Caught in the Middle: Caring for an Elderly Parent and Your Kids
Victor Narcisse, MD, a hospitalist at St. Luke’s Medical Center, will present the webinar, “Caught in the Middle: Caring for an Elderly Parent and Your Kids” from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 12.
The free webinar is hosted by The Women’s Fund, a non-profit organization providing Houston area women and girls the tools they need to be advocates for their health.
With an estimated 80 percent of long-term care in the United States provided by informal caregivers – the majority of them women – most Americans will become caregivers at some point in their lives. In addition to caring for an elderly parent, many of these caregivers also are caring for their own families and working, and they may be stretched to their limits.
This webinar will provide information for those who may be called upon to step into the caregiver’s role, common physical and mental health characteristics of the geriatric patient, and tips on being proactive with a parent’s care while taking care of oneself.
Dr. Narcisse completed his medical degree, internal medicine residency, and geriatrics fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified in geriatric medicine. In 2011, he completed the Fellowship for Hospitalist Leaders program through the University of California, San Francisco. He chairs the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and serves as Medical Director of the Transfer Service at St. Luke’s. He is a member of the resident teaching service and is actively involved on several hospital committees. Dr. Narcisse is Co-Practice Group Leader for the IPC Texas Medical Center hospitalist practice at St. Luke’s. He also remains active in post-acute nursing facilities.
