Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center 11th Geriatric Symposium: Successful Aging: Wellness in the 2020s and Beyond…

2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

Target Audience: Geriatricians, Internists, Physicians, Nurses, Case Managers, APNs, Social Workers, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Allied Health Professionals

Learning Outcome: Empower clinicians to provide information to patients and other providers about successful aging. The learning outcome is also to improve physician attitudes and approaches with educating patients on alternative approaches for successful aging.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify alternative approaches to acquiring wellness as one ages
  • Educate patients about alternative lifestyle approaches for healthy brain and cardiac aging
  • Critically review recent literature on non-traditional approaches toward health aging

Registration: While this event is free, advanced registration is required.

Program Agenda

Moderator: Theresa M. Redling, DO, FACP, Chief, Division of Geriatric Health and Disease Management, The James and Sharon Maida Geriatric Institute, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC); Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine

5:15 p.m.
Registration/Light Meal

5:45 p.m.
Introduction and Welcome
Richard L. Davis, President and CEO, CBMC

Theresa M. Redling, DO, FACP, Chief, Division of Geriatric Health and Disease Management, The James and Sharon Maida Geriatric Institute, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC); Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine

5:55 p.m.
Longevity: It’s Not the Problem, it’s the Solution
Michael Roizen, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Emeritus at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

6:45 p.m.
Integrative Whole Health Approaches to care of Older Adults
Mikhail Kogan, MD, Medical Director, GW Center for Integrative Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, George Washington University

Break: 7:30 to 7:40 p.m.

7:45 p.m.
The Thrifty Hypothesis: How to Age-Proof the Cardiovascular System
Regina Druz, MD, MBA, MS, FACC, Founder and CEO, Holistic Heart Centers

8:30 p.m.
Question and Answers

Evaluation and CME Certificates: Evaluation forms will be emailed to all participants after the event. CME certificates will be emailed once evaluations are received. If you have any questions regarding the evaluations or CME certificate, please contact Helene DeCapua at Helene.DeCapua@rwjbh.org.

Continuing Medical Education Credit

AMA Credit Designation Statement: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement (for Directly provided): Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Accreditation Statement (for Jointly provided): The Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center is accredited by the MSNJ to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Office of Continuing Medical Education to ensure balance, independence, transparency, objectivity and scientific rigor in all CME sponsored educational activities. All participating in the planning or implementation of a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships and to assist in resolving any conflict(s) of interest that may arise from the relationship. Presenters must also make a meaningful disclosure to the audience of their discussion of unlabeled or unapproved drugs or devises. This information will be available as part of the activity material.

Faculty Disclosures: No relevant financial relationship(s)

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support: No commercial support was provided for this continuing educational activity.

Eisenhower Conference Center

290 West Mount Pleasant Avenue

Livingston, NJ 07039


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