Active Living for Older Adults: Promoting Healthy Brains

August 6, 2008 from 1:00-3:30 pm
Silver Harbour Centre
144 East 22nd St North Vancouver, BC

To keep up with your everyday tasks, you need to be fit - not only physically, but mentally too! Find out how exercising your body will not only keep your body in shape, but your brain as well. Come and learn about brain health issues of specific concern for older adults, such as cognitive impairment, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and the role of exercise in treatment and prevention.

We will encourage your participation in this interactive event. Share your knowledge and experiences and have some of your questions addressed by our expert panel of researchers and physicians.

Come prepared to MOVE! Refreshments will be served.
To register email bcnar@sfu.ca or call 778-782-7972

Experts:

Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Physical Therapy,
UBC Centre for Hip Health & Mobility

Dr. Janet McElhaney, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Professor, UBC
Allan M. McGavin Chair, Geriatric Research
Division Head, Geriatric Medicine, UBC & SPH

Dr. Phillip Lee, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Division of Geriatric Medicine, SPH & UBC

Lara Boyd, PT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Physical Therapy, UBC
Canada Research Chair, Neurobiology of Motor Learning

Moderator:

Dr. B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC
Professor Emeritus, UBC
Scientific Director, CHAP
Co-Leader, BCNAR