the entire life
span and providing training programs for a wide variety of groups. You'll have
a better understanding of factors
that impact brain development and changes. |
| She is recently retired as the Community
Relations/Admissions/Alzheimer’s Disease Specialist
at a skilled nursing facility for 20 years. Former Director
of Social Services at Skilled Nursing Facility that opened
first Special Care Unit in Wyoming for care and treatment
of Alzheimer’s Disease. She is a former State of
Wyoming Alzheimer’s Association Board Chairperson
and Educator and Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group
facilitator for over 20 years. Served on State of Wyoming
Adult Protective Services Board, Wyoming Health Care
Ethics Forum, Wyoming Health Care Association, served
on Board of Directors of Whitney Wellness Center in the
Laramie Senior Center, Albany County Senior Health Task
Force, Albany County Mental Health Task Force. She has
an educational background in psychology, communications,
aging, human sexuality, and life-span development. |
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Closing Session: Creating Enriched
Environments for Adolescents: R U Ready? |
Dr. Jean L. Radin, CSU Professor,
School of Teacher Education and Principal Preparation
Radin's closing presentation will address applicable brain research with adolescents.
Learn how those
who work with teens can make educational programs better by meeting the learning
needs of adolescent
brains.
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