Seminars and Lectures
FUTURE SEMINARS:
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RECENT SEMINARS:
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Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Preventing Community Falls: Putting Research into Practice: The Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention”
Speaker: Mary King, MD, FACP, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Hartford Hospital Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
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UConn Center on Aging and Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism Joint Seminar
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008
Time: 4:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building, Conference Room (EG 052)
Title: “Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Growth Hormone Secretagogues: Studies in Growth Hormone Deficiency and Aging
Speaker: George R. Merriam, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, University of Washington School of Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle and Tacoma, WA
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
- UConn Health Center - Center on Aging
Date: Friday, December 19, 2008
Time: 8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Location: Center on Aging Conference Room, Administrative Services Building (2nd floor)
Title: “Aging Brains, Aging Bladders”
Speaker: Derek J. Griffiths, BA, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Geriatric Continence Research Unit, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.ed
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Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Polypharmacy and the Elderly: Observations and Insights”
Speaker: Dennis Chapron, R.PH., M.S., Associate Professor, Pharmacy Department, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Storrs, CT
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
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UConn Health Center Center on Aging and Division of Infectious Diseases Joint Grand Rounds
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building, Conference Room (EG 052)
Title: “Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in the Long Term Care Setting”
Speaker: Manisha Juthani-Mehta, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
- Summer Geriatrics Conference Series – 22nd Year(PDF - opens new window)
- UConn Center on Aging and Co-Sponsor Connecticut Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL)
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building, Conference Room (EG 052)
Title: “Dementia and Family Caregiving in Mexican Americans: Lessons from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging”
Speaker: Ladson Hinton, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Director, Education Core, Alzheimer’s, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
- Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Aging and Chronic Diseases: The Role of “Infllamm-Aging”
Speaker: Raymond L. Yung, M.D. Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Associate Director of Research, GRECC, VA Ann Arbor Health Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
UConn Health Center Grand Rounds with Urology and the Center on Aging
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Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
Time: 7:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG 013)
Title: “Estimating Life Expectancy in Urology Practice”
Speaker: Catherine E. DuBeau, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Geriatric Continence Clinic Section of Geriatrics University of Chicago, Chicago, ILL
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
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Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
Time: 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG 052)
Title :“Drug Choice for Older Adults with Urinary Incontinence”
Speaker: Catherine E. DuBeau, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Geriatric Continence Clinic Section of Geriatrics University of Chicago, Chicago, ILL
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
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Date: Friday, March 14, 2008
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Location: Center on Aging Conference Room, Administrative Services Building (ASB-2)
Title: “Voiding Dysfunction in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease”
Speaker: Catherine E. DuBeau, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Geriatric Continence Clinic Section of Geriatrics University of Chicago, Chicago, ILL
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
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Date: Friday, March 14, 2008
Time: 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 A.M.
Location: Center on Aging Conference Room, Administrative Services Building (ASB-2), Center on Aging T1-T2 Research Meeting
Title: “Voiding Dysfunction in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease”
Speaker: George A. Kuchel, M.D., Director and Professor of Medicine, UConn Center on Aging, UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
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Date: Thursday, February 14, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Gerios and Other Tales of eDecision Support for Older Adults”
Speaker: Claus Hamann, M.D., M.S., FRCPC. Director, Education Programs, MGH Geriatric Medicine Unit. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
- Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Depression and Disability in Older Persons: Untangling Complexities”
Speaker: Lisa C. Barry, PH.D.; MPH. Associate Research Scientist, Program on Aging, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
- Summer Geriatrics Conference Series – 21st Year
- Date: Thursday, September 20, 2007
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Recent Trends In The Organization Of Dementia Care In England: Potential Implications For The
U.S.”
Speaker: Richard H. Fortinsky, PH.D.; Professor of Medicine, Physicians Health Services Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and Gerontology, UConn Center on Aging, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956, brintle@nso1.uchc.edu
- Date: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “A Sensitive Neuropsychological Prognostic Maker Of Decline From ‘Worried Well’ To MCI, And From MCI To AD. Why Don’t We Have One Yet, And Where Can We Find One?”
Speaker: Peter J. Snyder, PH.D.; Professor, Clinical Neuropsychology & Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956
- Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “Amelioration of Sarcopenic Obesity”
Speaker: Dennis T. Villareal, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956
- Date: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Time: 4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Location: Academic Research Building (EG052)
Title: “As a Matter of Fat, New Insights on The Pathophysiology and Treatment of Senile Osteoporosis”
Speaker: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine-Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956
- Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Time: 8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
Location: Center on Aging Conference Room (ASB-2)
Title: "Biology of Aging and Common Geriatric Conditions”
Speaker: Bruce R. Troen, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics Institute, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Miami VA Medical Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Contact: Peggy Brintle; 679-3956
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