Advances in Aging Lecture & Geriatrics Grand Rounds with U of A’s Mindy Fain, MD

Presented by the University of Arizona Center on Aging and the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson:

Advances in Aging Research Lecture Series
and Geriatric Grand Rounds

— CME credit provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

“Hearing Loss in Older Adults”

Presenter

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Mindy J. Fain, MD
The Anne & Alden Hart Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, and Director, U of A Center on Aging and Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (AZ-GWEP)
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This month’s lecture will be followed by an interprofessional panel discussion that will include Dr. Fain; the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy’s Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASHP, AGSF; and U of A College of Nursing’s Cheryl Lacasse, PhD, RN, AOCNS.

This virtual lecture will be broadcast by a livestream web link:
https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/31259/event

Learning Objectives

1. Describe prevalence, common causes and impact of hearing loss in older adults. 
2. Explain signs, symptoms and screening methods for older adults with hearing loss. 
3. Discuss management strategies to improve communication and quality of life.

Flyer to post and share: Advances-in-Aging-Lecture_flyer_09.14.26_Fain.pdf

Accreditation Statement

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of one 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

All faculty members, CME planning committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

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Special Sponsor: The mission of the Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (AZ-GWEP) is to provide the best possible care through an interprofessional approach to individual, system, community and population-level education, training and models of care innovations.

The Advances in Aging Research Lecture Series, also known as Geriatric Grand Rounds, is free and open to the public, particularly clinicians in the community with a professional interest in learning and earning continuing medical education credits (CMEs).

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