For Professionals

IOA serves the Bay Area's professional community by providing professional education, critical partnerships and research results to senior care professionals. IOA's professional education offers high-quality continuing education from IOA experts. IOA partners with the city of San Francisco and multiple private organizations to improve the community's ability to protect seniors and address incidents of elder abuse. Through ongoing research and program evaluation services, IOA brings current elder relevant research to the field and enhances senior care throughout the Bay Area.

Continuing Education for Professionals

IOA offers continuing education and CEs on a continual basis. IOA offers a highly regarded annual education series, which includes several day-long, intensive trainings. IOA's Education Department also provides monthly professional education addressing critical issues faced by care professionals. CEs are available for both annual and monthly education. Speakers include senior care experts from IOA's extensive and experienced staff. IOA speakers are also available for onsite professional and volunteer education.
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Elder Abuse Partnerships

Elder abuse can occur in any neighborhood and too often goes undetected and unreported. To help senior care professionals identify and treat victims of elder abuse, IOA partners with public and private agencies through the San Francisco Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention. To help advocate for seniors and address elder abuse in the courts, IOA partners with the city of San Francisco in leading the San Francisco Elder Abuse Forensic Center.
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IOA Research Center

Clinical research in the elder care field is conducted through the IOA Research Center in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), University of California: Northern California Geriatric Education Center, and other institutions. IOA's funded research, through NIH, NIA, and foundations, investigates treatments and therapies for illnesses affecting older adults such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, mental depression, and HIV in older adults. Learn More

Program Evaluation

IOA's program evaluation service seeks to objectively assess the outcomes of new community-based approaches to health and social services for older adults. Evaluation and recommendations serve to improve senior care throughout the Bay Area. Learn More