Event categories: Center for Optimal Aging

Submit an Abstract for the 2023 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting

Start date: February 20, 2023
End date: March 9, 2023
All-day event
Location: Online
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Center for Optimal Aging
The largest multidisciplinary research organization in the aging arena, the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), is currently accepting research abstracts for its 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting that will be held in Tampa, Florida from November 8 - 12 (https://www.gsa2023.org). You are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity for sharing your new scholarship with the meeting’s […]

55+ FITNESS DAY AND HEALTH FAIR

Date: May 31, 2023
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Lubber Run Community Center
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Center for Optimal Aging | Health fairs
The Center for Optimal Aging participated in the National Senior Health and Fitness Day! We provided grip strength, body mass index tests, and also an Oral health questionnaire. We were able to engage with a number of our community and provide advice and encouragement on staying healthy. In addition to the center, the event was […]

Gerontological Society of America Webinar Series

Date: January 27, 2023
Time: 3:00 am - 4:00 am
Location: Virtual
Center for Optimal Aging | Featured Events
Mentoring and Career Development Technical Assistance Workshop Where: Join Zoom Meeting; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83081094854

GSA Student Chapter Launch

Date: November 16, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Marymount University Ballston campus 2nd floor
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Center for Optimal Aging
Come learn about the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Student Chapter.  Wednesday, November 16th, 2 - 3 pm. Ballston 2nd floor RSVP here Free Pizza and drinks! Dr. Eric Bubar & Dr. Cathy Elrod will be joining us to share their experience on: How virtual reality can be used in exercise for older adults. How […]

Duty Free — Aging Optimally Against the Odds

Date: November 9, 2022
Time: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: 1000 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA
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Center for Optimal Aging | Featured Events | MU Speaker Series
The MU speaker series was an evening of conversations exploring ageism, caretaking, economics, harsh realities, and boundless joy through the lens of Duty-Free. The inspiring documentary presented the bucket list adventure of a lifetime. When Rebecca lost her job at 75, Sian-Pierre asked her to think about everything she could never do while she was […]

Matter of Balance and SAIL Training in Spanish

Date: November 7, 2022
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Lubber Run Community Center Arlington, VA
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Center for Optimal Aging | Featured Events | Northern Virginia Fall Prevention
NVFPA is excited to introduce Carmen Melendez-Pastor, the new NVFPA  Outreach Assistant. Carmen will serve our Hispanic/Latin populations, and she speaks fluent Spanish. We offer Spanish fall prevention presentations, Matter of Balance, and SAIL. Please help us spread the word! Carmen can be reached at cpastorm@marymount.edu

The Challenges of the Stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease and How It Delays Early Detection and Diagnosis.

Date: September 21, 2022
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Virtual
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Center for Optimal Aging | Virtual Colloquium Series
In this VIRTUAL COLLOQUIUM, Dr. Donna de Levante Raphael, a Gerontologist and the Director of the National Memory Screening Program at the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America presented her current research on the stigma of Alzheimer’s disease and how it creates barriers to early detection and diagnosis. Her work addresses how primary care physicians and other […]

Second Annual Biomarker & Biometrics Blitz Review!

Date: November 9, 2022
Time: 4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
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ACRM 99th Annual Conference | Center for Optimal Aging
Learning Objectives: Upon completion, participants will be able to list and describe several different types of biomarkers that have been and can be used in combination for increased precision of measurement in ABI and TBI research. Upon completion participants will be able to discuss and describe several domains of brain injury research with enhanced findings […]
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