Katherine Forsythe, MSW. Sexuality, intimacy and relationships later in life. Yes, people over 65 are having sex! It’s important to keep sexuality alive and welL since there are emotional, physical and mental health benefits of regular sexual activity, even if you practice alone. Learn what’s normal, how our bodies change and what’s to come. (Explicit)
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Bennett G. Zier, M.D., STARS Medical Director. How do you talk to your doctor if you’re in a nursing facility? Who is your doctor when you enter a nursing facility? Where do you go to get questions answered if you’re the family advocate?
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Thomas Yatteau, M.D., Family Physician and Concierge Medical Practice. Consider this: Most of us take more time to plan a grocery store visit than to speak to our doctor at an upcoming appointment. Since we know doctors may be seeing 20-30 patients a day, how do we make sure our concerns are covered? We’ll discuss
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Dr. Kevin O’Neil, Chief Medical Officer, Brookdale Senior Living. It’s reported that the bulk of Medicare dollars are spent in the last 2 years of life on procedures that most people don’t even want. How do we talk with our doctor about decreasing or stopping treatment if that’s what we want? How can we involve
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Eric Brown, President & CEO, California Telehealth Network. Telehealth is here. How would you like to skip a doctor or lab visit and instead take a test at home, and then send results to your doctor? Learn how doctors are monitoring and responding to patient’s key health indicators remotely.
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Dr. Michael Fraga, Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychological Associates. What can quality of life mean if you have a brain injury, whether from a bicycle accident, stroke or disease? Dr. Fraga will tell us about his amazing work with patients and the improvements they make to increase their quality of life and regain independence.
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Dick Rodriguez, Personal Trainer. At 70+, would you like to experience triathlons like Dick does? He will tell us what motivates him to exercise regularly. I hope his example will inspire those who are on the couch to get up and start moving, those who are walking to pick up the pace, and those who
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Tracy Chesna McCloud, Director, San Francisco Institute on Aging Adult Day Center and Alzheimer’s Day Care Resource Center. At any age, do you want to reduce your risk of dementia? Tracy will explain why exercise that gets the heart pumping is crucial. Not only can exercise reduce dementia, it can also improve balance and prevent
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Yvonne Baginski, Owner/Publisher, Born to Age Directories. April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Yvonne is a senior advocate who publishes widely on caregiving, aging, chronic illness and community resources. We will discuss the importance of Advance Healthcare Directives, the POLST form, and ways to ensure that your health care wishes are carried out.
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Ron Finley, Clinical Pharmacist, UCSF Memory and Aging Center, will discuss memory medications being used, how they work, how effective they are and what may be coming in the future. He’ll review medications used to calm symptoms that accompany memory loss too.
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