College of Marin (COM), in partnership with Stanford University and the University of California, Davis, presents the third annual Mini Medical School: Medical Science and Aging. This year’s two-day seminar will take place on Saturday, January 20, and Saturday, January 27, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the James Dunn Theatre, Kentfield Campus.
The seminars have been developed with a focus on the second half of life, normal human aging, and avoiding diseases. Seminar content is appropriate for passionate and curious adults, young seniors/boomers, mature adults, and students and community members of any age who have an interest in the second half of life. Attendance is free.
COM’s Community Education and Health Sciences Departments are co-sponsoring this program, which is funded in part by the Haddie Emeritus Classes Fund.
To register, please fill out the form at the following link:
https://college-of-marin-mini-medical-school-registration.eventbrite.com
Participants should plan on arriving between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to check in, receive a seminar packet, and partake in light refreshments in the lobby.
From 8 a.m. to 8:40 a.m., health information, resources, and free blood pressure checks will be provided by students from COM’s Health Sciences Department.
For more information call (415) 485-9500.
Saturday, January 20 and 27
Check-in begins at 8 a.m.
Program from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
James Dunn Theatre
Kentfield Campus
Mini Medical School: Medical Science and Aging
PROGRAM
Saturday, January 20, 2018 | 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
SESSION 1: Changes in Sleep Patterns as We Change: How Aging Affects Our Sleep
Mehrdad Ayati, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
SESSION 2: The Skin and Aging
Oma N. Agbai, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology
Director of Multicultural Dermatology and Hair Disorders
Department of Dermatology
University of California, Davis