Advances in Aging Lecture: ‘Growing Old Well – Prevention and Reducing Risk for Chronic Diseases’

Presented by University of Arizona Center on Aging and the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine:

Advances in Aging Research Lecture Series
or Geriatric Grand Rounds

CME Credit Provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

“Growing Old Well: Prevention and Reducing Risk for Chronic Diseases”

Presenter

Meenakshi Dagar, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, and 
Director, Ambulatory Geriatrics, Banner – University Medicine Tucson

The lecture will be followed by an interprofessional panel discussion that includes Mindy J. Fain, MD, professor and chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, co-director, Arizona Center on Aging, and the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson’s Anne and Alden Hart Endowed Chair in Medicine; the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy’s Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASHP, AGSF; and U of A College of Nursing’s Cheryl Lacasse, PhD, RN, AOCNS.

Noon-1:00 pm (MST), Monday, Feb. 10, 2025
This virtual lecture will be broadcast by a livestream web link:
https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/30823/event

Flyer for this event:  advances-in-aging_02.10.25_dagar_flyer.pdf

Objectives

• Understand the impact of preventive strategies on improving quality of life and reducing morbidity.
• Discuss key prevention strategies for chronic diseases.
• Describe role of vaccinations in older adults.
• Implement care planning and shared decision-making.
• Recognize significance of individualized approaches (4Ms framework).

Accreditation Statement

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

All faculty, CME planning committee members, and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

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