Hope Healthcare Services will host the Ninth Annual

Southwest Florida Conference on Aging, to be held in Fort Myers on Friday, April 16. The conference is sponsored by Osterhout, McKinney & Prather, P.A., elder law attorneys.

The conference will provide information on a wide range of issues related to aging, including the role of the health care advocate, brain fitness and the future of health care for seniors. Other topics include

accessing Veterans Administration benefits, medical errors, and holistic health.

The conference will be held at the Broadway Palm, 1380 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers. To register to attend, call (239) 433-8069. The registration fee for

professionals is $80, $40 for caregivers and students and $70 for United Way agencies. Continuing Education Credits are available.