The 10th annual Wayne State University Continuing Education Program on Issues in Aging will take place Monday-Wednesday, May 19-21, at the Management Education Center in Troy.

The WSU Institute of Gerontology is host for the seminar, designed for health and human services professionals. It offers continuing education credits for doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists and nursing home administrators. It is not intended for students or senior citizens.

"Solving the puzzle of dementia: Emerging practice in gerontology" will be the topic May 19. The program will provide information about the identification and cause of Alzheimer's disease as well as specific treatment and management techniques, both for those with the disease and for their family caregivers.

On May 20 the topic will be "New directions for geriatric mental health practice in health care settings." This day will focus on new clinical information on a variety of mental health problems patients encounter, such as alcoholism and depression.

The last day of the seminar will focus on "Stroke: Update on management and treatment." Stroke is the third-leading cause of death among older adults in the United States, but new medical treatments are improving the outcomes for those who experience it.

Representatives of the Institute of Gerontology, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and the School of Medicine are among those from Wayne State participating in the seminar.

The registration fee for one day is $95, two days $180 and three days$265. For more information on the seminar, contact Janice Freytag at the Division of Continuing Medical Education, WSU School of Medicine, at (313)577-1180, or e-mail jfreyta@med.wayne.edu.