Kaiser Health News, a group of healthcare journalists that I follow and that produces excellent, well-researched, reporting, is producing a webinar on ageism in healthcare. I think many people with MS have serious problems receiving equal treatment as they age. So, I’m pleased that KHN is providing this discussion.
DATE:
Thursday, October 21, noon to 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.
WHO:
Judith Graham, Navigating Aging columnist for Kaiser Health News, will moderate a panel of experts to offer their guidance and insights.
Rani Snyder, Vice President, Program at The John A. Hartford Foundation will make introductory remarks.
Panelists will include:
Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of “Elderhood.”
Dr. Michael Wasserman, a geriatrician, advocate for vulnerable older adults through the Covid-19 pandemic, and leader of the public policy committee of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine.
Dr. Javette Orgain, a family physician and medical director for Longevity Health Plan of Illinois, which serves nursing home residents. Former president of the National Medical Association, which represents African American physicians and their patients, and former dean of University of Illinois College of Medicine Urban Health Program.
Dr. Rebecca Elon, a geriatrician and current caregiver for her mother, who has dementia, and husband, who passed away during the pandemic.
Jess Mauer, a lawyer and co-chair of the Maine Council on Aging, which promotes an anti-ageism pledge.
REGISTER HERE : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_t5KCJIOrTKuLXfYlacH9QQ?
