Senior Resources is hosting a conference on fraud and financial exploitation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mayo Clinic Health System’s Health Reach campus.

On behalf of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Ben Hill will be training interested parties in how to spot and report fraud and financial abuse with the elderly and vulnerable adults.

This training session is a continuation of the Commerce Dept’s involvement in the ongoing Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation Prevention Program; a successful national effort that educates medical professionals about how to identify senior citizens who may be particularly vulnerable to investment fraud, and then refer those at-risk patients to local Adult Protective Service professionals.

The EIFF program was developed with a grant to Baylor College of Medicine made by the non-profit Investor Protection Trust. Minnesota is one of 27 states participating in the continuing medical education program. Reference materials will be made available at the training.

RSVP by calling Senior Resources at 377-7433.