FREEPORT
Maine Senior Guide has announced the speakers for Aging (Parents):101, a daylong forum scheduled for Saturday, April 7, at the Freeport Performing Arts Center. The program is provides a primer on paying for care, managing critical conversations, and discovering technology available for independence. Mid Coast Senior Health Center and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield are among sponsors for the event.
Dr. Marilyn R. Gugliucci, director for Geriatrics Education and Research at the University of New England, is the keynote speaker.
Gugliucci’s talk, “Defining Aging: Setting the Stage for Different Outcomes” reflects her expertise and interest in the field of aging that has resulted in new definitions for geriatrics and gerontology.
She is also the Director of U- ExCEL ( UNE~ Exercise and Conditioning for Easier Living) Fitness/Wellness Program for older adults within the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine Division of Geriatrics Medicine.
Other speakers include: Board certified in both Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care, Dr. Carl DeMars, a primary care physician with Mid Coast Medical Group-Bath; Lawyers Mary Kathyrn Brennan and Smilie Rogers of Brennan & Rogers PLLC, an elder law and estate planning practice in York; Kathy Adams, the program director at Maine CITE, will talk about Assistive Technology for Staying at Home.
The first 50 people attending the program receive a copy of Atul Gawande’s best seller, “Being Mortal.”
Tickets for Aging (Parents): 101 and more information are available through MaineSeniorGuide.com and at BrownPaperTickets.com.
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