{"id":18826,"date":"2022-03-24T12:28:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=18826"},"modified":"2023-06-14T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T18:08:13","slug":"colloquium-and-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/center-for-optimal-aging\/upcoming-events\/colloquium-and-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimal Aging Colloquium Series"},"content":{"rendered":"
The newly founded Marymount Center for Optimal Aging (MCOA) serves as a central hub for research, education, practice, advocacy, and leadership. MCOA fosters innovative academic-community partnerships by connecting interdisciplinary teams of scientists, professionals, trainees, students, and stakeholders to properly address the needs and quality of life of older adults.<\/p>\n
One mechanism to support the MCOA mission is our new Virtual Colloquium Series. The specific goals of the Virtual Colloquium are to:<\/p>\n
The MCOA Virtual Colloquium will be a regular event. Speaker announcements will be posted one month prior to the event and registration is required.<\/p>\n
There are no upcoming events.<\/p><\/div>\n
In this colloquium, our speakers, Dr. Cathy Elrod<\/strong> and Dr. Sara Pappa<\/strong> shared key project elements and lessons they learned from the development of a collaboration between Marymount University and community-based senior-focused organizations to adopt and implement three evidence-based falls prevention programs, Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL), a Matter of Balance (MOB), and the Otago Exercise Program, in an area where none previously existed.<\/span>
\nClick here<\/a> to watch the full presentation.<\/p>\n