B12: How To Be an Olympic Swimmer in the Aging Tsunami -   3 units
Richard Lindsay
Mon. 9:30–11:00 a.m. - Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17
Meadows Presbyterian Church - Limit: 45

Dr. Richard Lindsay is Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UVa. One of the original seven academic awardees chosen by the National Institute of Aging, he is Past President of the American Geriatric Society. He served as Head of the Division of Geriatrics at UVa from 1977 until retiring in 1999. He continues to teach in the School of Medicine and lectures throughout the United States on aging and aging issues.

Aging is one of the last great frontiers for this country, the world, and particularly science. My colleague Dr. John Rowe, now the President of Aetna, said, “Increases in the number and proportion of our population over age 65, and the dynamic changes within the aging population itself, represent perhaps the most dramatic change in American society in this century.” I will attempt to provide you with the knowledge to be part of the solution rather than of the problem.

Session 1. Individual (normal, usual and successful) aging. Ways to decrease vulnerability to disability.

Session 2. In-depth discussion of the “Aging Tsunami” and its impact on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Practical tips to use when looking for a primary-care physician, hospital or other health-care facilities.

Session 3. Alzheimer’s disease and other dementing illnesses, with particular attention to the caregiver’s needs. The use and abuse of medications, with a review of new Medicare drug-benefit laws.

Session 4. What it means to be old in the 21st century, including transition and options in living situations. There will also be some advice on how to become a vintage person or, as some choose to call it, “a chronologically gifted person.”