Aging, Activity, and Community: The Science Behind Function and Social Connections in Older Age

Thursdays, May 17-June 28
(No class June 7)
7:00pm – 8:30pm
UCSF’s Parnassus Campus
513 Parnassus Avenue, Room N-225
Course# MLL18023

Course Chairs

Anna Chodos, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Divisions of General Internal Medicine and of Geriatrics
Zuckerberg San Francisco General

Course Description

Evidence is building for the importance of physical and social activity as the way to optimize our wellbeing in older age. Our Geriatrics faculty will review their research and cutting edge work on improving physical, social and emotional wellbeing in older adults. This includes topics on the myths of aging, improving surgical outcomes, the science of longevity, social connection in older adults, and tools for comprehensive advance care planning. This course is ideal for older adults, caregivers and anyone interested in optimizing well-being as they get older.

Lecture Schedule

May 17, 2018
Title: Advances in Biogerontology: Promise and Pitfalls | Download Slides | Download Handout
Dr. John Newman

May 24, 2018
Title: Myths About Aging: What’s Real? | Download Slides
Dr. Anna Chodos and Lynda Mackin, RN, PhD

May 31, 2018
Title: Pre-Habilitation: Planning for the Best Outcomes from Surgery | Download Slides
Drs. Kaitlin Willham and Heather Nye

***** NOTE: NO CLASS June 7, 2018 *****

June 14, 2018
Title: Navigating the Hospital and Care Transitions | Download Slides
Dr. Candace Kim

June 21, 2018
Title: The Science Behind Social Connection in Older Age | Download Slides
Dr. Carla Perissinotto and Amber Carroll, Director of Well Connected

June 28, 2018
Title: Comprehensive Planning for Health and Illness | Download Slides
Sarah Hooper, JD and Dr. Eric Widera