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Top ic Desc rip tion

The num b e r o f Am e ric a ns a g e s 65 a nd o ld e r is p ro je c te d to ne a rly

d o ub le fro m 52 m illio n in 2018 to 95 m illio n b y 2060 By the n, the 65-a nd -o ld e r a g e g ro up ?s sha re o f the to ta l p o p ula tio n w ill rise fro m 16

p e rc e nt to 23 p e rc e nt As Am e ric a ?s p o p ula tio n is a g ing , m a ny p e o p le

w o nd e r no t o nly w ha t it m e a ns to g ro w o ld , b ut a lso , ho w to g ro w o ld suc c e ssfully a nd live lo ng e r The y a lso m ig ht w a nt to kno w the a nsw e r to

w ha t e xa c tly c o nstitute s ?suc c e ssful a g ing ?? Is the a nsw e r sum m o ne d up

in the p ro m ine nt m o d e l o f suc c e ssful a g ing d e ve lo p e d in the 1990s w hic h inc lud e s fre e d o m fro m d ise a se , hig h c o g nitive a nd p hysic a l a b ility a nd

a c tive e ng a g e m e nt w ith life ? Or a re the re p e rha p s o the r fa c to rs tha t

ne e d to b e c o nsid e re d w he n p o nd e ring o ne ?s p a ssing ye a rs?

In o rd e r to a nsw e r the se q ue stio ns a nd m o re , a re vie w o f the p hysic a l,

c o g nitive a nd sp iritua l a sp e c ts o f a g ing w ill b e p re se nte d

Our d isc ussio n w ill b e g in w ith a re vie w o f so m e b a sic c o nc e p ts re la te d

to a g ing suc h a s d e fining w ha t a g ing is a nd d iffe re ntia ting g e ro nto lo g y fro m g e ria tric s The a g ing p ro c e ss is o fte n a sso c ia te d w ith d e c lining

he a lth, b ut it d o e sn?t ha ve to b e Thus, it is a lso im p o rta nt to d isc uss a g e

re la te d c ha ng e s a nd c ha ng e s tha t ste m fro m d ise a se ; to b e tte r und e rsta nd lo ng e vity a nd b e a b le to d isting uish life e xp e c ta nc y fro m life

sp a n While q ua ntity is im p o rta nt, so is q ua lity a nd w hile w e kno w tha t the re is no p ro ve rb ia l fo unta in o f yo uth, the d isc ussio n w ill to uc h o n q uite

a fe w thing s tha t c a n slo w d o w n the a g ing p ro c e ss

And b e fo re w e fo rg e t? With the a g ing p o p ula tio n, the c o g nitive a sp e c t

o f a g ing ha s a lso c o m e in the fo re fro nt in re c e nt d e c a d e s Eve ry w e e k the re is a ne w stra te g y suc h a s d o ing Sud o ku p uzzle s, d rinking re d w ine ,

a nd ta king d ie ta ry sup p le m e nts is o ffe re d b y the m e d ia o n ho w to

p re se rve o ne ?s c o g nitive a b ilitie s into o ld a g e The info rm a tio n c a n b e

o ve rw he lm ing a nd c o nfusing , c re a ting a c a sc a d e o f q ue stio ns o n the

to p ic Co nse q ue ntly, a re vie w a nd d isc ussio n o f c urre nt a nd

e vid e nc e -b a se d info rm a tio n a b o ut stra te g ie s c o nc e rning b ra in he a lth a nd

a g ing w ill a lso b e p re se nte d

Dr Ed m und H Duthie, Jr is c urre ntly the Chie f o f the Divisio n

o f G e ria tric s/ G e ro nto lo g y a nd a Pro fe sso r o f Me d ic ine a t the Me d ic a l Co lle g e o f Wisc o nsin He a lso se rve s a s the Asso c ia te Chie f o f Sta ff a nd Se c tio n Le a d e r o f G e ria tric s a t the Za b lo c ki Ve te ra ns Affa irs Me d ic a l Ce nte r in Milw a uke e

He re c e ive d his m e d ic a l d e g re e fro m G e o rg e to w n Unive rsity Sc ho o l o f Me d ic ine He c o m p le te d a re sid e nc y

in Inte rna l Me d ic ine a t the Me d ic a l Co lle g e o f Wisc o nsin

a nd a fe llo w ship in G e ria tric Me d ic ine a t the Je w ish Institute fo r G e ria tric Ca re , Sta te Unive rsity o f Ne w

Yo rk-Sto ny Bro o k Dr Duthie is b o a rd c e rtifie d in Inte rna l

Me d ic ine a nd G e ria tric s His c a re e r inte re st ha s b e e n

c linic a l g e ria tric s He ha s b e e n re c o g nize d thro ug ho ut his

c a re e r a s a ?b e st d o c to r? a nd o utsta nd ing te a c he r With a stro ng g ro up o f MCW m e d ic a l e d uc a to rs a nd c linic ia n

e d uc a to rs, he ha s he lp e d MCW a ttra c t a se rie s o f a w a rd s

to sup p o rt inno va tio ns in g e ria tric s m e d ic a l e d uc a tio n

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Dr Sta c y Ba rnes is a n Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r a nd the Co lle g e

o f Nursing a nd is a lso the Dire c to r o f the Wisc o nsin

G e ria tric Ed uc a tio n Ce nte r a t Ma rq ue tte Unive rsity in Milw a uke e , sp e c ia lizing in so c ia l g e ro nto lo g y She e a rne d

a Ba c he rlo r?s o f Art d e g re e in So c io lo g y a nd G e ro nto lo g y

a nd a Ma ste rs d e g re e in G e ro nto lo g ic a l Stud ie s fro m Mia m i Unive rsity, FL She re c e ive d PhD in So c ia l

G e ro nto lo g y fro m Ma rq ue tte Unive rsity Dr Ba rne s is

p a rtic ula rly inte re ste d in the inte ra c tio ns b e tw e e n o ld e r

a d ults w ith m e m o ry im p a irm e nts, the ir fa m ily c a re g ive rs,

a nd the ir he a lth c a re p ro vid e rs Mo re sp e c ific a lly, he r inte re sts inc lud e Alzhe im e r?s d ise a se a nd o the r typ e s o f la te life d e m e ntia s; the e xp e rie nc e s o f fa m ily a nd o the r unp a id

d e m e ntia c a re g ive rs, inte rp e rso na l a nd he a lth

c o m m unic a tio n re la te d to o ld e r a d ults a nd / o r the ir

c a re g ive rs; a nd the d yna m ic s o f m ultid isc ip lina ry

te a m -b a se d g e ria tric he a lth c a re te a m s Dr Ba rne s is a lso the Princ ip a l Inve stig a to r o n va rio us p ro je c ts suc h a s the

G e ria tric s Wo rkfo rc e Enha nc e m e nt Pro g ra m a w a rd e d b y the U S He a lth Re so urc e s & Se rvic e s Ad m inistra tio n

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Dr Pa ula Pa p a nek is a n Asso c ia te Pro fe sso r o f Exe rc ise

Sc ie nc e a nd the fo und ing d ire c to r o f the Pro g ra m o f Exe rc ise Sc ie nc e in the De p a rtm e nt o f Physic a l The ra p y a t

Ma rq ue tte Unive rsity She ha s b e e n te a c hing a nd tra ining

e xe rc ise p hysio lo g ists fo r o ve r 10 ye a rs Dr Pa p a ne k

g ra d ua te d w ith B S in Nutritio na l Sc ie nc e a t Illino is Sta te Unive rsity in No rm a l, IL a nd w ith a n M.S in Exe rc ise Physio lo g y a t the Unive rsity o f Flo rid a in G a ine sville , FL She

e a rne d a PhD a t the Co lle g e o f Me d ic ine -Physio lo g y a t the Unive rsity o f Flo rid a He r g ra d ua te w o rk a nd

p o st-d o c to ra l stud ie s w e re in a nim a l m o d e ls o f hyp e rte nsio n

a nd she ha s m a inta ine d a c tive c o lla b o ra tio ns w ith the

Ca rd io va sc ula r Ce nte r a nd the De p a rtm e nt o f Physio lo g y

a t MCW w ith a n o ve ra ll inte re st in d ise a se p re ve ntio n a nd

w e llne ss in hum a n p o p ula tio ns Ove r the la st 5 ye a rs she

ha s b e e n invo lve d in c o m m unity initia tive s d ire c te d a t

e xe rc ise a nd w e llne ss in b o th g e ria tric a nd yo uth

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